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| Who is Kokoborrego? We are Ohio's first producer of farmstead sheep milk cheese. We also produce several artisan cow milk cheeses. Our focus is not only to become a world class maker of naturally aged, raw milk cheeses, but to maintain and feature our Ohio roots as a company and in our cheeses. The natural environment that our dairy animals live in is reflected through their milk and into the cheeses made with that milk. This is referred to as "terroir." We believe that Ohio can, and does, produce great cheeses that stand up to any American or European cheese and that out terroir is unique and produces an amazing product Our name comes from the combination of two things. The first being the Kokosing River, which begins in cold springs around the area of the farm. Borrego is a Spanish word for sheep. Put them together, and you get Kokoborrego. |
| Sippel Family Farm The Sippel Family Farm is a 77 acre farm located in Mount Gilead, Ohio. We (Ben and Lisa Sippel) have owned and operated the farm since 2004. The Sippel Family Farm runs a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program with over 20 acres in vegetables. We have a small apple orchard, and raise grass-fed beef and pork on a small scale. We had an interest in making cheese and decided that sheep were the best option for the scale of our farm. In addition, our son Charlie is incredibly interested in working with animals, and sheep are a much safer choice for children to be around than cows. Since there are not any sheep dairies in the state of Ohio, we purchased our flock of dairy sheep from New York and Vermont. Our cheese and dairy facilities are fully licensed by the Ohio Department of Agriculture. |
| The Cheesemakers and Farmers at Kokoborrego Click on a photo for bio |
| Lisa Sippel Cheesemaker and Produce |
| Ben Baldwin Cheesemaker |
| Ben Sippel Dairy and Produce Farmer |
| We have a printable PDF format brochure available: To download, click here |