Applewood Cheddar
Applewood Cheddar
1 Cheese Block
Raw
A2-A2
100% Grass Fed
- Raw
- A2A2
- 100% Grass-Fed & Regeneratively Raised
- Traditional Animal Rennet
- Artisan, Small-Batch
- No Chemicals, No GMOS
- No Antibiotics, Hormones, or Vaccines
- Description
- Ingredients
- Standards
- Best Uses
Crafted the way cheese used to be made, our raw cheddar retains all of its natural nutrients and enzymes, delivering superior flavor and a wealth of health benefits. Unlike many industrial cheeses, we use traditional animal rennet (no vegetable or GMO FPC rennet here!)—making our cheese not only more authentic but also easier on your digestive system.
The raw milk used in our cheddar comes from 100% grass-fed, regeneratively raised Jersey cows. These cows are carefully rotated on lush pastures, ensuring they graze on a variety of nutrient-dense forages. This natural diet contributes to healthier cows and, in turn, healthier cheese. Our cows are A2A2, meaning they produce milk that’s gentler on the digestive system, so many people who can’t tolerate traditional dairy can enjoy this cheese without discomfort.
The benefits don’t stop at digestion. Nourish cheeses are packed with essential nutrients like bioavailable calcium, vitamin K2, lactoferrin, and anti-inflammatory phytochemicals that promote overall wellness. Raw cheese is also a natural source of B vitamins, bioavailable protein, and gut-friendly probiotics—a true superfood!
Say goodbye to bland, pasteurized cheese that’s been stripped of its nutrients. With our traditional methods and the highest-quality A2 raw milk, our Applewood Smoked Cheddar offers you a richer, more nourishing experience—just like our ancestors enjoyed for over 7,000 years.
- Raw A2A2 milk from 100% grass-fed cows
- salt
- traditional animal rennet
- cheese culture
To get the full benefits of raw cheese, it’s best to enjoy it uncooked or add it to dishes at the end of cooking when the heat is lower. What makes raw cheese unique? It’s made from raw milk, which means it’s never heated above 110°F—the temperature the milk comes out of the cow’s teat, preserving its natural enzymes, probiotics, and beneficial bacteria.
Here are some of the best ways to enjoy raw cheese:
- Raw Enjoyment: Eat it straight as a snack, include raw slices in your meals, or pair it with fresh fruit on a charcuterie board for a delicious, easy snack.
- Toppings After Cooking: Add raw cheese to dishes after they’ve been cooked, such as thinly slicing, grating or shredding and placing it on top of a bowl of roasted potatoes, rice, eggs, hashes, sourdough bread slices, or a freshly cooked burger patty. For pasta, stir in chunks after cooking or freshly grate. For pizza, sprinkle it atop a freshly baked sourdough crust with tomato sauce and herbs for a delightful touch.
With this approach, you allow the cheese to gently melt a top your cooked meal without exposure to high heat.
While it’s best to avoid high heat, don’t be afraid to use raw cheese in dishes above 110°F! You don't ruin the cheese and it doesn't lose all of its value! While some of its probiotic and enzymatic benefits may be lost, key nutrients like CLA, Vitamin K2, and bioavailable minerals like calcium will still be present. The rich, complex flavors of the cheese will still enhance your recipes.
For maximal gut health benefits, consuming cheese in its raw form or using low-heat cooking methods is your best bet!
However, even when cooked, the high quality of our raw cheese—thanks to the care and pasture-raised diets of the cows—means that it still adds a ton of nutritional value and depth of flavor to your meals.

Raw
A2-A2
100% Grass Fed
1 Cheese Block
Applewood Cheddar Reviews
Great cheese!
I received my cheese. VERY GOOD! THANK YOU!
Frances
31/08/2024
Cheese review
Hello, I just wanted to let you know that I received my first shipment of your cheese. I have had a severe lactose intolerance for over 20 years. I always got serious cramps and twice fainted before figuring out what was causing it. I listened to your interview with Dr. Mercola & thought maybe cheese wasn't the real problem, but rather the composition of most commercially sold cheese. I have been cautious in sampling your cheese. I started with just one small bite. I've graduated to cheese sticks. I love the taste! I'm so happy to be able to finally enjoy cheese again. Thanks so much!!!
Carol
31/08/2024
Holy cow!
Boy is that cheese good, never mind healthy! Outstanding. Please thank those cheese makers for me. Very superstar work!
