Sonoma - Loop #1
Plan a trip from Petaluma to the ocean. Starting in the town of Petaluma, stop by the Petaluma Creamery shop, located adjacent to their large creamery, where you can pick up cheese from Petaluma Creamery and Spring Hill Jersey farm. Then, if you plan ahead, you can take a five minute drive outside Petaluma (this must be scheduled through their website) to Achadinha Cheese, a family farm, to visit their goats, cows, see the creamery, taste and purchase cheese. Otherwise, from the Petaluma Creamery, drive out towards the coast, stopping by Valley Ford Cheese Company, in the tiny “town” of Valley Ford. See the cheese wheels through the window, pick up any one of their award-winning Swiss-Italian style cheese, stay for lunch or pick up picnic items and even try their own homemade soft serve ice cream. All products are made from son Jim’s nearby Jersey cow herd.
Petaluma Creamery & Cheese Shop
The Petaluma Creamery has served local dairy farmers and producers for over 100 years. It has played an integral role in ensuring the longevity & community of our family farms.
Spring Hill Jersey Cheese
Rich, organic 100% Jersey Milk is the secret to Larry Peter’s cheese. Larry raises his Jerseys on a farm just on the outskirts of Petaluma. The Petaluma Creamery, where Spring Hill Cheese is made, is the largest creamery in the area.
Achadinha Cheese Company
The Achadinha (Osh-a-deen-a) Cheese Company/ Pacheco Family Ranch is a family operated ranch lead by Jim and Donna Pacheco along with their four children William, Daniel, Elizabeth and David.
Valley Ford Cheese
Five generations of the Bianchi/Grossi family have raised dairy cows on this prime farmland in Sonoma County. Karen Bianchi-Moreda and her son Joe now make Swiss-Italian-style and blue cheese from the milk of their Jersey herd.
