Canyon Ridge Farms

New this year at the Bentonville Farmers Market is Canyon Ridge Farms! Canyon Ridge Farms is a small family farm in Oklahoma that primarily sells goat cheese.

The drive to Canyon Ridge Farms was a long but pleasant one. I think I logged a round trip of 143.3 miles. To think, Marty and her husband Chrys will make this trip once a week to bring Bentonville goat cheese! I was welcomed to the farm by this watchful girl.

This dairy was just absolutely impressive. Marty informed me that her family built their facilities, and they have been in operation for a little over a year now. They have had dairy goats for a while, but they decided to start processing the milk and making cheese. 

The first barn I toured was the milking barn. Marty milks at 4:00am and 4:00pm. She can milk 4 goats at a time, they have around 40 milking does. The goats are fed while they are being milked. 

Next we went into the processing facility. I was told that Marty and Chrys took off in their truck to Pennsylvania to pick up their pasteurizer! The processing room is where they pasteurize the milk and make the cheese. Canyon Ridge has several new flavors they will be releasing throughout the summer. 

Canyon Ridge Farms has two different breeds of dairy goats, Lamancha and Nubian. The goats on the left and middle are Lamancha, notice that they don't have ears! The girl on the right is a Nubian, she has big floppy ears. When we went to the pasture the girls came running up to us!

In addition to goat cheese, Canyon Ridge sells farm fresh eggs and some produce. This year they are growing broccoli, and it has already come to head. 

I know that Canyon Ridge Farms loves what they do, when we were touring the kid barn Marty remarked to me "There is nothing sweeter than a baby goat."

If you want more information on Canyon Ridge Farms check out their website. Join me in welcoming Canyon Ridge Farms to Bentonville Farmers Market on April 28th at the Bentonville Square from 7:00am to 1:00pm.