Cheese

This semi-hard cheese is quite mild in flavour when it is young, but acquires a slight sharpness as it ages. Foxhill gouda melts wonderfully and is a perfect choice for lunch or as a snack with fruit, crackers or bread. Also available: medium, aged, cumin, caraway, peppercorn, jalapeno, garlic chives, herb garlic.
Mild and creamy are two words that describe Foxhill havarti. Typically a sandwich cheese, it can be consumed with tomatoes and pickles. Fenugreek havarti, which has a unique maple-nutty flavour, is simply a delicious dessert cheese served with local ice wine, fruit and dark chocolate. Also try our plain and Italian herb spice.
This Canadian favorite has many attributes. As Foxhill cheddar ages, it develops a lingering slight sharpness on the palate. Wonderful to use in soups and casseroles, it's a white cheese without the dyes of "orange" cheddar. Available as Medium, Cranberry, or Aged (limited availability).
This fresh German cheese is relatively new to the Canadian cheese connoisseur. Used by many Europeans in cheesecakes and other desserts instead of cream cheese, Foxhill quark has a fresh tangy taste. It's delectable on a bagel for breakfast with your favourite fruit or jam, or substitute it for ricotta or cottage cheese in lasagna. Lower in fat than traditional cream cheese and salt-free in the natural variety, it's so versatile! Available as Plain, Curry Dip, Garlic Dip, Dill Dip, and Cranberry dip (seasonal).
The original Quebec poutine cheese! Warm out of the vat on Thursday afternoons, Foxhill fresh curds squeak, the sure sign of freshness! Don't limit your fresh curds to poutine; use them on pizza, in salad or top up your next soup.
No there is no spelling error! The parmesan-style cheese is unique to Foxhill Cheese House and has a little more moisture than the regular parmesan. Grates beautifully on salad and Italian pasta dishes!
Foxhill Cheese rounds out its cheese selection with a savoury selection of imported cheeses to please your palate. While many cheeses are from far away countries some, like RanCher Acres goat cheese, is made locally. Try some brie, blues, Swiss, English or, closer to home, Quebec cheeses. They're all part of the Foxhill cheese experience!

Foxhill Cheese

Foxhill products are truly unique to Fox Hill Cheese House. The strict use of only milk from our own herd of 50 Holstein and Jersey cows defines the quality and freshness of the milk used in processing specialty Foxhill products. A small herd allows us to pay strict attention to the quality forage fed to our cows and to the production of clean, pure milk that is drug and hormone-free.

“Le Gout du Terroir (French for “A Taste of the Land”), is truly applicable when talking about Foxhill products. The salty marsh of the Wellington Dyke as well as the rich land surrounding Fox Hill Farm where the majority of our forage is grown, results in a uniquely flavoured feed for our cows. The resulting flavour and composition are apparent in our array of high quality cheeses, yogurt, gelato and non-homogenized milk. Sample them and taste the difference!

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Healthy Fox Hill Cheese House dairy products

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Milk

Foxhill Fresh, Non-Homogenized Milk

Pasteurized, non-homogenized Foxhill milk in glass returnable bottles, is first of its kind in the Atlantic provinces. Bottles and milk are sold separately, but if you return the bottles to us clean, not chipped or broken, you only pay for the milk. Both our whole milk and chocolate milk are 4% milk fat. A pure joy to drink!

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Frequently Asked Questions About Foxhill Milk

Q: Do you only have whole milk? Will you be offering other products?
A: We are currently only offering whole milk. There are no other products planned for the near future.

Q: Is your milk pasteurized?
A: Yes, our milk is pasteurized for your safety and ours. It is against the law to sell raw unpasteurized milk in Canada.

Q: What is the difference between homogenized milk and non-homogenized milk?
A: Homogenization breaks the fat globules in milk into smaller sizes which makes it more uniform in consistency and appearance. In Foxhill milk, the cream will rise to the top.

Q: Is your milk organic?
A: Fox Hill Farm is not certified organic. However, we produce our milk as naturally as possible. We plant the seed, grow the grass, milk the cows and use our fresh milk to make our products for you!

Q: Does your milk contain antibiotics or growth hormones?
A: No, dairy regulations have zero tolerance for antibiotics or growth hormones in milk.

Q: Is whole milk good for me?
A: Milk is a very healthy product which contains 16 essential nutrients that are an essential part of a healthy lifestyle. Some fat in the diet is essential for good health. Without it, our bodies wouldn't be able to process vitamins A, D, E and K, which are fat-soluble and need some fat to be absorbed.

Q: Will you be selling lactose-free milk?
A: No.

Q: Where can I buy your milk?
A: Our milk is available at Fox Hill Cheese House in Port Williams and the Fox Hill Cheese Market & Deli, 2760 Robie St., Halifax, as well as at a selection of other markets and retailers.

Q: Can we use our own glass bottles?
A: Due to food safety regulations, we are unable to use any bottles other than our own. They are designed to fit into our bottle washing and sanitizing equipment and undergo frequent inspection for cracks, chips and breaks.

Q: Do we fill the bottles ourselves?
A: No, you don't -- we take care of that. To ensure a safe product, we bottle our milk at 4°C under very sanitary conditions. Each bottle is sealed with a tamper-resistant cap and labeled with a “best before” date. This is all done according to federal regulation.

Q: How much is the milk? How much are the bottles? Why are they sold separately?
A: Our whole milk is $3.00 per litre. It is a specialty product, comparable to organic milk or goat’s milk. The bottles are $2.60 plus tax. We sell the milk and bottle separately so that the bottles can be exchanged and you are able to purchase the milk separately. Government regulation does not allow us to charge a refundable deposit.

If you have any other questions that aren’t answered here, please don't hesitate to send us an e-mail at foxhillfarm@ns.sympatico.ca.

Bottle Return Policy

Broken, chipped and cracked bottles cannot be accepted for exchange.

Bottles must be clean when returned.
Staff will refuse to accept bottles that are not clean and free of damage.
We do not give a monetary refund or credit for bottles brought back for exchange. We simply do not charge you for a new bottle if you bring us an empty one at the time of purchase.

Gelato

Foxhill Gelato

Foxhill gelato is an Italian style ice cream made using our own Foxhill milk. With the expertise of Donna Dominano, an Italian gelato maker, we've developed our own base to create a smooth delicious gelato product, a low fat ice cream product containing 7% milk fat.

At present, we rotate over 25 flavours of gelato at both our Port Williams location and the Fox Hill Cheese Market & Deli, 2760 Robie St., Halifax. Foxhill gelato is available in scoops, cups, or waffle cones, or in 473 ml take home containers.

Treat yourself to a sweet taste of Italy right here in Nova Scotia!

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Yogurt

Foxhill Natural Yogurt

Foxhill yogurt, available in plain and vanilla, is a full-fat (3% MF) yogurt made with four active cultures. It contains no modified cornstarch or gelatin and will keep up to 30 days (from the packaging date) in your refrigerator.

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