Cheese travel
Cheese in Maryland
Maryland's main cheese stop is FireFly Farms in Accident, near Deep Creek Lake, and its market and cheese bar is the place to taste it, with guided pairings you can book. In the northeast of the state, Chesapeake Gold Farms sells 20 flavors of cheddar and Colby from its own Guernsey and Holstein herd on Saturday mornings.
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Western Maryland has FireFly Farms, whose market is just down the street from its creamery in Accident. It sells the creamery's own cheeses alongside American and European cheeses, wine and craft beer, and hosts pairings, dinners and cheesemaking classes.
Cecil County in the northeast has Chesapeake Gold Farms in North East, a seventh-generation dairy with about 200 cows that makes cheddar and Colby, butter and yogurt from its own milk.
Farm Stores
| Place | Town | What you can do | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake Gold Farms | North East | Farm store with the farm's cheddar and Colby, butter, yogurt and beef | Saturdays 8am to noon |
For more cheese farms in the region, see our Pennsylvania and New Jersey pages.
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Questions People Ask
Where can you taste FireFly Farms cheese?
At the FireFly Farms Market and cheese bar in Accident, near Deep Creek Lake, open daily. You can book a guided wine and cheese pairing.
When is the Chesapeake Gold Farms store open?
Saturdays from 8am to noon, at the farm in North East, Cecil County.