The Little Cheese Shop

01/11/2024

Balfour Farm is hiring! Check out the full listing on the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) job site:

Balfour Farm LLC is a 100-acre certified organic dairy and farmstead creamery located in central Maine, about 1.5 hrs north of Portland, 45 minutes to Bangor or Augusta, and just an hour from the coast and mountains. The farm is 3 miles off I-95. We are completely off the grid and operate on solar p...

08/10/2023

PITTSFIELD — The Maine Cheese Guild plans to hold its seventh annual Maine Cheese Festival from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, at Manson Park, 51 Peltoma Ave. This showcase of the best Maine artisan cheeses encourages attendees to taste and explore the vast array of superb Maine cheeses craft...

03/07/2023

We finally have a local spot to buy Balfour Farm cheese! Find our cheese case at The Flower Shop in the Somerset Plaza, right off I-95 exit 150. Suzie is open 6 days a week

12/22/2022

Happy Holidays from The Little Cheese Shop!

12/10/2022

We all know that farming and life in general can be very stressful. With the recent news of yet another member of our farming and cheese making family passing as a result of taking their own life, we want to offer the resources below as a starting place for those in need. If you or someone you know....

10/08/2022

We are still closed, at least through the end of the month. The construction project is coming right along, with concrete forms being installed on Monday. Visit the The Maine Cheese Guild website and find ancreamery near you to visit for Ooen Creamery day tomorrow!

We all know that farming and life in general can be very stressful. With the recent news of yet another member of our farming and cheese making family passing as a result of taking their own life, we want to offer the resources below as a starting place for those in need. If you or someone you know....

09/15/2022

We are temporarily closing The Little Cheese Shop. Read the Balfour Farm Newsletter below for all the details.
We anticipate reopening in November.

We will be open for Open Creamery Day on October 9th, 11 am to 3 pm

Find Balfour Farm at the Common Ground Country Fair on Sept 23-25. Our booth is at the Rose Gate Farmers Market

We return to Unity for MOFGA's Great Maine Apple Day on October 16th!