10% of our Cheese of the Month sales go to an organization with a mission we are honored to support. In December we’ll contribute to the Feeding Westchester, battling food insecurity right here in our neighborhoods
The Second Mouse Cheese of the Month Club is available for pick-up at our Pleasantville shop, or for delivery within Westchester County (at an additional charge). Subscribe for as few or as many months as suits your needs.
Available the third full weekend of each month.
Standard Subscription
Pasteurized Cow Milk, Churchtown Creamery, Hudson, NY
Does it get more local than this?? From cheesemaker Matt Spiegler in Hudson comes a cheese called Peggy, a Camembert-style cheese that’s buttery and mellow when young. As it matures, Peggy develops a decadent, gooey texture to compliment delicious notes of sweet hay, fresh cream and vegetal undertones. We’ve had our watchful eye on these beauties and are confident they’re getting a little Peggy-er every day. Pair with semi-dry cider (we particularly like New Paltz-based Brooklyn Cider), Tost (a non-alcoholic sparkler), or a dry Riesling.
Pasteurized Sheep Milk, Spanish Style Tomme, Green Dirt Farm, Weston, MO
Honored by Food & Wine with the distinction of being among the 50 best cheese makers in the US, Green Dirt is a mother-daughter operation and a labor of love that’s been thriving since its inception in 2002. Prairie Tomme is one of their most revered cheeses. Prairie Tomme is a handcrafted, hard sheep cheese, modeled after traditional Paski Sir or Manchego. Earthy, rustic, grassy flavors prevail.
Pair with Pinot Noir, lagers, chorizo and/or fresh pears. Also wondrous shaved atop lentil soup or other earthy concoctions.
Raw Cow Milk, Jasper Hill, Greensboro, VT
There’s a storied Italian tradition of soaking blue cheese in booze, and our friends at Jasper Hill have Vermont-ified it! Starting with raw milk from their own herd, 4 pound cubes are punctured and aged in the farm’s Cellars, where blue veins form and a natural rind develops. After 60 days, the cubes age for 60 more days in personal, Eden Iced Cider-filled bags. What is ice cider, you ask? It’s locally grown apple cider that weathers a long Vermont winter… outside. The freezing, then thawing, of the cider removes water and releases the juice’s sugars to concentrate the apple essence. The resulting beverage adds saccharine honey notes that perfectly compliment the creamy, pepper-y blue.
Deluxe Subscription
All of the above, plus
Provisions Add-On
All of the (not Deluxe) above, plus
Our Cheese of the Month Club started as a means of supporting small, regional artisan producers during the hardship of COVID. It was an enormous success, and we’re proud to have given a little boost to the hard working folk who provide us with nourishment and joy. Each month, we also gave 10% of our Club’s sales to a Charity or Agricultural Organization doing something we thought noble. We’ll be keeping that custom moving forward, but expanding the selection a bit to include cheeses from across the US and around the world. Each month will feature small-batch products made by real humans with genuine love for the products they bring to market. Three cheeses, a curated sweet or savory condiment, and crackers or biscuits are always included, as are descriptions of what you’re about to enjoy. Some months may include an added bonus. A collection of artisanal goods, a hint of whimsy, a sprinkling of feel-good, and a hefty portion of delicious. Also - commitments as short as one month. Whatcha waitin’ for?