Goat Lady Dairy Providence Cheese

Goat Lady Providence evolved out of an experimental Taleggio style cheese. It is an aged goat’s milk cheese with a natural rind that can be used as you would a Parmigiano Reggiano, Pecorino or Manchego. In 1995, Ginnie Tate, her brother Steve and his wife Lee opened Goat Lady Dairy in the lovely rolling hills of northeast Randolph County in the North Carolina Piedmont. Goat Lady Dairy's dream and mission was to connect urban neighbors with the land and goats through hand crafted cheese and farm events. What started as an abandoned, worn-out tobacco farm has been transformed and carefully restored over time, complete with state of the art amenities that include a licensed cheese making room. Carrie Routh Bradds and Bobby Bradds have now carried on these traditions, leading the way in the artisan cheesemaking movement in the US.

Carrie Routh Bradds and Bobby Bradds partner with local family farms who supply fresh quality goat and cow milk to carefully craft their award-winning line of artisan cheeses. Aged for three months, the Providence by Goat Lady Dairy is a goat's milk cheese that evolved as an experiment of a Tallegio style cheese. While the natural rind has been washed and turned by hand similar to it's traditional counterpart, the Providence develops a beautifully dense and drier texture with delicious undertones. This 2019 ACS award-winner is a true example of a farmstead cheese crafted in a uniquely American way. The Providence can be used as you would with a Manchego, Pecorino and Parmigiano Reggiano and grates beautifully in salads and over pastas.