Achadinha Cheese Company

This was one of the best tours I've had in my life. And I rarely enjoy organized tours in general. We had a work event organized for our team that I was hesitating about going to. But I'm happy I went. The tour is lead by the owner of the farm and it's fascinating to see how a relatively small operation functions. They love their animals and take great care of them. The amount of information I learned was days worth of processing afterwards. The tour ended with a lovely chat over a glass (or two) of wine and some cheese. A terrific experience. Highly recommended.

This is a great family owned creamery that makes a variety of cow milk cheese, kefir, and butter. They offer tours at 11AM on Saturdays for only $40 per person. This is well worth it as it is lead by the head cheesemaker. You hear the story behind the brand, get to tour the cheesemaking facility, visit the various animals, and finally taste some cheese. It is a very informative tour, but may be a little long for young children. Since you are buying cheese directly from the farm you also get a discount. If you are in the area you should definitely book a tour.

We just bought the broncha cheese from the Fairfax farmers market tonight and put it on our spaghetti and it was DELICIOUS! So much flavor and freshness added to our dinner from this cheese, we’re so happy we found your company! Definitely will be returning to get more!

Amazing experience. The tour and host were very informative. It is good to know where your food is coming from, how the animals are treated, what they eat, how the process works. If you are not vegan and only vegetarian, it’s informative and reassuring. The cheeses are the best! Greek feta to perfection, kefir, yellow and white cheese, yum. The life of the farmers is so hard. From now on, I know where I will be getting my cheese and hopefully also my eggs! Highly recommend the tour!!!

Attended one of the cheese making classes yesterday and loved her property and the cute animals... but we didn't make cheese and didn't learn much about cheese. She gave us milk curds to take home and gave us a tour of the property, which was very informational, but it wasn't a "cheese- making class".

This was an incredible farm! Family run, small, but full of life and Donna knew so much information! I am a person who knew nothing about farming or making cheese but Donna was a perfect guide helping me understand step by step how her farm functions and what processes her and her family ( animals and humans) go through in order to create the best cheese possible! This was most definitely a worth while trip and I would recommend the tour to anyone who is interested or just wants to know more about cheese!

Had a tour with my family. This place is a Working ranch. We arrived very early. No problem. Restroom available and a place to sit. Got a chance to pet the dogs and some goats nearby. Great tour by Donna. Lots of info on the cheese making process and farm living along with seeing some of their other animals. Excellent cheeses to taste and purchase after tour. Highly recommend!

What a great time my daughter and i had there. We loved it! Very informative and a great family business! Loved the baby cows and pigs! Great tasting at the end of tour. Went home with yogurt and cheese and curds. Thank you again for sharing your farm business with the public; otherwise we would never be able to experience anything like this. Thank you Donna, you were wonderful!

What a cool experience! You get to learn about the history and family dynamics along with the process of making cheese! I found out about this place because I bought some yogurt from a local farmers market in the Bay Area and it is to die for! I highly recommend trying it. I really enjoyed the tour. My only suggestions is figuring out a better situation for the bathroom and having better signage, it's kind of confusing us to where to go. I will definitely be coming back at some point to do the learning how to make cheese! It's a wonderfully family owned company. #supportsmallbusiness

Review for the cheese/farm tour. I went during the summer, and unfortunately, they didn't have goats. I actually chose this place for the tour because the site mentioned that there's be goats and cows, but in reality, they haven't had goats on their premise for a while. They do have lots of cows (including babies) and some pigs. The doggos were great hosts though! We were told that they were planning on buying more goats again in the future. Their products were still made with both cow + goat milk. I loved the charisma of our tour guide. She was a great storyteller and shared informative knowledge about their business. I also really enjoyed the sampler tasting we had at the end of the tour...except it does just feel like "sampler tasting", because we would also buy the items if we liked it. We loved the spicy cheese curd, and I loved their butter. The set up felt like how vendors at farmers market would put out their samples though. Overall, not bad, but I was expecting more for the price of the tour. For example, it'd be nice if we could try out the cheese/butter at the beginning while we were sitting and listening to the background/operation of their farm? Or put that out in the middle/before we walked around? And then, at then end, wrap up with souvenir station for the cheese and butter so it doesn't feel like giant sales pitch of their product. The walk through of the cheese making area felt slightly rushed too. It felt more like a peek than a tour of that area, probably because they wanted to keep that area clean. I saw photos of people taking closer view though, so not sure how they were able to get so close.

