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These classified ads are a new feature for us here at cheesemaking.com
We hope this section will help you connect with other cheese makers in your area and around the world.
If you would like to place an ad we will gladly post it within 2 to 3 business days.
Clover Mead Farm. Rare opportunity to purchase successful Artisan Cheese Business! Profitable, established cheese-making enterprise in New York's Adirondacks. Solid reputation. Great cheeses. Turnkey operation. Owner wishes to retire. Sale price of $185,000 (negotiable). Certifiable organic dairy farm available separately. Photos, etc. at https://clovermeadcheesefarm.wordpress.com/2011/02/15/clover-mead-farm-cheesemaking-business-for-sale/
Contact owner's rep: Tracy Frisch, tracyf@fastermac.net, 518/692-8242
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30 gallon pasteurizer-"The Vat"-one year old, used 5 months-chart recorder with digital airspace and product thermometer, additional 90 degree stainless product elbow and clamps $20,000 ($22,000 new) also, 3 new stainless milk cans & 220 soft cheese molds. Call Michael in the Hudson Valley, NY (717) 891-5641
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John at the Brattleboro Co-op in Vermont is looking for a small (24" wide more or less) glass refrigerated counter top display unit to present his special cheeses. Call him at the co-op- (802) 257-0236 x 7
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Eagle Mountain Cheese is sponsoring a three-day cheese workshop that will be put on by Three Shepherds of Mad River Valley (Larry/Linda Faillace). The workshop will be held March 11-13 at Eagle Mountain's cheese facility in Granbury, Texas. (Granbury is about 35 miles southwest of Fort Worth.) For more info call: 817-579-0090 or e-mail info@eaglemountaincheese.com
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Visit Blue Rock Station (Philo, Ohio), a special place with buildings constructed naturally from straw, earthen plaster, cans, bottles & more. Milk the goats, learn to make cheese, walk with the llamas on a trek or spend the weekend. For reservations call www.bluerockstation.com, or call Annie (740) 674-4300) (Photo is Eleonore Rigby, the head of the herd, with Ely.) |
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The National Livestock Producers Association (NLPA) Sheep & Goat Fund is a revolving fund with the sole purpose of assisting and improving the sheep and goat industries in the United States. The Fund offers:
* Competitive rates
* Flexible terms
* An in-depth understanding of the sheep and goat industries
* Extensive credit experience, with a focus on agriculture
* The ability to service loans nationwide, often using local lenders.
Visit www.SheepandGoatFund.com for more information.
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Livestock |
Looking for small goat dairy partner. I would like to set up a small goat dairy in any part of the country. I am looking for a partner who is willing to share such a venture fifty-fifty. Goals include semi-retired ease of living while enjoying all the joy and challenge that goats and cheese making bring. Get in touch at tfliveright@gmail.com.
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Capriole, a commercial goat dairy/cheeseplant in southern IN, is seeking a herd manager with experience managing a commercial goat or cow dairy. Please send resume. Contact Judy Schad at 812.923.9201 or e-mail her at caprioleinc@aol.com
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Lisa at Rainbeau Ridge Farm in Westchester, NY is looking for a cheesemaker to work with her. Contact: lisa@rainbeauridge.com
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54,000 sf manufacturing, suitable for food processing or cheese manufacturing, concrete ceiling, roof, tile walls and floor, huge refrigeration units and process boiler. Indoor receiving, 3 truck docks, heavy electrical supply, stainless silo, and whey storage. Easy access to highways, local water supply and waste water treatment, excellent labor pool plenty of milk supply in the area. 122 N Water St. on the east side of Pinconning, MI, known world wide for cheese manufacturing. 4 blocks from M-13, 5 miles from I-75.
Contact: Henry Johnson caesar11@sbcglobal.net
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Croswell, MI- $199,900 • 18,636 sq ft mfg plant, 3.19 acres of industrial land. 100% financing.
11,122 sq ft used as specialty cheese and yogurt manufacturing plant. Has inside truck dock. All the equipment to make the product. Stainless pasteurizing, curding tanks, stainless steel tubbing for auto handling of liquids, boiler, cooling equipment, packaging and bottling. This is a cheese mfg plant for specialty cheeses, ie, Blue, Edam, Gorgonzola, soft cheeses and Cheddars, etc. Employees are still available. More pictures available.
There is 7500 sq. ft. attached that can be incorporated into the cheese operation or leased. Contact: Henry Johnson caesar11@sbcglobal.net
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