Birchbark FarmGoat Cheese

CSA

http://BirchbarkFarm.wordpress.comContact us at 231-462-9436 or

george@budzynski.com ifyou’d like to visit or become

a Birchbark Farm CSA customer

We are a northwest Michigan farmstead goat dairy, making

heritage-style cheeses from the milk of our own pasture-fed Swiss Alpine goats. It is for sale through our CSA

Goat shares.

In 2010, we will offer: from April through October

Fresh goat cheese (Chevre-style)

“Birchbark Cloud Crème”

from July through October Aged Goat Gouda-style cheese

“Birkie Dusker”

Use fresh goat cheese in:• Fresh spread on bagels, bread, toast or crackers, crumbled on pizza or potatoes• Baked goat cheese buttons (appetizers)• Chilis Relleno (cheese-filled peppers)• Tomato and goat cheese tarts• Fava bean and goat cheese salad• Goat cheese-ricotta crepes• Twice-baked spuds with goat cheese• Black bean and goat cheese tortas• Spicy tomato goat cheese fondue• Prosciutto and goat cheese bites• Herbed goat cheese tarts• Asparagus, goat cheese & prosciutto spears• Roast potato salad with goat cheese• Scalloped potatoes with goat cheese• Goat cheese enchiladas• Roasted tomatoes with garlic and cheese• Goat cheesecake• Lemon goat cheese dessert tarts

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Recipe Ideas

Use Gouda-style cheese in:

Visit our website or email us for recipes and serving suggestions!

• Cheese appetizer slices with dried fruits, nuts, crackers and olives • Mashed potatoes with melted gouda• Gouda and Gruyere fondue• Gouda and pear slices in grilled cheese sandwiches, or Gouda tuna melts• Macaroni and gouda cheese• Burgers with gouda cheese• Mushroom, spinach and gouda quesadillas

Birchbark Farm is a micro-dairy, with ten Swiss Alpine does who provide us with approx. six gallons of healthy milk daily, from April through October.

We operate as a Community Supported Agriculture supplier. This brings you as close to this local end product as possible, and it keeps our cheeses affordable as well as very fresh, high quality and free of preservatives or other additives.

We strongly encourage you to visit our farm to see the cleanliness and health of our animals and product preparation first-hand. We milk at 7:00am and 6:00pm and make cheese in between, so please call ahead so we are around to meet you. And of course, we encourage you to come taste the cheese!

To participate, simply fill out the form in this brochure according to the quantity/type of product you desire, pay the associated CSA subscription and send it in. You will receive a member card and become a fractional “owner” of one of our milking does for the season. This entitles you to a portion of the cheeses she/we produce. It’s that simple.

Either pick up your cheese (s) from us on the farm, or make arrangements with us for drop-off at a location near you (offer limited to Mason and Manistee Counties, MI). Sign up today, as a limited number of shares is available. We can freeze your fresh cheese if needed, with no deterioration in taste.

The CSA concept for cheese-buying

Subscribe to the type & quantity of cheese you want:Name: Street Address: Town, zip code: Phone: Closest cross streets to house:

Type of cheese I want:Fresh pasteurized goat cheese (Cloud Crème) Aged raw milk Gouda-style cheese (Birkie Dusker)Both typesFractional ownership per frequency, quantity:8 oz (1/2 pound)/week (fresh only, 30 orders)16 oz/week (fresh only, 30 orders)8 oz/month (4 aged or 7 fresh orders)16 oz/month (4 aged or 7 fresh orders)16 oz once per season (single order)For 2010, subscription pricing is as follows:

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Fresh Cheese(Cloud Crème)30 weekly or 7 monthly orders

8 oz/wk - $14316 oz/wk - $275

8 oz/mo -$3516 oz/mo - $66

16 oz/season - $1032 oz/season - $20

Aged Gouda(Birkie Dusker)4 monthly orders

16 oz/mo - $5832 oz/mo - $108

16 oz/season - $1532 oz/season - $2948 oz/season - $41

Goat cheese is a healthy alternative to cow’s milk cheese and meat as a source of digestible protein, calcium and lower-fat, creamy-tasting cooking ingredients. More easily digested

and less allergenic than cow’s milk

cheeses, goat cheese also has smaller

molecules, lower fat, cholesterol and

calories than other cheeses.Goat cheese is a regular feature of

the much-touted Mediterranean Diet, which has been credited as helping to lower heart disease. Pasture-fed goat cheese also contains Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA), a heart-healthy fatty acid.And because Birchbark Farm cheese is so mild and sweet, you can use it in appetizers, salads, sauces, sandwiches, spreads and even desserts!

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Benefits of eating goat cheese