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Cheesemakers from the Western United States

The Western United States are home to many artisanal cheesemakers. Some of their cheeses are sold across the US, but many are only available locally. This is by no means a complete list of West Coast cheesemakers - it is a list that will continue to grow over time.

Oregon Cheesemaker Rivers Edge Chevre

Farmstead goat cheese, some made with raw milk, from Oregon

Oregon Cheesemaker Tumalo Farms

Farmstead goat cheese made in Central Oregon

Utah Cheesemaker Beehive Cheese Co.

Featuring unique cheeses with creative flavors

Utah Cheesemaker Shepherds Dairy

Goats' milk cheeses made near the Great Salt Lake

Colorado Cheesemaker Haystack Goat Dairy

Raw and pasteurized goat cheeses

California Cheesemaker Laura Chenel Chèvre

A pioneer of American goat cheese

Colorado Cheesemaker MouCo Cheese Company

Owned by beer brewers who turned into cheesemakers

Monterey Jack Cheese

One of California's original cheeses

California Cheesemaker Bravo Farms

Raw-milk Cheddar made on a family dairy farm

Washington Cheesemaker Quillisascut Cheese Company

One of Washington State's first producers of raw goat's milk cheese

Washington Cheesemaker Beecher's Handmade Cheese

Cheese made in Seattle's Pike Place Market

California Cheesemaker Bellwether Farms

A mother and her son cheesemaking team

Washington Cheesemaker Mt. Townsend Creamery

Cows' milk cheeses in Port Townsend, WA

Washington Cheesemaker Monteillet Fromagerie

Cheese from the heart of Washington wine country

California Cheesemaker Cypress Grove

Established in the early 1980s, specializing in goat cheese

California Cheesemaker Andante Dairy

Cows' and goats' milk cheese named after musical terms

California Cheesemaker Cowgirl Creamery

Based in Point Reyes Station with retail cheese stores in San Francisco, Point Reyes Station, and Washington D.C.

Oregon Cheesemaker Juniper Grove

Specializing in goat cheese

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