The Natural story behind our award winning specialty Cheeses

Edgar Smith

Edgar Smith, President, in Natural Pastures’ firm cheese maturing room.

Photo by Neil Havers

A story lies behind this line of fine, hand made, award winning, specialty cheese. It is one rooted in the wisdom of simpler times.

Our story is about green meadows, happy cows, fresh thinking and age-old cheese making traditions taking place in the lush landscape of Vancouver Island’s Comox Valley.

Our range of award winning specialty cheeses are made by hand by our Master Cheesemaker Paul Sutter, using milk pure and fresh from our Heritage Dairy Farms on Vancouver Island. You’re invited to savour the delicious “terroir” from these rare, privileged, coastal valley environments.

We use only fresh milk produced on our selected Farms, which practice sustainable farming and animal stewardship. These Heritage Dairy Farms are committed to environmental sustainability, and the natural wildlife habitat has been enhanced. Our enhanced stream habitats raise thousands of wild Coho Salmon each year.

Mild seaside climatic conditions and “terroir” of the Farms’ location contribute to rare, ambrosial taste experiences for those savouring Natural Pastures cheeses.

We are proud members of the Conservation Partners Program (CPP).

The CPP, a province-wide initiative of The Land Conservancy (TLC), brings a collaborative approach to uniting ecological conservation with sustainable agriculture values and practices. The program supports and promotes the partners – exemplary farmers, ranchers and vineyard owners who use their land not only to produce food, but also to protect natural habitat and biodiversity. The partners are distinguished by the butterfly logo, a tool to spark public interest in this community and its contribution to the long-term viability of food production and ecosystem health in B.C.

Listen to Edgar Smith’s full interview on the Pursuit of Pleasure audiocast (MP3, 15 minutes)

Read comments from our Beaver Meadow Farms guestbook.

Beaver Meadow Farms Heritage Dairy Farms The Land Conservancy
The Land Conservancy

To find out more about our conservation partner, Beaver Meadow Farms, and the Heritage Farm designation please click on one of the links above.