Awards

We are very proud of our 26 awards won to date!

2024 – Royal Agricultural Winter Fair – 1st Place – Wildwood

2024 – Royal Agricultural Winter Fair – 2nd Place – Grand Trunk (same category as Wildwood)

2024 – Royal Agricultural Winter Fair – 2nd Place -Farmstead Fontina

2024-  World Championship Cheese Contest Wine/Spirit Washed Rind/Smear Ripened Cheese – 4^th place 2024 – Wildwood

2023 – Royal Winter Fair – 1st Place Category Champion – Grand Trunk

2023 – SIAL Canada International Cheese Competition – Grand Champion – Wildwood

2023 – SIAL Canada International Cheese Competition – Category Champion – Firm Cheese – Wildwood

2021 – British Empire Cheese Competition – Grand Champion – Grand Trunk

2021 – British Empire Cheese Competition Grand Champion – Amazing Grey

2020 – Royal Agricultural Winter Fair – 2nd Place – Wildwood

2020 – Royal Agricultural Winter Fair – 2nd Place -Farmstead Fontina

2019 – Royal Agricultural Winter Fair – 1st Place – Farmstead Fontina

2019 – Royal Agricultural Winter Fair – 2nd Place – Capri Ella

2019 – British Empire Cheese Competition – 2nd Place – Capri Ella

2019 – Royal Agricultural Winter Fair – 2nd Place – Homecoming

2018 – British Empire Cheese Competition – Grand Champion– Grand Trunk

2018 –  Royal Agricultural Winter Fair – 1st Place – Farmstead Emmental

2018 – Royal Agricultural Winter Fair – 1st Place – Farmstead Fontina

2018 – British Empire Cheese Competition – 1st Place-  Farmstead Emmental

2018 – British Empire Cheese Competition – 1st Place – Farmstead Fontina

2018 – Royal Agricultural Winter Fair – 3rd Place – Capri Ella

2018 – British Empire Cheese Competition – 3rd Place – Capri Ella

2018 – British Empire Cheese Competition – 3rd Place – Homecoming

2017 – Royal Agricultural Winter Fair – 1st Place – Grand Trunk

2016 – Royal Agricultural Winter Fair – 1st Place – Grand Trunk

2016 – Royal Agricultural Winter Fair – 1st Place – Homecoming

Our Story

“The taste of the Swiss Alps from our farm to your table!”

With our three children in tow, we immigrated to Canada in 1996 to begin a new life in St. Marys, Ontario, where we  started our own dairy farm. Having previously worked in the Swiss Alps, it was always our dream to produce delicious, high quality cheese reminiscent of the renowned Swiss Mountains and made from our own milk. With a profound commitment  to creating cheese of the highest quality, and the support of our family, as well as Ramon Eberle, a Master Cheese Maker from Switzerland, our humble dream became a reality.

The fresh milk our cows produce is processed into a handcrafted, farmstead cheese. In order to obtain a great taste, the milk is unpasteurized and has no additives. This ensures the cheese is pure and natural.

Life if great. Cheese makes it better!

Check out our Cheese Plant Tours Page to learn about or book a tour!

Swiss tradition locally produced!

Farmstead

Our commitment to produce high quality cheese is best reflected in the care we give to our Holstein cows. They live in a clean and comfortable free stall barn and enjoy feed of the best quality.

We milk 250 Holstein cows in a double 12 parallel parlour. Our cows sleep on beach sand all year round.

Our two sons, together with their families, look after our cows while we make cheese.

           

Visit Stonetown Artisan Cheese to experience the scenic beauty surrounding our farm, watch how the cheese is made, try our cheese and enjoy the peace and quiet out in the country.

       

We are located at 5021 Perth County Line 8, St. Marys, Ontario.

Check out our Cheese Plant Tours Page to learn about or book a tour!

 

Our Team

 Our family

 

Hans and Jolanda Weber – Founders and owners of Stonetown Artisan Cheese, and proud dairy farmers!

Even though Hans is the owner of Stonetown Artisan Cheese, he is still a dairy farmer at heart. He milks the cows in the morning and after breakfast either helps on the farm or the cheese plant wherever he is needed. He is the handyman who fixes almost everything in the cheese plant and helps out with the store, cutting cheese or getting orders ready. He is also responsible for marketing and sales calls. Of course he loves everything with cheese. In his spare time he likes to travel and spend time with his grandkids.

Jolanda grew up on a dairy farm and lived her whole life farming until she and Hans started Stonetown Artisan Cheese. Jolanda has taken a step back from her day to day activities within Stonetown recently, but she continues to provide her helpful knowledge and insights when it comes to the administration side of the business. You may occasionally still see her at the cheese store as she is the one who looks after the beautiful flower garden and decorations in front of our store. Jolanda likes spending time with her grandkids, doing pottery, painting, gardening and traveling.

Ramon Eberle – Co-owner and Cheese Maker

Ramon hails from a long family tradition of Swiss cheese makers. He went through an extensive apprenticeship and further education to become a Master cheese maker.
Ramon is responsible for the production, quality control and food safety at Stonetown Artisan Cheese as well as the development of many of the new exciting dairy products.
Cheese making is his passion and if he is not working in the cheese plant Ramon keeps himself busy by spending time with his wife, 4 children and working in and around their house. Long walks with his two littlest ones through the beautiful town of St. Marys, which is the family’s home, is how he recharges his batteries on a weekend.

Rachel Dundas – Co-owner and Office Manager

Rachel is the daughter of Hans and Jolanda Weber, and officially joined Stonetown in 2024 after an over 10-year career in the banking industry. As a co-owner in the company, she manages a lot of the day-to-day administration activities; email inbox, bookkeeping, marketing and the website, and can be found in the store as well, helping when needed. Rachel is enjoying getting to know all aspects of the business, and is passionate about continuing the legacy of Stonetown Cheese.
A mother of three, she also is active in outdoor and sporting activities, runs a hobby farm with her husband, and pursues photography as a passion project when she finds the time.

Christine Stevens – Store manager

Christine has been in the retail and food service industry for nearly her whole working career, focusing on the cheesy side of it for the last 10 years. When you aren’t seeing her face in the farm store, she can usually be found cutting, weighing and labelling cheese to ship to customers.
Being a St. Marys resident, Christine spends her home time enjoying the many trails and greenspaces our town has to hold with her husband and 2 daughters. She finds peace in watching the small things and embracing our tiny significance to this vast world. Her two favourite cheeses at Stonetown are the Wildwood and Smoked Chipotle.

Wendy Furtenbacher – Marketing & Business Development

Wendy has been active in the cheese industry for the past 13 years, and has held a variety of industry roles including cheese educator, cheese monger and category manager prior to joining Stonetown to work on Marketing and Business Development. Wendy got her start in cheese through blogging, and hosting cheese appreciation classes. She was a member of the Ontario Cheese Society Board of Directors; completed Cheese Appreciation levels 1 & 2 from the Cheese Education Guild, completed the Professional Fromager program through George Brown College in 2012, and became an American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional in 2014. Prior to a life on the wedge, Wendy has worked for a variety of organizations, both not for profits and corporate environments in member services, corporate development and sales. She earned her BFA in Art History, and has continued her connection and involvement with the arts community over the years.