Discovered this wonderful company at the Castro Farmers Market in San Francisco. I was drawn in by the curds, which taste far better than the ones I grew up with in the Midwest. I have fond memories of the squeaky packing peanuts, but with a more educated palate I'm now a convert to their delicious non-squeaky blended variety. So glad they had samples. This company has meats as well, and give tasting tours at their farm. I also hear that unlike San Francisco, they provide an experience of actual warm summers. Really looking forward to visiting the farm & tasting all their cheese varieties. Bonus for me, a big herd of goats! I so love goats.

If I could rate the service I got today I would give this company a zero!! Found them at the Mid town market in Sacramento. The sales guy Darrin was super friendly and convincing so we bought package we thought at the time we were getting there. Turns out we had a two week wait which was fine being a small farm we understood. Yesterday I got to thinking I have not heard anything about the sale or pickup info so I reached out to the salesmen To follow up on details of the order. Darrin again was fast to respond letting us know that he no longer works for them and followed up with a number to follow up with the sales manager at the farm. So after reaching out to find out if our order was going to come I decided to ask if we could add ground beef to the order thinking we could pay for the remainder of the order at pick up since we had already paid for the package earlier. I had the complete bad luck talking with Jared. Who stated we can't do the ground beef and pay for it at pick up we would have to pay for it now. Feeling a little uneasy about giving more money with nothing at hand I pushed back and asked why we couldn't pay for it at pick up. I got the response about how people no show and this assures them. I asked about what assurance we get for now having to pay for more with out product. How do I know you will show up. I don't feel good about giving more money until we pick it up. This is where we go back and forth all day. Not once did I hear them take responsibility for the people they hire to sell the products at the farmers markets. It's the private contractors they use and this one was a shit show. It's all Darrin's fault and they will absolutly not accommodate our needs that because they have no control on who they hire to represent the company. After a few back and forths I decided to cancel the order. Asked for a refund. Then I am told they can't refund me the original method I which we I paid. Then every excuse comes out as to why they can't. Again with the fault placement. All day long this goes on. Then at 745 I get a response after I asked him to stop texting me I get a Venmo payment and a snarky funny comment. I would steer ( hahaha) clear of this business. The product of what we got we good but they way they handled their clients is shitty. To many other farms around to deal with one that can't run the business side better. Good Luck

There are several brands here. Achadinha Cheese Company, Pacheco Family Dairy, & Pacheco Family Meats. Today at the Divisadero Farmers Market San Francisco they brought a selection of Beef, Pork, Lamb, to the market. The woman managing the booth was very friendly, but try and get here early for the best selection. Farming since 1955.

This place offers farm tours ($35/person) that can be booked online, which include full ranch tour, cheese plant tour, cheese tasting, and animal TLC. Covid protocol was followed with masks required whenever we were indoors and toothpicks were given during the tasting portion so people could grab the cheeses and move away from the table to try them. Donna is super personable and does a great job giving an overview in the beginning to help you understand the farming lifestyle and the cheese making process. You get to see where the cheese is made, as well as where the dairy cows and goats are milked. Afterwards, you get to see the different animals in person including baby cows if they're around! At the end, there's a cheese tasting portion where you can try the soft cheese, hard cheese, kefir, butter, and curds. We ended up buying the apricot kefir (literally amazing and some of the best I've had) and the Broncha, which is a hard cheese. I learned a lot during the tour and as a bonus, many of their products were delicious!

Great cheese! Nice People! At many farmers markets. Even saw them in Sacramento. Butter is award winning.

This was such an interesting tour. I learned so much about the art of cheese making...it is so complex. The cheeses we tasted were yummy!

