ABOUT CASCADIA CREAMERY
Cascadia Creamery is located in the foothills of Mt Adams near the town of Trout Lake, Washington. Rich volcanic soils, temperate weather and plenty of rain provide lush grazzing meadows for our cows. Combined with a strong tradition of organic farming this makes the ideal location to craft our raw artisan cheeses. Our milk comes from a local organic dairy that we work on so we can enssure our cows are healthy and happy and that our milk is fresh and pure. Being only minutes away allows us to make our cheeses with milk in its freshest raw state.
The creamery was born from the desire to rebirth a 126 year old tradition of cheese making in the Trout Lake Valley. This tradition was lost in the 50's when the last cheese maker closed up shop. Dairying has remained a key factor in the local economy, hosting 3 large organic dairies. Now at long last cheese making has returned in the traditional handmade style.
Cascadia Creamery is a family run operation. John is the head cheese maker and herdsman, Eric (brother) is webmaster and part time cheese maker, Marci (wife) is the office/marketing guru and Candice (mom) is part time cheese maker and assistant. Lets not forget Rowan (age 4) who though not happy about it, does not get to make cheese yet but gets to help clean up, especially if it involves spraying anything with the hose. Also not to be forgotten are the 6 cows which we board at the organic dairy down the road (Maggie, Rosie, co-co, tiny, Susie and Bessie)