Baetje Farms

Baetje Farms in Bloomsdale, MO is a French-inspired artisan goat cheese dairy and creamery. They have won many national and international awards for their cheeses, featured in the New York Times, Culture Magazine, and many other publications.

Baetje Farms believes the best cheese comes from the best milk and the best milk comes from animals that are in the best physical condition possible. The dairy goats receive an unlimited supply of filtered spring water to drink from a spring fed well on the farm. Their diet is also supplemented with organic herbal teas, (which they love warm especially in the cold of winter). They receive daily: organic mineral supplements, locally grown alfalfa hay, browse pasture, and are fed an all natural antibiotic free whole grain ration. Baetje Farms makes sure that their goats are receiving the correct amounts of protein, vitamins, minerals and other necessary nutrients. The goats are free to choose what they prefer to do, whether it is to skip and run up a hill, lie under the shade of a tree, soak up some sunshine, or play with one of their herd mates. They are not in tie stalls or kept in confinement as are done on other dairies. Nor are they fed hormones to increase their milk production, nor are they on a constant stream of feed laden with antibiotics.