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Home/Fresh Cheese/Vancouver Guardian Article Feb 9, 2026

Vancouver Guardian Article Feb 9, 2026

A Peek Behind the Scenes at Natural Pastures

We’re excited to share a recent feature from the Vancouver Guardian that gives a behind-the-scenes look at what we do at Natural Pastures Cheese Company — and more importantly, how we do it as a team.

While Anyssa was the one interviewed, the story really belongs to the people who make Natural Pastures what it is every single day: the early-morning cheesemakers, the detail-obsessed packaging crew, and the admin team that keeps everything moving from orders to logistics to customer support. The article captures something we talk about a lot internally — that our business works because three teams collaborate tightly, day in and day out, to get great cheese from our Courtenay production floor to tables across Canada.

It also touches on what we’re proud of: being an award-winning, family-owned Vancouver Island company that makes both cow-milk and water buffalo-milk cheeses, and operating our on-site Artisan Cheese Shop so you can visit the place where the cheese is actually made.

If you’ve ever wondered what “behind the scenes” really looks like in an artisan cheese company — from the 4:30 a.m. starts, to wrapping and smoking, to the coordination that gets products into delis and specialty shops — this one’s for you.

Read the full article here: “Homegrown Business: The Natural Pastures Cheese Company” (Vancouver Guardian).

Written by:
Anyssa Jane
Published on:
February 18, 2026

Categories: Fresh Cheese, Ideas & Info, NewsTags: canadiancheese, findnaturalpasturescheese

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