St. Isidore’s Dairy in Osseo crafts small-batch, clothbound cheddar


St. Isidore’s Dairy in Osseo crafts small-batch, clothbound cheddar


Owner, Inga Orth, is a fourth-generation dairy farmer who grew up in Washington State

OSSEO – From the Evergreen State to the Badger State, Inga Orth said she has had quite the journey in the dairy industry.

Currently living on a 28-acre dairy farm in Osseo, she and husband, Chance, own/operate St. Isidore’s Dairy.

Orth said St. Isidore’s Dairy focuses on crafting small batches of clothbound cheddar – a type of cheddar aged in a cloth bandage that enhances its flavor and texture – using the milk collected twice daily from its six Jersey cows.

“I am a fourth-generation dairy farmer from Washington State,” she said. “Chance is a native of Eau Claire and has strong ties to dairy farming through his mother.”

Together, the couple serve as the farmers and cheesemakers behind St. Isidore’s Dairy’s farmstead cheese...



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