I really enjoyed the butter and cheese I've purchased in the past. Not cheap of course. Last time I purchased was at a farmers market at least 4 or more months back. Today I received a notification from my bank with a transaction from Achadinha cheese. Weird. Hope they are not scamming their people because what are the chances someone would steal my card and use it at the same place I made a purchases in the past?

Despite it being overpriced, we've been buying these cheese curds at the Farmers Market at CSM for years, it was a treat the kids could eat while we shopped. Today, my 3 young my kids (6,6 & 9) asked if they could make the purchase themselves. I gave them a $20 and sent them off while I shopped at a neighboring stand. Unfortunately, the person who helped them saw an opportunity and upsold my kids to spend the entire $20. Upselling little kids who barely have a concept of money was pretty surprising to me. That's slimy behavior. We won't be buying this product any longer.

I'm a sucker for cheese. I pretty much eat it for each meal! So the love is true! I have spotted Achadinha Cheese Company at 2 farmers markets now. Once at the Saturday Napa farmers market and also at the Martinez Sunday farmers market. Because of my love for cheese I was drawn to the table like a bee to honey! It's like I blinked and my feet took me right to my happy place! This girl knows exactly what she wants! I haven't seen where I could buy cheese curds before so it was a no brainer what to get when I saw them on the table! Both times too! This last trip I got the original mellow yellow curds. They are so creamy and delicious! I have enjoyed them plain on a good piece of crusty bread so far but I can wait to fry them up! I have always wanted to try fried cheese curds but they aren't so popular here in the Bay Area! Time to make them myself!

Went on a Saturday tour and tasting with my family and the experience was wonderful and informative. We all thoroughly enjoyed learning the family's history, their evolution in the business and how they've continued to pivot and find ways to keep going over the years, as well as the process of making cheese, milking cows/ goats and generally about the animals. The cheese, butter and spreads were delicious! The animals were awesome. Covid protocols were upheld, which we greatly appreciated. They have a bunch of working dogs that escorted us around the tour (except inside the cheese making area). I wouldn't bring my dog and I'm not sure they let you, so if you're trying to do that, ask first. Wear boots or shoes you don't mind getting some dirt on- it's a working farm! We saw the cows and the goats, up close and personal. Totally cool!! Highly recommend.

Great tour of a true working farm. The owner was knowledgeable n insightful. The cheese tasting was good n the animals are happy on their beautiful farm. Great back story, tour n fun outdoor activity in the area!!

i came upon the Achadinha Cheese Company. described what i like, firm not creamy, with a slight tart & heavy flavor. got recommended a slab of Broncha (12) which is year aged blend of pasteurized cultured Goat & Cow Milk, Salt, Enzymes. (on package) on receipt reads: "cowricious is an aged goat cheese that is hand rolled in an old European way rubbed with olive..." tasting it now. so impressed. whatever one it was. it fits my palette. he also gave a cantaloupe from Smits Farm gratis

Love this place! We did the farm tour and we have been at their booth at the Healdsburg Farmer's Market. The farm tour is fun and informative. We had to reschedule our tour because half of our group got Covid and it was very easily rescheduled. We plan to do the farm tour again soon and share it with other friends. We have to drive 45 minutes to see them at the Healdsburg Farmer's Market and they are a lovely addition to the market. The young man at their booth was very friendly and nice. He was not as knowledgeable about the meat, but what he lacked in knowledge was made up for in his friendly attitude. The beef was good as well.

We bought these cheese curds in Brentwood and they are so good. Our family lives in Wisconsin and there cheese curds are wonderful. We are so excited to have cheese curds locally.

