Hard - Great Britain
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Hafod is a traditional hard cheese, handmade by the Holden family from the milk given by their 65 Ayrshire cows. Ayrshire milk is rich in butterfat and protein, and is widely regarded as being ideally suited to cheese making. It is this unique combination of creamy organic Ayrshire milk and traditional cheese making techniques that give Hafod its buttery, rich and nutty flavours.
Patrick and Rebecca Holden’s farm can be found, if you are intrepid enough to try, on a remote, West Welsh hillside. As founder and CEO of the Sustainable Food Trust, which counts King Charles as one of its patrons, Patrick works tirelessly to promote the adoption of sustainable food and farming systems which nourish the health of both people and planet. Meanwhile Rebecca is wedded to the farm and to her dairy cows.
A more dedicated, empathetic and compassionate herdswoman, you will not meet and, as part of their farming system, newborn calves are kept, either with their mother, or a foster cow, for the first three months of their lives.
She is both leader and friend to her cows and knows each one by name, as well as by their foibles, idiosyncrasies, and strengths.
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We select and mature traditionally-made artisan cheeses from independent producers who prioritise quality over profit.
For over thirty years we have nurtured and supported the cream of British cheesemakers, and we played an integral role in the revival of traditional British cheesemaking in the early 1990s.
We produce our own range of Partners for Cheese, and our cheese and partners are supplied to hundreds of UK retailers and exported to over 50 countries world-wide.
We were founded in 1990 by Ann-Marie Dyas, a renowned judge at both the British and World Cheese Awards and winner of the Guild of Fine Food Lifetime Achievement Award. Ann-Marie was committed to the survival and growth of traditional cheesemaking and to introducing and sharing farmhouse cheeses, as well as the stories behind them, to as wide a public as possible.
Ann-Marie's mission was "To seek out the best, and, when it’s been found, to keep looking". This same tireless pursuit of excellence is the core value across the company.
From the producers we choose to work with to the coffee we serve in our café, we want to give the best possible experience, while continuing to find ways to improve upon it.
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