There are few things more enjoyable than an early morning stroll through a bustling farmers market.  As markets become more and more prevalent around the country, we are reminded just how luck we have been to have so many great ones in Southeastern Michigan for so long.  Since nearly the inception of the Creamery, farmers markets have been a huge part of what we do.  Well, tis the season for farmers markets, for sure, and you can find the Creamery or our cheeses at several around the area.

At our market stand, you will find a resplendent selection of our cheeses – Fresh and Smoked Mozzarella (with the occasional Burrata or Mozz & Myrtle, City Goats so fresh you could slap ‘em, cow’s milk Sharon Hollows, and a rotating offering of our soft-ripened cheeses.

Find us at:

Ann Arbor Downtown Farmers’ Market (Kerrytown) – Saturdays in April through December, Wednesdays in May through September

Ann Arbor Westside Farmers’ Market (Jackson and Maple Rds.) – Thursdays in June through September

Eastern Market in Detroit – Saturdays in April through December

And you can find our cheese being sold at the Downtown Ypsilanti Market on Tuesdays and the Canton Farmers Market on Sundays!

Great Lakes Cheshire is Back

After a bit of a hiatus, our one-an-only raw cow’s milk cheese has made a triumphant return to our cheese counter.  These babies are just of legal age, nice and mild and easily accessible with enough character to please a hardened cheese afficianado.

Supplies are just a little bit limited as we wait for several more to reach the proper age, but I’m pretty sure if you are a fan of our first hard cheese, we’ll be able to help you out.  Only available at the Creamery right now, soon to be found everywhere!  $26.99/lb.

August 15:  Mozzarella Summer Celebration!

There is nothing quite so perfect as slicing open a luscious ball of fresh mozzarella, adding the brilliant yellow-red heirloom fruit of our favorite nightshade – as well as a bit of local basil – and experiencing the exact definition of the taste of summertime.  Join us as we feast on mozzarella treats of all sorts, from bocconcini with harissa to burrata drizzled in olive oil, and learn about the history of and many variations on this, our most beloved late summer cheese.

Reserve your spot: 734-929-0500 or sign up through Facebook.
Sunday, August 15.  4pm.  $25 per person.

July Cheese of the Month – Fresh Goat Cheese!

The calendar has turned so that must mean a new Creamery cheese is taking top honors, and this month the spotlight is shining on our Fresh Goat Cheese. This is one of the purest expressions of the fabulous goat’s milk we get in every week from the MacDonald family. This cheese has a wonderfully light and fluffy texture with a cool creamy flavor. Made from pasteurized milk and traditional rennet, we have a new batch waiting for you every Friday at the Cheese Shop. Spread it on toasted bagels or caraway rye, serve it with celery sticks, use it to stuff Piquillo peppers, mix with honey and eat by the spoonful. It’s ideal for stuffing pasta with, or as a topping for already sauced pasta. Bake it into a goat cheese and tomato tart. Any way you eat it, enjoy!

All month long, get yourself a pound for $3-off the regular price! Only $10.99 for a full or $5.50 for a 1/2-pound tub!

Coming up in August, top honors are going to our hand-ladeled, cows milk Sharon Hollows!

The Word on Cheese…

The most recent issue of Culture Magazine has a wonderfully wordsmithed piece about us that we just had to mention. Written by our friend Matt Rubiner of Rubiner’s Cheesemongors & Grocers in Great Barrington, MA, and entitled Not Business as Usual, the article delves into the unique opportunities creating cheese in the middle of an industrial park on the south side of Ann Arbor present. Surely not the first site or building anyone would probably choose to start up a cheesemaking business, our unique situation has afforded us the necessity to adapt to our environment in some pretty clever ways, both as producers and retailers. And we really wouldn’t have it any other way.

Matt is a great writer and his voice really shines through in this piece. There are some great photos of Cheshire-making and drool-worthy shots of cheese that can really get that cheese itch itchy. Hope you enjoy!