Jim F
05/09/2024
Amazed
I had an ounce of the Gouda yesterday. I have had zero reactions that I usually get to cheese. In fact it reminds me of when I was a small child before they ruined the processing of it. I had given up eating cheese as it never agreed with me. I am so grateful for this superfood. Thank you for your efforts. They are greatly appreciated and much needed on our planet right now.
Bethann
06/09/2024
Incredible cheese
Best cheese ever! Thank you for providing a superior product!
Carla
06/09/2024
Extraordinary!
Just got our shipment of your cheese today. We dove right in, and were absolutely thrilled with your beautiful and amazing cheese! We have never tasted anything like this before, and are so glad we found out about you. The fact that it is so good for us is a true bonus, because we would eat it anyway, it is so delicious. Thank you so much for the great care and quality you put into your cheese. It is very much appreciated, and we will most definitely be back for more.
Bonnie
06/09/2024
Great order
I want to thank all involved with nourish cooperative. This is my second order of a variety of your cheese. We love your products on our small farm. I look forward to be able to make pizzas again.
Sharon
19/09/2024
Cheese!
Thank you for A2/raw cheese! I have a whole new level of recipes to enjoy. Just wonderful! I got a couple pounds of cheese delivered today. Just to let you know how effective the shipping container is when reaching the Chicagoland area.
Brenda M
31/10/2024
Nourish cheese
THANK YOU!! I love it! ....will definitely be a customer for life!! God bless!!
Rachel M
18/11/2024
Cheese
I just really want to express LOVE for this cheese! My doctor told me NOT to eat cheese, but I've been eating yours as a relatively new customer and I do NOT gain weight eating your cheese (I weigh myself every morning) and my wife & I love this cheese.
Dave G
16/12/2024
artisan cheese box
My cheese box just arrived and I wanted you to know how thrilled I am with this artisan collection. I've only tasted the Swiss so far and it it so Swiss and delicious! . . . wee little holes and the delicious Swiss flavor. Please pass kudos on to your cheesemakers!
Jan M
31/01/2025
Wow
Best cheese ever! Thank you for providing a superior product!
Berry
07/09/2024
THE BEST
The BEST cheese! Let's keep that our little secret though. I can't have the supply chain running out on me 😝
Theresa
06/06/2024
Delicious
We love the raw cheeses!! They are delicious and full of flavor unlike yucky processed cheeses. My 2 year old granddaughter thinks it's yummy too! Great for grilled cheese sandwiches using Nourish's healthy sourdough bread! We are so thankful for Nourish for providing us with healthy foods that I feel good eating and feeding my family :)
Jenny
15/12/2023
The best
Nourish cheese is the best cheese ever 💕
Tammy
20/02/2024
Blown away
I said "This is how I remember cheese tasting"
Carolyn
06/03/2024
Just so good
This cheese... I'm addicted. It's SO good. I can't stop eating it! I now consider you my dealer 🤣
Barb
04/03/2024
Wow
Best cheese I have ever had!
Bob
05/02/2024
Finally can eat cheese
I bought 2 of your cheeses recently and ate them without a problem. I can't digest any of the dairy products out in the other markets even if they are organic.
Erin
10/05/2024
WOW
We love your cheeses
Eric
20/02/2025
Finally eating cheese again
For about 20 years, my husband has had issues-life threatening-with consuming the cheese that is everywhere in the US. After much research I found out that most cheese produced in the US uses the Pfizer lab produced rennet. We learned that my husband is allergic to mold about 20 years ago but did not know about the lab produced rennet until maybe 5 years ago. I had purchased a ‘natural cheese’ from local Health Food Store thinking he would be able to eat it. He was working out of state and was getting ready to come home when he found this natural cheese stick in the fridge and decided to eat it. Well, long story short, his throat started closing up and he was dialing 911 when he started getting better and able to breathe again. That was in 2013 and we just swore off all cheese for him—very difficult to do when eating out both at restaurants and at friends’ homes.
In the meantime I researched online and came up with the Pfizer info and everything clicked. Then your article appeared about this Amish made cheese with animal rennet and I ordered a box. Gotta tell you I was too nervous to let hime eat it. After all it’s never a good time to visit the ER! We are busy people!! Then last week he just bit the bullet and cut a slice-maybe an ounce of the sharp cheddar. We are happy to report he had no issues!! Since then we’ve finished the sharp cheddar and started in on the mild cheddar and he is so happy to have cheese again.
