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Jollity Farm Goat Dairy Award Winning Farmstead Goat Cheese
HAND MADE IN EL DORADO COUNTY
Charley creates cheeses of the high He cares for them. He milks them.
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Award Winning Farmstead Cheese
HAND MADE IN EL DORADO COUNTY
What makes Jollity Farm cheese so special? It is truly a farmstead cheese.*
Charley knows each of his girls by name. He makes the cheese by hand in small batches. He even hand packs each container. Jollity Farm Feta is a California State Fair Cheese Competition Gold Medal winner. Charley’s Chevre has repeatedly won Silver. Where can you find Jollity Farm Cheese? The Foothill Farmers Market in Auburn on Saturdays
The Sunday Farmer's Market aka Sacramento Central Farmers' Market under the freeway on Sundays
Placerville Food Coop
Chateau Davell Boutique Winery

*Farmstead cheese is produced from the milk collected on the same farm where the cheese is produced. Unlike artisan cheese, which may also include milk purchased and transported from off-farm sources, farmstead cheese makers only use milk from animals they raise. As a result, the cheeses produced often have unique flavors owing to the farm's local terroir.

10/12/2026
🎃 And then there was ONE.The last of our three giant pumpkins was also the BIGGEST. She barely fit in the cart, and once...
10/12/2026

🎃 And then there was ONE.

The last of our three giant pumpkins was also the BIGGEST. She barely fit in the cart, and once again, the three of us couldn’t lift her. So we walked her up instead.

It took all three of us pushing to get that cart up the hill. 💪😂

Her final resting place? Right by the goats. Because when the day comes to feed her to the herd, we won't have far to go. I have no idea how much she weighs.

Three giant pumpkins harvested, a whole lot of muscle used, and some very happy goats in our future.

I wonder if the goats know what’s coming… 🐐🎃
I think they do.

The middle sister fit in the garden cart, but even with Valleri and Erin helping, we couldn't lift it out to put it in t...
10/11/2026

The middle sister fit in the garden cart, but even with Valleri and Erin helping, we couldn't lift it out to put it in the truck. So we walked it up the hill in the cart. Its too heavy to weigh. I am guessing maybe 100 pounds 🤔.

Its new home is over by the bucks pen. Near the darling photo board that painted for us.

Well we got the first of the three sisters out of the garden without smashing pumpkins. 65 pounds!!Now we try to get the...
10/11/2026

Well we got the first of the three sisters out of the garden without smashing pumpkins.

65 pounds!!

Now we try to get the other two jollity giants. I mean, okay, i know they're not really giants, but I think they're pretty impressive.They're the biggest pumpkins we've ever grown.

Celebrating the end of another year of Saturdays in the park. See all y'all next year. Stop by the farm anytime for your...
10/10/2026

Celebrating the end of another year of Saturdays in the park. See all y'all next year. Stop by the farm anytime for your cheese and soap needs.

Sometimes, the sweetest things about sharing our farm are the little moments we might otherwise miss. ❤️These lovely vis...
10/09/2026

Sometimes, the sweetest things about sharing our farm are the little moments we might otherwise miss. ❤️

These lovely visitors came to see us for the third time— and they even saved up their acorns to bring along and feed the goats! 🐐🌰

In our guest book, they left us this note:

“Thanks for letting us come and enjoy a piece of your world.”

Oh, you have no idea how much that means to us. 🥹

We’re so glad you came back to spend a little time in our world. The goats, the farm, the cheese, the whole crazy, wonderful thing we get to do here… it’s even better when we get to share it with people like you.

Thanks for being part of the Jollity Farm herd. 💚

Yes, miniature dairy goats can be registered! 🐐We get this question from time to time, so here’s the scoop:Our standard-...
10/06/2026

Yes, miniature dairy goats can be registered! 🐐

We get this question from time to time, so here’s the scoop:

Our standard-size dairy goats are registered with ADGA under our herd name Jollity Farm. Our miniature dairy goats are registered with TMGR — The Miniature Goat Registry — under our herd name Irm’s Girls.

We don’t show our goats anymore. Once you go from being a private goat owner to running a commercial dairy, priorities change a bit. These days, our goats have a different job to do!

We don’t keep miniature dairy goats at Jollity Farm just because they’re cute. Although, let's be honest, that certainly doesn't hurt 😉We keep them because we really like the milk they produce — and that milk makes a difference in the cheese we make.

We still breed for healthy goats with good conformation, good temperaments, and, most importantly for us, excellent quantity and quality of milk. The miniature dairy goats are a real part of our dairy herd and our cheesemaking program.

And yes, a miniature dairy goat may be smaller, but she can be a seriously good little milker! 🥛

We’ll have miniature dairy goat kids available this spring, so if you've been thinking about adding a miniature dairy goat to your herd, keep an eye on Irm’s Girls.

Tiny goats. Excellent milk. Very good cheese. ❤️🐐

We LOVE seeing Jollity Farm make its way out into the world. 🐐💜A lovely customer recently left us a 5-star Yelp review a...
10/04/2026

We LOVE seeing Jollity Farm make its way out into the world. 🐐💜

A lovely customer recently left us a 5-star Yelp review after discovering Jollity Farm on Instagram—and she included these pictures of the actual package she received. 🥹

She ordered an assortment of soaps and a lavender lotion and told us the soaps leave her skin soft, the lotion has become her new favorite go-to, AND she loved the little sample soap we tucked into her order.

Honestly, this is one of our favorite parts of having a small farm business. We make the soap, pour the lotion, pack the boxes, stick on the goat stickers—and then they head off to new homes all over the place.

And someday, we hope she makes it from Instagram to the actual farm! Until then, we’re pretty happy knowing a little bit of Jollity is making somebody’s day.

Thank you for finding us, supporting our little farm, leaving such a lovely review, and letting us share your Yelp photos! 💜🐐

🐐   WE ASKED. YOU ANSWERED. WE LISTENED. A little while back, we asked if you'd be interested in some small, behind-the-...
10/01/2026

🐐 WE ASKED. YOU ANSWERED. WE LISTENED.

A little while back, we asked if you'd be interested in some small, behind-the-scenes farm tours this fall.

Well...you said YES. So we're doing it! We've added a few dates to the Jollity Farm calendar, and tickets are now available.

🌿 Saturday Morning Farm Tour + Cheese Tasting — $15/person
Come see a real working goat dairy while the morning milking is underway, meet some of the goats, learn a little about what happens here at Jollity Farm, and finish up with a tasting of our cheese.

🌙 Friday Evening Behind the Scenes — $20/person
The farm is closed. The visitors have gone home. Now you get to see a little of what happens behind the scenes at Jollity Farm—including the goats, the dairy, the cheesemaking, and whatever else farm life decides to throw at us that evening. 😂 And, of course, there will be cheese.

These aren't big, formal tours. They're small, casual Jollity Farm experiences—the kind of stuff we normally get to share with visitors one-on-one. And because apparently someone forgot that fall in the foothills does not necessarily mean fall temperatures...😂☀️ We're going to keep an eye on the weather and may adjust dates or add another tour later in October if it looks like Mother Nature is finally ready to cooperate.

Space is limited, so if you've been waiting for us to actually do this...

Well, here we go! 🐐🧀

Address

5314 Marigold Mine Way
Garden Valley, CA
95633

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm
Sunday 9am - 6pm

Telephone

+15304440805

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