We are a small, sustainable farm endeavor located in Brookneal, Virginia. Our cheeses are made using the the freshest Grade A milk from our own registered herd of dairy goats AND NOW ONE REGISTERED JERSEY COW! All of our cheeses are pasteurized and vacuum sealed. You can be assured that our cheeses are of the highest quality. Eat Up and Enjoy! This season, we will be a regular presence at the Charlottesville City Market on Saturdays and also on some Wednesdays at the market in Meade Park, “Farmers In The Park”.

Let’s Talk Cheddar!

What’s in a name? I know that some customers from our co-ops have been surprised to find that when they receive their piece of cheddar from Night Sky Farm that it is labeled GOAT CHEESE. In fact, it is goat cheese and until a couple of weeks ago that was the only type of cheese that Night Sky Farm produced. The term Cheddar refers to a process in the cheese-making world and can be created with any type of milk; cow, goat or even sheep. Recently, Night Sky Farm has added Cow Cheese to our listing; two types of fresh pressed cheese. These new cheeses will compliment and enhance our offering here and on the farm, from only goat to goat AND cow milk cheeses. We have a few more ideas for the future, so you will just have to endure the suspense for a while longer as to what these new products will be. HINT: Think Aging Room and Raw Milk Cheeses…………. Read on about our newest addition.

Emily is her name! She is our newest addition; a registered Jersey cow giving 7 gallons of milk a day! OK, what else do you do with 7 gallons of milk, but make COW CHEESE! Night Sky Farm’s new cheeses are both fresh and pressed; one we call “Hat Creek Cheddar” and the other “Sugar Hill Havarti”. The cheese is packaged in 5 oz. plus pieces and vacuum sealed. Our cheddar is a mild to medium sharp and our havarti is rich and buttery with a delightfully delicate flavor. The Jersey cow gives some of the highest butterfat milk of all the cattle breeds and its proven true in these two cheeses. Please try some when you come by to purchase our goat cheese and then let me know how you liked them. They will not be hanging out in your refrigerator for long, I can guarantee that! But, neither does our goat cheese!

On ocaission, Night Sky Farm also makes available “Designer Eggs” from our hens. A multi-colored dozen eggs from green or pale blue to white, tan and deep russet. Along with the ocassional eggs, we may arrive with pints of freshly picked strawberries, beans, or even a few “Moon & Stars” watermelons later in the summer.

PATTI CAKES! Goat Milk Soap

Night Sky Farm creates a fabulous goat milk soap, Night Sky Farm PATTI CAKES!, using superior quality oils and natural butters; coconut, canola, palm, olive and safflower oils and mango and shea butters. Of course, goat milk too! One important ingredient in soap is liquid and we use our own Grade A Goat Milk and lots of it, in fact 100% of the necessary liquid used is goat milk. Absolutely no water is put into any of our soaps. Goat milk contains the butterfat and proteins needed to add that wonderful moisturizing effect that goat milk soap is so well-known for. All PATTI CAKES! bars are scented with the finest essential oils and essential oil blends. Some of our bars contain parsley flakes, basil, orange or lemon peel, calendula or jasmine petals not only for their appearance, but also for their exfoliating qualities.

All our soap colors are achieved using natural oxides, such as chromium oxide and ultramarine oxide, herbs or crushed flowers. Goat milk soap is often shaded from a dark ivory to a rich brown depending on the scent or essential oil used and the temperature of the oils. All our beautifully scented bars are made in small quantities so every batch is unique and a “Limited Edition”.

WASH TIME Laundry Soap ~ It’s A Hit! So, I have changed the scent line-up.

Night Sky Farm also makes a fabulous Earth Friendly Laundry Soap using our own PATTI CAKES! Goat Milk Soap and the simplest and purest of ingredients. The liquid laundry soap comes in 64 fl. oz. jugs and is available scented with any of our essential oils or Simply Soap, our unscented PATTI CAKES! Goat Milk Soap. One 2oz. measure is enough for a normal load of washing, but for my farm family’s everyday dirt, I need to use 3 – 4 ozs. of WASH TIME per load. This earth friendly laundry soap is low sudsing and high on cleaning power in any water temperature, though we use a warm wash and cold rinse for our washing and have super results.

The earth friendly ingredients in WASH TIME laundry soap are Night Sky Farm’s PATTI CAKES! Goat Milk Soap, washing soda, borax, distilled water and fragrance. That’s it! No harsh chemicals or chlorines to eat at your fabrics!

At this time I have offered these scents; UNSCENTED, LAVENDER & EUCALYPTUS, SAGE & CITRUS, ROSEMARY, LAVENDER & EUCALYPTUS and a new scent BAMBOO, PEAR & TARRAGON. Give our WASH TIME! Laundry Soap a try! I know you will be pleased with the results.

Email me if your ever have any questions about Night Sky Farm, our cheeses, our laundry soap or even our animals. Thank-you for supporting local agriculture and sustainable farmers!
Cheers,
Jennifer Downey – Cheese-Maker and Owner of Night Sky Farm

jennifer@nightskyfarmgoatcheese.com