Join Fair Food as they kick off another season of Farm Tours that put you face-to-face with the growers and purveyors behind your favorite local fare. Sponsored by Grid Magazine, the first tour of the season will be a Cheesemakers of Chester County tour and who doesn’t want to spend a day in a beautiful setting eating nothing but cheese?
Chester County, with its acres of bucolic pasture and rich agricultural tradition, is undoubtedly Pennsylvania’s hotbed of farmstead cheesemaking. Local fromagophiles will have the opportunity for private tours and tutored tastings with two star artisans when we board the bus and head out to the country. The first stop will be Doe Run Farm in Coatesville, where Kristian Holbrooke is crafting and aging stunning mixed-milk cheeses from their herd of goats, sheep and cows. Next, they’ll be calling on Sue Miller at Birchrun Hills Farm in Chester Springs. Her creamy Birchrun Blue, funky Fat Cat (my personal favorite!) and petite-but-powerful Red Cat all come courtesy of Miller’s 80 Holstein gals, each with her own name. Fair Food’s own cheesemonger, Paul Lawler will tutor your tastings along the way! Eat cheese. Walk the pasture. Repeat.
FAIR FOOD FARM TOUR SERIES
WHEN: Sunday, June 26th, 9AM – 4PM (approximately)
WHERE: Doe Run Farm in Coatesville and Birchrun Hills Farm in Chester Springs (Pick-up & Drop-off point: Reading Terminal Market, 12th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia)
Cost: $40 for adults and free for children under 12. Buy tickets online.
More info: Contact Christina Dowd at christina@fairfoodphilly.org or 215.386.5211 ext. 106
*Transportation and lunch on the farm are included.
Farm tour tips: Wear comfortable clothing and closed-toed shoes, bring a camera, and if you want to purchase some local goodies, a small cooler will come in handy!
(Photo by M. McClellan for Philly Homegrown)
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