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Balfour Farm LLC

balfourfarm@gmail.com

(207) 213-3159

 

Member profile details

Business or Organization
Balfour Farm LLC
First name
Heather
Last name
Donahue
Phone
(207) 213-3159
 

PHYSICAL ADDRESS

Street
461 Webb Rd.
City
Pittsfield
State
ME
Zip Code
04967
 

MAILING ADDRESS if Different

Logo or Label
 

ABOUT ORGANIZATION

Business Type
  • Farmstead Cheesemaker
  • Artisan Cheesemaker
  • Milk Producer/Dairy
  • Cheese Retailer
  • Certified Organic
Milk Treatment
  • Milk for cheese is Pasteurized
  • Milk for cheese is untreated, Raw.
Description
Balfour Farm is owned by Doug and Heather Donahue. We are a certified organic farmstead creamery. We have operated with a closed dairy herd since 2007, which means we raise all of our animals.
We are a farmstead cheesemaker milking our 12 Normande cows. We have a variety of cheeses and cultured products: whole milk yogurts, buttermilk, soft cheeses, feta and raw milk aged cheeses (cheddars, gouda, tomme).
The farm raises pigs for meat, they happily forage in the woods surrounding the barns, and enjoy the extra whey from cheesemaking. In 2020, a market garden, Tiny Acres, was added to the farm. Tiny Acres is operated by the Donahue's daughter Erin and her partner David.
Business Season
Year Round
Areas of Interest
  • Cheesemaking / Workshops
  • Cheese / Serving & Handling
  • Cheese Retailing
  • Cheese Events
  • Cheese Promotions
  • Networking & Camaraderie
  • Sourcing or Selling Materials/Supplies/Services
  • Participation in Guild Events & Activities
  • Promoting My Business
  • Promoting Maine Cheese
  • Volunteering

Culture Magazine

Platinum Sponsor


Pineland Farms Dairy

Platinum Sponsor


Maine Dept of Agriculture (ACF)

Silver Sponsor

Yelp

Silver Sponsor




Pack Edge

Cheesemaker Sponsor

Poland Srping 

Silver Sponsor


Formaticum

Cheesemaker Sponsor

Boplster's

Cheesemaker Sponsor

Maine Farmland Trust

Cheesemaker Sponsor

Austin Associates

Cheesemaker Sponsor



The Cheese Iron


Cheesemaker Sponsor



Balfour Farm &Little Cheese Shop


Portland Food Co-Op

Portland Food Co-Op

Upcoming events

Visit our Supporting Partners

The Maine Cheese Guild
c/o Jean Koons, Treasurer
795 Pond Rd.
Sidney, ME 04330

 For more information contact:

Irene Burgess, Executive Director, Maine Cheese Guild
207-419-9175  • Email director@mainecheeseguild.org

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