HAPPENINGS
Our farm is not open to the public & we do not have an on-farm store.
BUT we do like to share what we know and show what we do here! When we can fit it in, we host the Inside Look at Artisan Cheesemaking. Group tours can also be scheduled with advance notice. And, there are occasional open house events.
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SHEPHERDS TABLE NOW OPEN IN MINNEAPOLIS!
BIG NEWS! We've opened a cheese & sandwich shop with our son Elia. Located across from Longfellow Park in Minneapolis, Shepherds Table features our cheeses, sheep milk, and lamb & chicken as well as other cheeses and local goods including eggs, butter, and breads. Look for Lowry Hill meats, Serious Jam, Red Lake Nation Wild Rice and more.
And, Elia makes amazing sandwiches (many with our cheeses)! Hot panini sandwiches like the Papa and the Cedar, cold grab & go sandwiches and rotating specials.
Open Weds-Sat 7am-6pm, Sunday 7am-3pm
Inside Look at Artisan Cheesemaking
February 20, 2027 1pm-4pm $115/person
Shepherd’s Way Farms is opening its cheesemake room for an Inside Look at Artisan Cheesemaking class, hosted by award-winning cheesemaker Jodi Ohlsen Read.
Join us for a unique opportunity to step inside one of few on-farm, fully licensed sheep milk cheesemaking facilities and learn about the process from milk to cheese. Students build their cheesemaking knowledge with a simple foundation of cheesemaking basics that apply to fresh and aged cheeses. Jodi teaches some essential techniques in the cheesemake room with a homescale ricotta make, a renneting exercise, and the second-day steps of a simple fresh cheese make. She also shares pointers to help novice cheesemakers sidestep some common mistakes.
The day rounds off with a guided cheese tasting and question/answer session. Guests also take home a bit of Shepherd’s Way Farms cheese. Class is for adults, registration is limited to 22 people.
GROUP TOURS
Group tours are a fun opportunity to see what happens on our sheep dairy, learn about regenerative farming and cheesemaking, and sample award-winning farmstead sheep cheese.
Tours can be customized for your group's interests and needs. A general tour is 1 1/2 hours and includes viewing the milking parlor, cheesemaking and aging spaces, and a cheese tasting. Tours are led by our cheesemaker or shepherd. Pricing starts at $350 per group, up to 30 people (additional fee per person beyond 30).
Tour dates & time are limited, weekdays only. Contact us to discuss your tour! CONTACT US
SHEPHERD'S WAY FARM DAY
SUNDAY OCTOBER 18 FARM DAY
TICKETS $10 DETAILS COMING SOON!
We're opening up the farm October 18 for you! Because we're a small farm and we work farmers markets, we're not usually available for visitors. But, we love to share what we do! So we're inviting you to join us for the afternoon, Sunday October 18, noon-5pm.
Meet the sheep (and us!), sample cheese and sheep milk, and tour our milking and cheesemaking facilities!
GUIDED TOURS
CHEESE SAMPLING
SHEEP MILK TASTING
SHEEP SELFIES
SHEEP TALK with SHEPHERD
CHEESE CHAT with CHEESEMAKER
FOOD & DRINKS available
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