Birchrun Hills Farm

We're in love with Ola! First of all, she's just adorable. Don't you agree? Secondly, she comes from the "O" family. Here on the farm, we name our heifer calf's by the first letter of their dam's name. Ola's dam is Ochre, she's a beauty too. The first O cow on our farm was Omega, we bought her as a calf from a good friend who was retiring from dairy farming. Little did we know that Omega would make such an impact on our farm. We've had over 20 offspring from Omega. Omega's first daughter, Orscilla, was Randy's beloved cow. He raised her, nurtured her, showed her in 4-H, and she stayed in her herd until she grew old. We laugh because, she ran this farm. We all loved her dearly. So when Ola was born we felt so lucky to have another O to add to our family.

We're loving this Heirloom Tomato Tart with our Fat Cat cheese. Fat Cat is a super melting cheese and it pairs perfectly in this late summer tart. Yum!

So wonderful to see blue skies after a few cloudy April days.

I love when the cows come off the pasture and line up at the bunk. Our barn sits above our cheeseroom and this is my view when I head home at night. I don’t get to be with the cows as much as I would like but still my connection to them runs deep. I get so much pleasure working with their milk to make cheese. It’s a good life.

A face a mother could love!

We are so excited to be partnering with our friends at Swigg to bring you a spectacular, virtual Wine & Cheese Tasting. Get your boards ready! Joining is easy: 1 | SIGN UP! Register for the zoom tasting. 2 | GET YOUR WINE & CHEESE... Purchase your wine & cheese bundle, $75/bundle. Pickup from Swigg on Saturday, March 27th.* 3 | TASTE! Dave & Sue will meet up with you on Zoom for a fun, and informative tasting of 3 wines paired with 3 Birchrun Hill Farm cheeses, each about 1/3 lb cut. *An alternate pick-up day can be arranged. Please contact us directly. See event link in bio for all of the details! See more

I love this little calf, she’s darling. Her mother, Freiler, was named as a part of our Raise the Cave Kickstarter campaign a few years ago. Now Freiler’s calf needs a name... Help us out and comment with a name starting with the letter F in the comments. I can’t wait to see the names you share!

Winter board. I want dried fruits, nuts, cured meats and ferments to pair with cheeses during the short cold days of winter. What’s your favorite pairing?

2020 brought us so many challenges. Despite the challenges, we kept moving forward. That’s the thing about a farm, there is no stopping. Cows keep milking, calves are born, crops need planting and crops need harvesting, cheese needs to be made, aged and shared with our community. The rythym of the farm moves us forward in perpetual motion. Thank you to everyone for your determination to keep our family farm moving forward. Thank you for showing up at farmer’s markets, for supporting our restaurant and retail partners, for ordering direct from our new website, for joining us for a virtual cheese tasting. Thank you for supporting small family businesses like Birchrun Hills Farm. We love you! And we’re ready to jump into 2021!! Let’s do this! #m5top20

Holiday cheese tomorrow 12/23. 3-5 pm @ksqfarmersmarket