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Thank You!
Friends of Fifth Town,
Thank you so much for your heart-felt e-mails, phone calls, and social media inquiries! Although we have temporarily ceased production due to cash flow shortages and a pending re-structuring, our wonderful Retail Store continues to be open. We have a full range of inventory for sale and are hoping to attract some new investors during the re-structuring. So for now we are still open and hope to emerge from this and continue supplying Ontario cheese lovers with our wonderful selection of Artisan goat, sheep and cow milk cheeses!
In addition, through our sales partner Dave Smythe, Fifth Town Artisan cheeses will be available at farmer’s markets in Toronto on Saturday’s at: Brick Works and Wychwood Barns, Peterborough Saturday Farmer’s market (Sat), Kingston (Tues, Thurs, Sat starts end of May), Lakefield (Thurs), Port Hope (Wed). You can follow his whereabouts and current offerings via Twitter @PECfoods or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). He thanks for your patience, loyalty, humour, and your calls of support after 3 full seasons! Season 4 here we come!
Come on by!
Fifth Town’s retail store will be open this Friday, Saturday and Sunday (May 4, 5, & 6) from 10:00AM through to 5:00PM. Come by and purchase delicious artisan cheese, we’d love to see you.
Our cheese is mouldy!
Mould curiosity is one of the 10 sure signs of cheese nerd-ery. However, these people are still a rare breed in Ontario. So how do you know where to start exploring the world or mould while staying safe? Lucky for you, we’ve put together some basic tips to get you started. Click Here.
Cheese Blog
The artisan cheese market in Ontario is growing by leaps and bounds, but the conversation is still a new one for many people. So, we started at blog for you guys; the cheese nerds, cheese curious, and the average good-food lover. Check it regularly for cheese serving and cooking tips, tasting notes, recipes, and more.
New Year is Here
Fifth Town would like to extend it’s sincerest thanks to our customers in 2011. It’s been a year of change here at the dairy and we’re excited to see what 2012 brings. Here’s to another great year!
Fifth Town Wins Again
Fifth Town’s cheese was given top marks at this year’s British Empire Cheese Show. Bonnie and Floyd won first, Wishing Tree came in second, Skipping Stone and Nettles Gone Wild both came in third. A big thanks goes out to our team here at Fifth Town for making such great cheese!
New Winter Hours
Fifth Town’s retail store hours are changing for the winter. Please check out our updated hours page here if you’re planning on dropping by during the holidays or later in the winter.
Royal Results
Fifth Town came home with 9 Royal Winter Fair awards! Fifth Town’s Nettles Gone Wild, Quinte Crest, Wishing Tree, Bonnie and Floyd, and Cape Vessey all placed in the top 3 for their category.
Cheesemaker for a Day!
There are only 2 spots remaining in Fifth Town’s 4th annual Cheesemaker for a Day practical workshop held November 18th at the Fifth Town Dairy. Contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for information.
Royal Argicultural Fair
Wish us luck! Fifth Town has sent off a selection of our cow, sheep, and goat milk cheeses for judging at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.