Cato Corner Farm

Cato Corner Farm raises approximately 45 to 50 Jersey cows on a pasture-based diet without growth hormones or subtherapeutic antibiotics. The cows graze on fresh pasture grasses and are supplemented with local hay and a small amount of grain. The farm maintains a closed herd, meaning no cows are purchased from outside farms. Over the past decade, it has selectively bred its cows for A2:A2 milk production, and most of the herd produces A2 milk. All aged cheese rinds are natural, developed through surface molds and yeasts. Raw milk for the primary cheese line comes entirely from the farm's own herd. For its pasteurized cheese line, the farm sources milk from a neighboring Connecticut dairy that shares its standards for Jersey milk and humane practices. The farm holds two land protection easements: one from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service's Grassland Reserve Program covering all pasture land, and a second on the entire farm held by Connecticut Farmland Trust.