
Our Award-Winning Cheeses
2025
- Arethusa Farm Dairy: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
- Gold medal and Best in Show – Mt. Tom
- Gold Medal (Wash Rind) – Arethusa Diva
- Gold Medal (Mold Ripened Cheese) – Camembert
- Gold Medal (Mold Ripened Cheese) – Karlie’s Gratitude
- Rowland Farm Creamery: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
- Bronze Medal (unripened) – Horseradish Milky White
- Gold Medal (unripened) – Milky White
- Bronze Medal (feta) – Alfaretta
- Silver Medal – A-moos Buche
2024
- Arethusa Farm Dairy: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
- Gold Medal and Reserve Best in Show – Europa
- Gold Medal and Honorable Mention (Wash Rind) – Arethusa Diva
- Gold Medal (Cheddar) – Tapping Reeve
- Bronze Medal (Swiss) – Crybaby
- Gold Medal (Mold Ripened Cheese) – Camembert
- Silver Medal (Mold Ripened Cheese) – Karlie’s Gratitude
- UConn Creamery: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
- Bronze Medal (American Originals)– 1881 Reserve
- Bronze Medal (American Originals) – Storrs Original Farmstead Jack
- Silver Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese
- Gold Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Green Chile
- Olympia Farm: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
- Silver medal (Italian-style soft) – Basket Ricotta
- Bronze medal (Italian-style soft) – Ricotta
- Silver medal (Fresh goat cheese) – Chvre
2023
- Arethusa Farm Dairy: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
- Gold Medal and Best in Show – Europa
- Silver Medal (Cheddar) – Tapping Reeve
- Silver Medal (Mold Ripened Cheese) – Camembert
- UConn Creamery: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
- Silver Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Green Chile
- Silver Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Chipotle
- Bronze Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese
2022
- Arethusa Farm Dairy: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
- Gold Medal and Best in Show – Europa
- Bronze Medal (Cheddar) – Tapping Reeve
- Bronze Medal (Mold Ripened Cheese) – Karlie’s Gratitude
- Bronze Medal (Mold Ripened Cheese) – Camembert
- Mystic Cheese Co.: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
- Silver Medal (Italian-style) – The Finback
- UConn Creamery: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
- Bronze Medal (Flavored Semi-Soft Cheese)– Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Green Chile
- Bronze Medal (Flavored Semi-Soft Cheese) – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Chipotle
- Bronze Medal (Flavored Semi-Soft Cheese) – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Cracked Black Pepper
2021
- Arethusa Farm Dairy: World Dairy Expo Championship
- First Place (Open Class Hard Cheese) – Mt. Tom
2019
- Arethusa Farm Dairy: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
- Gold Medal (Blue Cheese) – Arethusa Blue
- Gold Medal (Cheddar) – Tapping Reeve
- Bronze Medal (Swiss) – Crybaby
- Silver Medal (Wash Rind) – Arethusa Diva
- Bronze Meda (Alpine-Style) – Mt. Tom
- Silver Medal (Mold Ripened Cheese) – Karlie’s Gratitude
- Bronze Medal (Mold Ripened Cheese) – Camembert
- Silver Medal – Europa
- UConn Creamery: American Cheese Society
- Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Chipotle Cheese (2nd place)
- Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Green Chile (3rd place)
- Mystic Cheese Co.: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
- Gold Medal (Italian-style) – The Finback
- Gold Medal (Italian-style) – Sea Change
2018
- Arethusa Farm Dairy: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
- Bronze Medal (Blue Cheese) – Arethusa Blue
- Bronze Medal (Mold Ripened Cheese) – Karlie’s Gratitude
- Bronze Medal (Mold Ripened Cheese) – Camembert
- Bronze Medal (Wash Rind) – Arethusa Diva
- Gold Medal – Europa
- Gold Medal (Cheddar) – Tapping Reeve
- Mystic Cheese Co.: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
- Bronze Medal (Mold-ripened) – Melinda Mae
- Bronze Medal (Italian-style) – Melville
2017
- UConn Creamery: American Cheese Society
- Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese (2nd place)
- Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Green Chile (2nd place)
- UConn Creamery: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
- Bronze Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Green Chile
- Mystic Cheese Co.: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
- Gold Medal (Mold-ripened) – Melinda Mae
- Silver Medal (Italian-style) – The Twain
- Olympia Farm
- Silver medal (Ricotta) – Goat Milk Ricotta
2016
- UConn Creamery: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
- Silver Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Green Chile
- Silver Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Chipotle
- Bronze Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese
2015
- Arethusa Farm Dairy: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
- Bronze medal (Italian-style) – Mozzarella
- Bronze Medal (Blue Cheese) – Arethusa Blue
- Bronze Medal – Europa
- Bronze Medal – Tapping Reeve
- UConn Creamery: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
- Bronze Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Chipotle
- Gold Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese
2014
- UConn Creamery: American Cheese Society
- Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese – Green Chile (1st place)
- UConn Creamery: Big E Gold Medal Cheese Competition
- Gold Medal – Old Farm Lane Fresh Cheese
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