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Mossfield Organic Farm

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Mossfield Mature
Country of originIreland
RegionCounty Offaly
TownBirr
Source of milkCows

Mossfield Organic Farm is a 300-acre dairy farm in Birr, County Offaly, in Ireland. Owned by Ralph Haslam, it was converted to organic farming in 1999 and since 2005 has produced a number of products using milk from his Friesian cows.[1]

Products

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Mossfield Mature is an organically certified Gouda-style cheese. The cheese is aged for over eight months.

There is also a range of Mossfield Flavoured cheeses:

  • Garlic & Basil
  • Tomato & Herb
  • Mature
  • Young Plain
  • Cumin Seed

In addition to cheese the farm produces milk, buttermilk and yogurt.[2]

Awards

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The cheese has won many awards including the Gold Medal at the World Cheese Awards in 2006,[3] and was the overall winner at the 2010 National Organic Awards.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Mossfield Organic Farm Nantwich Awards 2015 Winner Waitrose Award". 15 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Mossfield Organic Farm, Birr | Good Food Ireland". Goodfoodireland.ie. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  3. ^ "Awards". www.mossfield.ie.
  4. ^ "IOA members scoop top prizes at National Organic Awards 2010 - Irish Organic Association". 17 September 2010.
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