I have to say that I have been a cheese fan from my childhood days and as I got older, my taste has developed and evolved. I could eat cheese all day and care less about calories, but that's only hormonal. Came here for a teambuilding and learned about how cheese is made on top of what they feed the animals to produce good milk and cheese. The tour was led by Donna who was very personable and informative. Learned a lot and definitely have more respect for cheese and for farmers and quality farms in general after coming here. We tasted butter and different cheeses and we were in cheese heaven. After the cheese tasting, we were led to see the animals and how they're milked, cleaned, eat, stay, sleep, etc. I've never been on a real farm before and this was so cool to be on because it felt like what you read in books or see in movies. After seeing the animals, we bought the cheeses that we liked. I bought 2 cheeses and a butter. The butter is UH-MAZING. Salted and creamy and REAL butter from grassfed cows. The butter was the BEST I ever had and I'm so sad it's almost finished...yeah I'm a pig when it comes to quality.

At $40 per person, I found the farm tour overpriced. I'm not blind to the fact that tour revenue helps keep the family business afloat, but for that amount of money I expected a more memorable experience than this: 60 minutes listening to the farm's history of ups and downs, as told by the proprietor; 30 seconds peeking into the cheese-aging room from an adjacent hallway; 5 minutes in the empty milking room; 10 minutes looking at cows and goats resting in the shade; 5 minutes eating a few small nibbles of cheese on toothpicks. If there had been some demonstrations of cheese-making or animal husbandry, I would have been more satisfied.

The kefir cheeses - 10/10! Holy wow. I could sit and eat them with a spoon and be perfectly content. Who am I kidding, I absolutely sat and ate them with a spoon. SO GOOD. We had a strawberry one and a bavarian cream one. Highly recommend. I will be buying more very soon. Apparently they switch out the flavors so I'm excited to see what else there might be. The cheese curds were also very good, though I've had cheese curds before and knew what to expect. I'd never had kefir cheese and didn't know what my life had been missing. My life was already blessed with cheese curds. Absolutely go to the farm or find them at the farmer's market and make your life instantly better too! :)

Such a great tour! $30 for adults, less for kids. There's cheese tasting at the end, you bet we bought some. I immediately stopped at Whole Foods after for crackers to eat my blanc fromage with! Donna tells you about cheese making, farming, the farm's history. I was struck by what a precarious business farming is, a turn in the economy, a glut of product, a disease wiping out a herd can be the death of a farm. It gave me a healthy respect for the risk and business, and what a labor of love this is. GREAT cheese, great people. And dogs who need belly rubs! We even got to see a day old baby cow and artificial insemination. The circle of life!!!

My wife and I were on our first dairy farm tour in Petaluma at Achadinha. Totally fascinating! Learned about what it takes to be successful as a small family farm, their cheese making process, the dairy cows, the meat cows, the dairy goats and the meat goats. We didn't meet the sheep or pigs. I learned a bunch and had a ton of fun ending in a little cheese tasting at the end. I hope to visit other farms. I'm guessing it will be hard to beat the quality of the Achadinha experience.

The cows are diseased and they do not disclose this fact to the guests. When asked about it, they tell us that it's ok because it's not contagious. This is NOT completely true. BE AWARE of this. As guests are allowed to pet the animals, diseased animals should be disclosed so that parents can decide if they will allow their children to pet them.

I was at the Ferry Building Farmer's Market when the cheese curds caught my eyes. I recently tried cheese curds when my coworker went home to Wisconsin and brought back bags of different cheese curds flavor. I spoke to the nice gentleman about fresh and packaged cheese curds. He knew this was my first time trying fresh cheese curds. I wish he told me it needed to be eaten that same day. I am now eating it 2 days later and there is absolutely no squeak. I went on Google and found out once you put it in the fridge, moisturize gets in. So I basically just paid $11 for a small portion of regular cheese.

We found these guys at the Tuesday farmers market in Napa. And so happy we tried their products!!! I bought their lemon cows milk kefir with the thoughts of using this in salad dressings. But after getting it home I just can't stop snacking on it!! It tastes like whipped lemon bars!! Delicious and light!! Then we also picked up their feta which I am actually using in the salad. But try all their cheeses. Their hard aged cheese is also to die for!! Super yummy products they make with great care!!!

