Join us for a discussion and reception with Gorgeous Goat Creamery! Celebrate cheese! Experience the joys and struggles of artisan cheese making with the movie Farmsteaders. A Cheesy Doc takes a close look at cheese in New Jersey and the importance of buying local.
Farmsteaders is a love story, a farm story, and a story of contemporary rural America. Nick Nolan, his wife Celeste, and their young family are on a journey to resurrect his grandfather’s dairy farm – fighting to keep this homeland from “drying up and blowing away,” something that has happened to about 4.7 million farms in the U.S. as the pressures of corporate-driven food have left deep scars in the region. Rated NR, 59m
Jessica Gonzalez is a New Jersey filmmaker with a passion for capturing local stories. She created A Cheesy Doc as her senior thesis, inspired by her time working at the cheese counter at Whole Foods and her interest in how cheese brings people together. The film is a love letter to New Jersey, highlighting Gorgeous Goat Creamery and the importance of supporting local farmers and the traditions that make the Garden State unique.