Notes from the Farm
From Our Cheese Kitchen
What Makes Sheep Milk So Special?
So why sheep milk? Why not just stick with cows or goats? We get asked this all the time. The truth is, sheep milk has…
Award-Winning Sheep’s Milk Cheese from Green Dirt Farm
From Best in Show honors at the American Cheese Society to a “Best of 15 Years” Good Food Award and international recognition at the World…
The Wonder of Sheep dairying at Green Dirt Farm
Discover why sheep milk cheese and sheep dairy products are among the most flavorful, nutritious, and sustainable dairy options available. At Green Dirt Farm in…
The Seasons of Sheep Milk
Each year at Green Dirt Farm, our dairy sheep take us on a remarkable journey through their seasonal lactation cycle, a rhythm that reminds us…
Why Dirt Lover?
People frequently ask me how I came up with the name for our original recipe cheese, Dirt Lover. Sometimes I mumble something about the ash…
Prairie Tomme Cheese Making History
Green Dirt Farm’s Prairie Tomme is a rustic, mountain-style, 100% sheep’s milk hard cheese. It’s similar to the sheep’s milk cheeses from the Pyrenees mountains,…
Farm Happenings
Why Small Farms Cost More: And Why You Should Care
Running a small farm and independent food business in today’s economy feels a little like trying to swim upstream in a flood. Costs have risen…
A Drop in the Bucket: Why We Farm This Way
Up in the bluffs above the Missouri River, Green Dirt Farm raises sheep and makes cheese while protecting the wildlife corridor, soil, and biodiversity around…
Award-Winning Sheep’s Milk Cheese from Green Dirt Farm
From Best in Show honors at the American Cheese Society to a “Best of 15 Years” Good Food Award and international recognition at the World…
Environmental Sustainability at Green Dirt Farm: How Grazing Management and Biodiversity Make a Difference
At Green Dirt Farm, sustainability isn’t a slogan—it’s the foundation of everything we do. Through careful grazing management and biodiversity protection, we’re building healthy soil,…
The Wonder of Sheep dairying at Green Dirt Farm
Discover why sheep milk cheese and sheep dairy products are among the most flavorful, nutritious, and sustainable dairy options available. At Green Dirt Farm in…
The Seasons of Sheep Milk
Each year at Green Dirt Farm, our dairy sheep take us on a remarkable journey through their seasonal lactation cycle, a rhythm that reminds us…
Prairie Tomme Cheese Making History
Green Dirt Farm’s Prairie Tomme is a rustic, mountain-style, 100% sheep’s milk hard cheese. It’s similar to the sheep’s milk cheeses from the Pyrenees mountains,…
What’s So Great About Wool?
Have you ever wondered why wool has been such a treasured fiber for thousands of years? Wool’s biggest claim to fame is its legendary ability…