I'm just here for the cheese

Deep in the heart of the Alabama Gulf Coast, cleverly hidden down a dirt side road with only a tiny sign to indicate its presence, Sweet Home Farm is making some world class cheese. 

In 1984 Alyce Birchenough and Doug Wolbert had enough of Michigan winters and headed south to the fertile fields of Elberta. Alyce received her cheese making license from the state of Alabama in 1987, and the rest, as they say, is history. 

With 60 acres of organically run Bermuda Grass pasture and a herd of 21 dairy cows, including replacements, Doug and Alyce make over 15 varieties of handcrafted raw cow's milk farmstead cheeses. Quality over quantity serves as their guiding principal. Their large international following makes mail order obsolete so, you must visit their farm store, open Wednesday through Saturday, in order to acquire some of their excellent products. Some of our favorites include the Perdido - a Morbier style cheese with a semi-soft texture, and a full rich flavor accented by ashes from the rosemary plants in their herb garden, the Bama Jack - an outstanding sharp aged cheddar,  and the Bayside Blue - velvety decadence with a strong musky blue vein make this cheese alone well worth the trip. No wonder Sweet Home Farm has won multiple awards and is a national icon in Slow Food and farmstead cheese manufacturing. 

Sweet Home Farm

27107 Schoen Rd

Elberta, AL 36530

(251) 986-5663