Founded in 2000, Back Forty is a small creamery and cheese shop located on a farm in the hamlet of Mississippi Station Ontario where cheesemaker Jeff Fenwick hand-crafts artisanal cheeses of the highest quality. Back Forty’s original raw ewe milk cheeses have grown into a local favorite and have become loved and trusted by many of the province's top chefs and cheese lovers alike.
As artisan cheesemakers, Upper Canada Cheese Company prides itself in making cheese by hand in small batches and are committed to the tradition of the cheesemaker’s art. Unlike large-scale cheese producers, they do not standardize their cheesemaking milk. Instead, they rely on seasonality and terroir. By doing so, the milk they use is transformed into cheese of unique taste and texture that reveals a subtle range of flavours influenced by the seasons, forage and feed.
The Oxford County Cheese Trail is a self-guided tour of 24 stops featuring cheese, dairy and related offerings for visitors to experience. Visit cheese makers, restaurants, local food producers, museums, artisans and boutiques for a pleasant afternoon, day or weekend in Oxford. With the largest city on the trail located where the 401 meets the 403, Oxford is the ideal location to visit as it’s just a 90-minute drive from Toronto and only two hours from border crossings at Buffalo, Detroit and Port Huron.
