Veronica Baetje went to a farm auction in 1998, intending to buy a cow, and came home with a goat instead. That goat, named Cookie, set her on a path she hadn't anticipated. Alongside her husband, Steve, Veronica began making goat cheese in small batches, drawing on traditional European techniques and the rolling hills of Bloomsdale, Mo.
They debuted their first heart-shaped chèvre at the St. Louis Wine Festival and sold out within hours. Since then, Baetje Farms has earned more
Veronica Baetje went to a farm auction in 1998, intending to buy a cow, and came home with a goat instead. That goat, named Cookie, set her on a path she hadn't anticipated. Alongside her husband, Steve, Veronica began making goat cheese in small batches, drawing on traditional European techniques and the rolling hills of Bloomsdale, Mo.
They debuted their first heart-shaped chèvre at the St. Louis Wine Festival and sold out within hours. Since then, Baetje Farms has earned more than 70 national and international awards, but the work remains rooted in the same careful craftsmanship Veronica started with.