Stopped by the Achadinha Cheese Company booth at the Stonestown Farmers Market today with my elderly grandmother. My grandmother visits from the Middle East frequently & loves stopping by farmers markets and picking up different cheeses, honeys, etc. She asked the man at the booth if they had any Parmesan (her ultimate fave) & he explained that they didn't but had a cheese that was similar. He offered my grandma a sample (nice of him) and she said it was ok. She asked him how much the price was and she told him the cheese was delicious but a bit expensive. He then rudely responded with, "WELL EVERYTHING IN CALIFORNIA IS EXPENSIVE!" First off all, don't be rude to an old woman who barely speaks English when she was nothing but nice to you. Second of all, no sh** it's expensive here Sherlock, we've lived in SF our whole lives BUT thank you for the input Mr. Pescadero man LOL. Third, if your cheese is that great, you could've explained why it was more on the pricier side.

Like Mz J. down in the reviews I also picked up some cheese curds at the Ferry Building Farmers Market and I regret doing so. I've had cheese curds before and these are not good. There is no squeak. It just tastes like, and has texture of young cheese but at a ridiculous price tag. Do yourself a favor and skip those. No comment on other products. Those look rather good, but I am annoyed enough where I'll probably skip this stall next time and just hit up Point Reyes which has never failed me before.

This weekend we went on the cheese tour and booked ahead of time. Apparently so did about 60-ish other people...and their farm cannot handle anywhere near that amount of people. I would guess the actual amount for a comfortable tour would be around 15-20 people. The head cheese maker, wife, and tour guide explained that usually they don't take that many people but it's the off-season and they could use the money since they don't go to as many farmers' markets. Great. So, you need money so you knowingly over book your tour when it's 40 degrees outside and raining creating an overly unpleasant environment for everyone. I'm sorry, we spent $75 on this tour for 3 adults to stand around huddled in the mud for two hours and learned nothing that isn't on the website or in photos featured here on Yelp.

Found this cheese at the Crocker Galleria farmers market downtown SF. Food: They had tastings of a lot of their cheese and kefir. My favorite is the broncha (cheddar cheese). For me it was the most flavorful and delicious cheese I have ever tried. Everything I tried was great. Service: The man that was at the farmers market was so sweet! He was so excited to let us try out a bunch of cheeses and explaining how they were made. They were out of the broncha cheese the first time I went but luckily they had a sample left so I could try. I had to come back the following week and get some!! I highly recommend checking our this booth at the farmers market! Try a sample and see for yourself. Buy local :)

The tour of the farm is a neat experience and intro into the cheese making process. You get to see the cows and the whole process a small farm goes through to make and market their product. The cheese tasting at the end is nice and you can buy some if you'd like. 20 or 30 $ donation per person is suggested at the end of the tour. Fun tour.

This is a review for the $40 Farm Tour. We were with a group this past Saturday in hopes of a great cheese farm experience. To our disappointment, we had the exact same experience that Cole L. 4/2/22 described. The check-in area was unwelcoming with metal benches and wood stumps caked with dust that we were instructed to sit on as we received a one-hour lecture from the owner about their family history, real estate transactions, failed businesses, purchases of grapes, cows, goats, dogs, not to mention the college journeys of their children. We all expected a hospitable greeting with cheese samples and a "brief" explanation of the cheese-making process. We were held captives to one person's monologue followed by a 30 second walk-through of the cheese aging room and then another lecture on cow digestive systems and all sort of scientific talk about the farm animals, etc. I hope the owner will take this as constructive criticism and make some adjustments to this "tour". Make the check-in area clean and welcoming, keep your comments to 15 minutes or less, offer cheese samples and describe what makes your cheese so wonderful. Involve the guests with some interactive activity or fun Q & A's. Have demonstrations of milking cows, cheese processing and more samples and a beverage dispenser with water for your guests. There were families with young children and impossible for them to sit still for an hour. All of the adults had to get up and walk around during the lecture due to the discomfort. The finale of the "tour" was being offered a cheese morsel on a toothpick and for an additional fee, you could get some additional samples. I am very familiar with farms and ranches and this one could use some sprucing up if you want to attract future guests and give them their monies worth.

