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Crafting Fine Artisan Cheese in the Heart of the Hudson River Valley.

06/11/2026

It’s a beautiful morning to greet Mel outside of the cave!

06/08/2026

The busy season for us is in full swing! With that being said, we will be making even more Victoria from now until the holidays season.

Shout out to our friend Brian at who sold us the drain plates 10 YEARS AGO and they are still holding strong!

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06/05/2026

THIS WEEKENDS MARKETS AND TASTING SCHEDULE:

Saturday
8:30-1 with Mel
9-2 with Marsha
9-1 with Yvonne
Wappingers 11-3 with Barb & Tom

Sunday
Middletown 11-3 with Yvonne

06/04/2026

5 Ways To Celebrate National Cheese Day like a PRO!

1. Stop by your favorite cheese shop! Ask the monger what they would recommend because they always know the best cheeses!
2. Make a beautiful cheese board! Get some cheese, charcuterie, fruits, veggies, nuts, honey and jam and make your own work of art!
3. Make cheese at home right on your stove! All you need is a gallon of milk (preferable from your local dairy farm, but any good milk will work), distilled white vinegar, cheese cloth, or a mesh strainer, a thermometer and salt! Home cheesemaking can take as little as 20 minutes and you can use it for anything from pizzas to pastas to salads or just a spoon!
4. Go to a dairy farm and thank the farmers, cheese makers and animals for their huge part in bringing cheese into your life!
5. Pull the wedge of cheese out of your fridge and just bite right into it. If you can leave it out on the counter for 20 minutes before, even better!

Please celebrate responsible!

06/03/2026

Check out this beautiful Spring Beet Salad from !!

Excited to debut a new seasonal salad this week featuring all local produce from our friends !
* Beets steam roasted with a bunch of spices (a la )
* Arugula & butterhead lettuce
* Dill
* fresco
* Candied pistachios
* honey vinaigrette

06/02/2026

Bambino enjoying some time down in the cave.

05/29/2026

Thank you to everyone who took the time to reach out and wish us a Happy 10 Years and birthday wishes! We celebrated this week by pulling off our first 4 day make schedule of the year! We did have time to sneak in some princess cake in the mud room before banging out 200 Fresco on Wednesday. Here’s to a few more decades of cheesy shenanigans!

THIS WEEKENDS MARKETS AND TASTING SCHEDULE:

Saturday
8:30-1 with Mel
9-2 with Marsha
9-1 with Yvonne
Poughkeepsie 11-3 with Barb & Tom

05/26/2026

A Quick Reflection After 10 Years in Business

After a decade in business, it’s hard not to look back at how far we’ve come. So many things have changed in time, some have stayed the same.

What Has Changed:
The Home of McGrath Cheese Company
We started out safely at Sprout Creek Farm, a place where we essentially grew up. We learned that cheese was our passion. We made the move to Churchtown Dairy after a year and have planted our roots there. We’re so thankful to Churchtown for carving out space for us to call home.

The Dairy Industry:
Milk from small, grass fed dairies was a lot easier to come by a decade ago. We have purchased our milk from over half a dozen different dairies in that time and we are grateful to have worked with each one. Some have come and gone but we still call all of those farmers our friends. They are the backbone that makes our cheeses so special.

The Cheeses:
We started out with an idea of making a soft, bloomy rind cheese that we’d name after Colin’s mother. In 10 years, we have made 13 different cheeses (5 have since retired). We’ve had to adjust recipes and techniques time and time again.

We’ve Changed
We were 30 and 23 when we started McGrath Cheese Company. We had 2 lifted trucks and a dream of making incredible cheeses. This week, we will be turning 41 and 34. We have lived through cheese issues, a world wide pandemic, multiple moves, loved ones passing, families getting bigger and dairies closing. We will never stop growing and changing, it’s part of life.

What Hasn’t Changed:
-Our LOVE for the cheeses we make
-Our utmost respect for our dairy farmers and the work they put in everyday
-Our ability to adapt to the changes
-It’s still the same four hands making all of this cheese

Thank you to all of our market and tasting staff, past and present, who have helped us continue our reach throughout the Hudson Valley and beyond. To the small farm stores, the farm to table restaurants, the specialty grocery chains and the direct customers, we wouldn’t be here without you.

“If they keep eating it, we’ll keep making it”
Happy 10 Years, Cheese Lovers!
Colin and Mel
McGrath Cheese Company

05/22/2026

THIS WEEKENDS MARKETS AND TASTING SCHEDULE:

Friday
Poughkeepsie 11-3 with Barb & Tom

Saturday
8:30-1 with Mel
9-2 with Marsha
9-1 with Yvonne
Kingston 11-3 with Barb & Tom

Sunday
Newburgh 11-3 with Barb & Tom
Middletown 11-3 with Yvonne

Our Friends at Adams are running a promo on all of our cheeses this weekend to celebrate not just the holiday weekend, but our 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! Make sure to stock up on your favorites Friday-Monday to help us celebrate this huge milestone!

05/18/2026

We can’t think of anything better than a beautiful cheese board to have at you outdoor party this weekend! Make sure you find our cheeses at your favorite market or retail location this week to have the best spread in town!

Photo by of Victoria

Address

357 County Route 12
Hudson, NY
12534

Telephone

(845) 235-6259

Website

http://mcgrathcheese.com/

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