Once upon a time, an artist and a horticulturalist fell in love and started making cheese in the place with the most caves on the continent. Since 2010 Nathan and Padgett Arnold have used time-tested methods to conjure the terroir of the Sequatchie Valley, collaborating with cute cows and the living landscape to make cheeses worth sharing. 

On their journey of discovery, they’ve developed expressive cheese styles inspired by the Sequatchie Valley and the Cumberland Plateau. It all started with a few Devonshire cows and a lot of courage. Through more than a decade of trial and error, the evolving farmstead herd taught them the secrets of a unique land. This holistic approach to growing plants and raising cows turned sun, grass and milk into delicious cheeses that have been ACS award winners 7 times and counting.

That deep foundation led the Creamery to embrace milk sources from around this bountiful region, and each variety is of course named in honor of the place that still makes it all possible.

We’re so thankful to everyone who has believed in us for so long, and for people who just love to eat good cheese. We have a hall of fame with veteran varieties that may make special future cameos like Bellamy Blue, Gruetli, and of course the magical Dancing Fern that helped us get on the map. Who knows what we’ll find next!