Wisconsin is clearly America’s cheese capital. After all, why else would “cheeseheads” wear hats shaped like wedges of cheddar?
New Jerseyans are way too dignified for that — but the Garden State is having its own cheese renaissance.
Delicious artisanal cheeses are being hand-crafted at a number of creameries throughout the state — and New Jerseyans are looking to buy local, authentic and sustainable foods.
The farms are family-owned and intimate enough that the cheese makers are on a first-name basis with their cows, sheep, goats. The animals are grazed in peaceful pastures — sometimes on preserved farmland — and the cheeses are made in small batches that vary seasonally.
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