The springy curds are then finely chopped or ‘milled’ and salted and are ready to be packed into either cylindrical moulds for traditional rounds and truckles or rectangular moulds for blocks. The cheeses are pressed to eliminate any further moisture.
After last years washout , the sun shone brightly on The Countess of Wessex as she attended the PDO lunch and presented Parkham farms with cups for both the reserve champion cheese and best PDO West Country Farmhouse cheddar. The show was a triumph for our other farmhouse cheesemakers too with a total of 40 medals and 7 special awards, just rewards for all the care and craftsmanship that goes into all our handmade cheeses.
West Country Farmhouse Cheesemakers sing their souls out for Children In Need




