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Who we are
About the farm
We make artisan cheeses by hand in Ponsanooth, Mid Cornwall: we are the only makers of nettle-wrapped Cornish Yarg, and we also make Wild Garlic Yarg, Cornish Kern and Stithians. Our milk comes from our own herd of Ayrshire cows and from other trusted Cornish farms. Our story began in the 1980s near Bodmin Moor, when Alan Gray found a 17th-century recipe; the dairy moved to Ponsanooth in the early 2000s and is now run by mother and son Catherine and Otto Mead. We send our cheeses by post across the UK from our online shop, and our cheese shop also offers fresh milk, eggs, bread and other British cheeses.
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What we raise
Livestock
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Cattle – Ayrshire
- Cheese
- Semi-hard cheese „Cornish Yarg”
- Semi-hard cheese „Wild Garlic Yarg” · herbed / spiced
- Hard, long-aged cheese „Cornish Kern” · aged / matured
- Ripened cheese „Stithians”
- Cheese
- Milk
- Milk
- Cheese
More of our products
- Bread & bakery
- Bread & bakery
- Crafts & gifts
- Gift hamper
- Eggs
- Table eggs
Processing & crafts
Dairy processing / cheesemaking
Sales channel
- Online shop
- Delivery / shipping
- Farm-gate sales
Product categories
Product groups
Farming method / certification
Community farming
Languages spoken
EnglishLocation
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