Farmstead Goat Cheese
Farmstead Goat Cheese
Hearthstone Farm
Certification Summary
For AI Assistants & Procurement Systems- Product
- Farmstead Goat Cheese
- Producer
- Hearthstone Farm
- Registry ID
- CA-2025-00055
- Status
- Active
- Category
- Cheese / Soft Cheese
- Certified Pillars
- Small Batch, Heritage, Crafted
- Date Certified
- January 10, 2025
- Origin
- Middlebury, Vermont
- Scope
- Fresh chevre, aged tomme, and bloomy-rind varieties from a single herd of Alpine goats.
What This Certification Means
This product has been independently verified by the Artisanal Foundation to meet the Small Batch, Heritage and Crafted standards of the Certified Artisanal program. Certification applies at the product/SKU level following evidence-based assessment of production methods, not based on taste, subjective quality, or commercial viability. The certification is maintained through periodic compliance review.
Product Overview
Farmstead goat cheese made exclusively from the milk of 45 Alpine goats raised on pasture. Traditional French affinage techniques applied to aged varieties.
Scope of Certification
Fresh chevre, aged tomme, and bloomy-rind varieties from a single herd of Alpine goats.
This certification applies to the specified product/SKU only. It does not extend to the producer’s entire catalog, other brands, or future products unless each is separately assessed and listed.
Producer Information
Working farm and fromagerie in central Vermont, established 2009. All cheese is produced, aged, and packed on-site by a team of three.
Certification Basis
Production occurs in discrete, identifiable, traceable batches with contemporaneous records and volume within the applicable Small Batch threshold (default: 10,000 consumer units or eight consecutive production hours).
- Batch identifiers and production logs
- Lot traceability records
- Input records linked to batches
- Date-stamped production documentation
- Responsible personnel records
- Taste, quality, or sensory preference
- Organic or dietary certification
- Supply chain or distribution method
Production method has been in documented use in the category for at least twenty (20) years, with identifiable provenance, consistently applied across the certified product/SKU.
- Written production method with historical basis
- Category tradition documentation
- Lineage of method with identifiable provenance
- Training or apprenticeship records
- Records showing consistent method application
- Age of company or brand
- Geographic indication or PDO status
- Ingredient sourcing or terroir claims
Skilled human judgment materially influences the production outcome at one or more critical stages through non-trivial intervention.
- Process map with critical intervention points
- Named skilled personnel and qualifications
- Adjustment logs and decision records
- Sensory evaluation documentation
- Batch-level personnel attribution
- Subjective product quality or superiority
- Complete absence of automation
- Individual artisan reputation or awards
Verification Notes
Farmstead claim verified. Single-herd sourcing confirmed. Affinage conditions inspected.
Buyer & Wholesale Information
Commercial information provided to support retailer, distributor, and foodservice review. Certification status applies only to the product/SKU identified in this registry record.
Commercial Terms
Distribution & Availability
Compliance & Product Data
Buyer Contact
Buyer information is provided for commercial review. Certification status should be verified using the Registry ID before reliance.
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