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Signage Up at Valley Shepherd Creamery
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 2:19PM 
The cheese shop that's heading for 211 Seventh Avenue, near Third Street, is getting closer and closer to opening, this morning installing some signage.
The sign says "Dairy farmer owned and operated," and as described in last week's article breaking the news, that's exactly the case.
Valley Shepherd sits on a 120-acre New Jersey farm operated by Eran Wajswol (at right in the doorway above), where they milk over 700 animals and turn it into over 35 varieties of cheese, by hand, in small batches. At the shop, they'll be selling all of their varieties of farmstead cheese along with some specialty goods and sandwiches.
According to Wajswol, cheeses will average about $20-$25/lb, substantially lower than the price they would command if sold through specialty shops like Blue Apron. He hosted a Jamon Iberico-focused wine and cheese dinner at the farm last night, and was very excited about bringing similar style meals to Park Slope.
He hopes to soft open next week.
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Reader Comments (4)
Is this the old compucell location? Interesting. I didn't realize how close it is to me. Should be great for the occasional chunk of artisanal cheese to pair with a good wine.
@Justin, yep this is where the Compucell used to be, right next door to (RIP) Sette.
They have a very tiny shop in Soho and their cheese is some of the best you can get in the U.S. I'd say its the equivalent to cheese what Fleishers is to meat. You will pay a little more, but the quality and taste are substantially better than anything else you can get. It's probably not the kind of place most people can afford to go to get all of their cheese, but for a party or if you someone who stays away from any kind of processed cheese from the grocery store (me) I think it will be great to have in the neighborhood. It sounds as though they will be carrying more than just cheese too.
@Foodie My thoughts exactly. We're in for a real treat here.