Curd is the word for Sharpham Cheese
Credit: Sharpham Dairy
Devon, UK-based Sharpham Cheese owners Greg and Nicky Parsons are encouraging people to ‘join the herd’ and help them raise a target of £65,000 (€78,500) to enable the business to invest in renewable energy and water recycling through a host of cheese-centred rewards that people can bid for, ranging from £20 to £2,000. As well as having a milk or cheese vat in one’s name or bathing in milk, there’s plenty of cheese up for grabs, including a cheese making experience, cheese tour, and a Sharpham Cheese and Wine Tasting in your home hosted by Greg and drinks writer and presenter Susy Atkins.
This year, the award-winning Devon cheese brand, which was recently named best overall in The Standard newspaper’s Best British Cheeses Guide, is celebrating life in its new dairy after 40 years of cheese making and has recently been championed by celebrity chef James Martin in his new book Cheese, and in a recent episode of his James Martin’s Saturday Morning on ITV1.
The company, which crafts its cheese using the finest local milk, moved into larger premises near Totnes in 2024 as its reputation and demand for its cheese continues to grow. The £65,000 target will be used to switch the dairy to solar power (£30,000), implement water recycling (£25,000) to minimise waste and maximise efficiency, and upgrade to highly efficient cheese making equipment (£20,000) to further improve productivity and efficiency.
Parsons said, “We know we’re not the only ones passionate about high-quality, sustainable food. If people believe in supporting small, independent food producers, then this is their chance to make a difference and help shape the future of British artisan cheese making. We’ve assembled a fantastic array of cheese-centred lots in order to raise the target amount. There’s something for everyone in there, whether you’re a cheese lover or are looking for an unusual gift for someone or even your team.”
Sharpham is the UK’s first B Corp cheese dairy, and has received outstanding accolades, including a three-star Great Taste Award for its Cremet and multiple golds for mixed milk Rushmore cheese, as well as Sharpham Brie and Ticklemore.
To bid for one of the lots and help Sharpham raise its target amount, follow this link www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/sharpham-cheese
