Staff

Brian Schlatter, sixth generation, Paulding county agriculturalist. Brian is the one responsible for the cheese part of the Canal Junction operation. With a love in art and science, Brian works to bring out the terroir of the land through the different styles cheese that he makes. With a love of Alpine cheese, especially Swiss styles, Brian works to create a cheese that is unforgetable, and his own unique taste. A graduate of Northwest State Community College with an Associates in Marketing & Retailing Management, as well as having completed the Basic Cheesemaking Course from the Vermont Institute for Artisian Cheese, Brian brings fresh perspectives to the farm as well as a love of the land in which he works on. When he is not making cheese, aging cheese, or retailing cheese Brian can be found helping around the farm with odd jobs as well as working with his Border Collie, Freckles or riding horses.