Artisans and Producers

Sweet Grass Dairy

Owners Jessica and Jeremy Little lead this family run dairy in award winning artisan cheese production. Their use of sustainable, biological farming practices provides a welcome environment for over 200 happy and healthy goats that roam the pasture, field, and wooded areas of the farm. Add in the rich cow’s milk from their family’s nearby farm and you have the foundation for the delicious handcrafted fresh, semi-ripened and naturally aged goat and jersey cow milk cheeses that are found at Sweet Grass Dairy’s Thomasville GA retail store, and at many local farmers markets. If you enjoy a great read, this family’s wonderful story can be found on their website.

Al and Desiree Wehner founded the dairy in 2000. They began on 140 acres of south Georgia pastureland with 11 dairy goats, with the goal of producing hand crafted old world style cheeses with a while commitment to earth friendly farming. Jessica and Jeremy continue that tradition today while expanding the business with many chefs and fine restaurants in the Jacksonville area serving their cheeses, and customers as far away as Oregon and California. Try the popular Asher Blue or Thomasville Tomme. If its goat milk cheese you are looking for, sample the Fresh Chevre or the Lumiere - a soft-ripened goat’s milk cheese with French grapevine ash.

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Sweet Grass Dairy cheeses can be found at many of our fine local restaurants and at the following farmers markets:

Fernandina Beach Farmers Market
Centre Street & 7th Street North
Fernandina Beach FL

Beaches Green Market
301 Florida Blvd.
Neptune Beach, FL 32264
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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