Picked up the goat and cow's milk Crazy Curds at the Martinez Farmer's Market. They are delicious. My husband does not like goat cheese, so I asked for the mildest cheese. We both liked these curds. Found something new at the Martinez market!

Love this place. I want to live here. The cheese making class was informative and hands on. The farm itself is nicely kept and maintained. The cheese was pretty damn good. You can definitely tell it's a family operation. It's good sized but small enough to still be personable. Book ahead for the class, it's a lot of fun. Esp if you love food and farm animals.

Great tour! Really, a nice, wholesome activity, as we escape from the City for the weekend. Donna, gave us loads of information on both the science of cheese making as well as family farm life. We got to see: -an artificial insemination of one the cows (shoulder deep! ;) -check out the cheese cave and learn about the process -meet some 1-month old calves and baby goats -Taste fresh and aged cheese and much much more at the end of the tour, you can buy cheese, they also sell goat and cow meat i forgot to check out the prices but if we visit again, I'd love to pick up some goat meat.

Had a wonderful , informative tour of the farm. It is a nice feeling to support small local cheese makers.The cheese tasting after the tour makes it a very worthwhile trip, just remember it is dusty and it is a working farm. The animals are beautiful and the cheese is unique so purchasing is a must. One less star.... if you are a vegan you might not feel comfortable, the goats do go to slaughter for the goat meat market

The cheese tour at the farm is amazing! It was fascinating to hear the story of how this farm originated and became what it is today. Donna was a great tour guide for her farm and I loved the TLC time with the cows and goats. We got to taste the cheeses on the tour and just had to buy some to take home with us. Would definitely recommend booking the tour.

Love love love! I just love nice friendly people and yummy cheese! Such a duo power! Super friendly people and my son probably had a cheese platter with all the samples they gave us! They even gave him a lollipop after, of course after mommys approval Our favorite is the Herbie, Mellow Yellow and Broncha! We will definitely buy from them again!

Update: We went back with our sons. Finally we had been meaning to for years. We had a great time. Donna is so nice. Our boys had a blast. They loved the animals! They are trying to convince me to get a goat now. They learned a lot about managing a farm and where our food comes from. And of course the cheese was great. Always a great time. Family friendly. Great environment. Thanks again Donna! We love it!

Loved the tour! Donna gave a plethora of info on the cheese farming biz. She's super funny and nice! Very enlightening - I would never want to be a farmer having to get up at 4:30am!! The cheese was delish! The animals were very well taken care of and the animals seem really happy and social.

Mother Donna made it so interesting to learn about running a dairy farm with all the challenges and joys. Beautiful location!

Great farm tour, the owner is very personable, and they take great care of their animals, the pride they take in the cheese making and the overall running of the farm is evident! Very happy to support a family owned business who makes delicious cheese, kefir, and butter.

I went on a tour and you can tell the cheese lady was super passionate about cheese making. She talks about her struggle and how her cheese use to suck but is now super delicious. It's a mom and pop shop with amazing cheese made with love and hard work. Super informative and you get to sample different cheeses and keifer this yogurt thing after. Highly recommend.

Wow! What a personable, personal tour of their amazing creamery. The owner Donna was so genuine, and presented such a passionate and honest look at her and her family's operation. It takes such grit to make it as a cheesemaker and I left feeling so inspired and proud to have cheesemakera like her in our area. What a beautiful family story, beautiful, well-loved animals, and of course, world class cheese. A+!

I first found out about the California Crazy Curd when I attended one of the Farmers Market in Martinez, CA after I had tasted all the flavors my favorite was: Herbie Curd. Yummy!! It is best if you put it in your eggs OMG, can you say delicious! Customer service was great! Lady that was helping me decide was very patient, knowledgeable and had TONS of energy! I would love to be able to come to Achadinha for the Cheese Making Tour and actually be able to get the full experience but in the meantime I will keep going to the Farmers Market and getting the cheese!