We will definitely be ordering another box from you soon. (I am still very leery about purchasing cheese from the grocery store specialty cheese shops such as Murray’s, as I just don’t trust their labels)
Thank you so much for providing this product and now at a lower price too. Can’t wait to have cheese on a pizza again!❤️
Debra
21/02/2025
Thank you <3
Thank you so much for providing cheeses that are actually healthy for us to consume. I so appreciate your work!!!
Victoria
22/02/2025
No indigestion
I love your cheese too which I have no problem digesting!
Christie
29/03/2025
The best!
I love the goodies, the best cheese in the world! Thanks again
Bruce
13/04/2025
incredible taste!!!
This cheese is beyond words. They have produced a sharp cheddar that my Dad, a sharp cheddar connoisseur, would have been proud to purchase. I'm hooked.
Grace
19/11/2023
Best cheese ever
Your sharp cheddar cheese is the best I have ever had. So good! 😍
Sharon
23/02/2024
Store doesn't compare
I find it so difficult to buy cheese at the store anymore because there is such a huge difference in the cheese I buy from you , obviously, lol!
Rita
01/06/2025

Raw & Nutrient-Dense
For thousands of years, raw cheese has been a dietary staple for good reason—it’s packed with natural enzymes, probiotics, and vital nutrients that support digestion and overall health. When milk is pasteurized, many of these beneficial components are lost, which is why raw cheese is often easier to digest and more nutrient-dense. The natural enzymes and probiotics in raw cheese integrate into the gut microbiome, supporting digestive health and helping maintain microbial balance. It truly is Mother Nature’s probiotic, delivering benefits that pasteurized cheese simply can’t match.
In addition to its probiotic power, raw cheese is rich in lactoferrin, a powerful antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory protein that promotes gut health by encouraging the growth of good bacteria, protecting the gut lining, and preventing harmful toxins from entering the bloodstream. Lactoferrin also supports bone health, improves cognitive function, and enhances metabolic function. Since lactoferrin is a heat-sensitive protein, its concentration and bioactivity is reduced through pasteurization.
Our raw cheese is made from milk sourced from rotationally grazed livestock on diverse, nutrient-rich pastures. This results in cheese with higher concentrations of vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients, bioactive compounds that have anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic properties. With its superior nutrient profile, it’s no wonder that so many of our customers can finally enjoy cheese again!

Traditional Animal Rennet, No GMOs
If you’ve ever struggled to digest cheese, it might not be the dairy itself—but instead, how its made. At Nourish, we honor traditional cheesemaking methods, using only natural animal rennet to curdle our milk.
Unfortunately, over 90% of cheese in the U.S. is made with fermentation-produced chymosin (FPC), a genetically modified enzyme that has only been minimally tested for long term safety. Many who find conventional cheese hard to digest may actually be reacting to FPC, not the dairy itself. In contrast, our cheese is made the old-fashioned way, with just four simple ingredients: milk, salt, starter culture, and traditional animal rennet.
Animal rennet, derived from the stomach lining of ruminant animals like cows, has been used for thousands of years and is naturally easy to digest. It is a far cry from the synthetic, lab-made alternatives used in most mass-produced cheese. By using animal rennet, we ensure that our cheese is pure, nutrient-dense, and free from genetically modified ingredients. No synthetic enzymes, no shortcuts—just real, traditional cheese that’s as nature intended, making it easier for your body to enjoy and benefit from.

The A2A2 Difference
Many of our customers have found they can finally enjoy dairy again, and the key is that all of our cheese is made from milk from A2A2 cows, goats, and sheep, which means the dairy contains only the A2 casein protein variant, which is easier to digest for many relative to A1 casein. Historically, humans only consumed A2 dairy from traditional breeds of cows, goats, and sheep, which naturally produce the A2 form of beta-casein. The shift to A1 dairy has occurred relatively recently with the rise of modern commercial breeds like the Holstein. Unlike typical cheese on the market, which contains a mix of A1 and A2 casein, our cheese is carefully crafted from A2A2 milk, making it gentler on the digestive system.
This difference is especially relevant when it comes to cheese, as it’s almost pure casein—since most of the whey is drained out during the cheese-making process. The casein proteins in cheese are concentrated, and with our A2A2 dairy, you’re getting a smoother, easier-to-digest option. A2A2 dairy has been shown to improve gut health, lactose tolerance, and overall digestive comfort. For those sensitive to traditional dairy, switching to our A2A2 cheese can offer a more enjoyable experience without the discomfort.