An intimate and informative cheese-making tour at a family-owned farm. I came to Achadinha for the Cheese-Maker tour and class. More than a class it was really a tour, but with a lot of personal interaction as the groups are small. We got a chance to see and learn about the curdling process, got a chance to look at the fascinating cheese ripening rooms, and even got a chance to meet some of the animals. The farm has lots of goats and cows, some chicken, a handful of dogs, a cat, and one duck. The owner and tour guide Donna was extremely friendly and informative. She gave us a lot of the personal history of the family and the farm. After the tour, we got a chance to taste some of their different cheese alongside some wine. The tour ended with a lovely and delicious lunch with some sandwiches brought from a local deli. Everyone also got a chance to take some some set curds to eat fresh or ripen to their liking. We also got a free duck egg. For $100, I think the tour and all that was included made it definitely worth it. You won't be a cheese-making master after the class, but it will definitely serve as a good starting point and some inspiration. Recommended for a very unique and fun experience!

So we were on the cheese trail and decided to make this one of our stops, but failed to call and make a reservation. At first we weren't sure if we were in the right place cause gps went out and there wasn't a sign. Thanks to a kind mechanic, we stumbled into Jim, one of the owners. He explained that his wife, Donna, usually does the tours by appointment and she was not there. It was a very hot day but Jim graciously offered to give us a little tasting since we were there. Each item we tasted was just delicious and so fresh! It's hard to explain the freshness but the simplicity makes the usual cheese I buy so ordinary. We had feta that was made just 3 days prior, curds, garlic goat curds, award winning cheese and much more! It was really hard to decide what to buy but there was only so much room in the cooler for our purchases. Jim mentioned they do a lot of farmers markets and are in some stores so we'll have to look for them there. We were happy to visit with the workers who were keeping cool in the shade munching on barley grain, hay and being frisky. There was a calf just born that morning hanging close to the Mom, goats and cows. Next time we'll be a little smarter and call ahead. Would love to attend Donna's cheese making class! Thank you Jim for your hospitality and we hope to find your products in a farmers market near us!

Delicious cheese, and I loved the tour. You learn all about the animals, the cheese making process, and the business of family farming. Totally worth the trip!

Achadinha Cheese Company is a wonderful place to visit!! Donna, your host, is so knowledgeable and shares a wealth of information during the tour. You get to sample lots of wonderful cheeses, spreads and butter as well as visit the animals with lots of opportunity for TLC (petting, calf sucking on your fingers, ear scratches!). The farm is so well taken care of and it is truly a family run business. A great way to spend the afternoon. So close to the coast and town of Petaluma making for a great day!

The worst customer service ever by Donna Pacheco! In 2016 I purchased a cheese at the Farmers Market in Ojai CA. for $10. When I got home I found the cheese was as hard as hockey puck so I took photos of the wrapper and of the cheese and wrote to the company. I received an email from Donna Pacheco advising me to go back to Ojai for a replacement. I live in Toluca Lake CA and it would have cost me a lot more that $10 to replace the cheese. When we were in Ojai in January 2017 we checked to see if Achadinha Cheese Company would be there again at the Farmers Market and they were not. I went online to see where locally they would be and found that they were at the Sherman Oaks Fashion Mall every Tuesday at their Farmers Market. I drove over there on a Tuesday about 4:30 PM and they were not there! I contacted Donna in February after I had written another email in January and got no reply. I happened to be in San Jose on the weekend of 02/25/17 and found that Achadinha Cheese Company would be at 3 different Farmers Markets. Since I was staying at a hotel close to the Campbell CA Farmers Market, I walked over there and found their booth. I had my original email from Donna as well as the wrapper and I finally got the cheese replaced which took over a year and 343 miles to do so. I will never purchase cheese from this company again

My sister and I came here for their first ever cow milking experience. Elizabeth and David (two of the dairymen's children) led us around the dairy farm as they demonstrated and had us milk the cows. We learned so much about the whole process, the glamorous and unglamorous aspects. We also fed the weeks-old calfs and held baby goats. This was a really wonderful experience and I'd highly recommend it for anyone who wants to try something new and doesn't mind getting dirty.