Cypress Point Creamery

Cypress Point Creamery is a farm-based cheese producer located in Hawthorne, Florida, approximately 15 miles, or 24 kilometers, east of Gainesville. The creamery is owned by John and Nancy Mims, who operate a dairy farm with a herd of about 170 Jersey cows along with some Brown Swiss cattle. Its defining characteristic is the integration of milk production and cheesemaking on the same farm: the dairy animals supply the milk, and the creamery transforms that milk into finished cheeses and other dairy products on site. The creamery produces several styles of cheese, including Gouda, Havarti, baby Swiss, and tomme. It also sells milk. These products place the operation within Florida's relatively small farmstead and artisanal dairy sector, where producers distinguish themselves through local production, direct ties between herd and finished product, and the ability to make cheese from milk generated at the same agricultural property. According to Scott Wallin of the Florida Dairy Farmers, Cypress Point Creamery was the fourth cheesemaking business in Florida identified as producing cheese on the same farm where the milk used in the cheese was produced. That designation underscores the operation's farmstead model rather than a conventional dairy brand that purchases milk from multiple outside suppliers. The creamery's identity is therefore closely connected to its agricultural location, herd management, and on-farm processing. Publicly available reference material provides limited information about the creamery's founding date, distribution footprint, corporate structure beyond its ownership by the Mims family, retail channels, production volumes, and current leadership. Its documented product range and farm-based model nevertheless establish Cypress Point Creamery as a Florida dairy and specialty-cheese producer rather than a national packaged-food corporation.

Cypress Point Creamery is a farmstead dairy and cheese operation in Hawthorne, Florida, east of Gainesville. Available reference material identifies John and Nancy Mims as the owners. They maintain a herd of approximately 170 Jersey cows and also keep some Brown Swiss cows, providing the milk used in the creamery's dairy production. The operation is notable because it combines milk production and cheesemaking at the same farm. Rather than being described as a brand that sources milk from a broad network of dairies, Cypress Point Creamery is presented as an integrated agricultural enterprise in which milk from the farm's herd is processed into cheese on site. This model is commonly associated with farmstead cheesemaking and gives the producer a direct connection between animal husbandry, milk production, processing, and finished products. The documented cheese range includes Gouda, Havarti, baby Swiss, and tomme. The creamery also sells milk, giving it both a specialty-cheese role and a broader dairy-product offering. The variety spans several established European-derived cheese styles, while the farm-based production setting provides the operation's principal point of distinction. Florida Dairy Farmers representative Scott Wallin described Cypress Point Creamery as the state's fourth cheesemaking business producing cheese on the same farm where the milk used in the cheese is produced. This status situates the creamery within a relatively limited group of Florida farmstead cheesemakers and helps explain its local significance. The available sources do not establish a founding year, the date on which the Mims family began operating the creamery, production volumes, detailed sales channels, distribution territories, awards, or subsequent ownership changes. They also do not provide enough information to document a chronological series of expansions or product launches. Consequently, the known history is centered on the creamery's owners, its Florida location, its herd, and its farm-integrated cheesemaking model.

• Established as a farm-based Florida creamery

  [1]Cypress Point Creameryen.wikipedia.org

  Cypress Point Creamery operates in Hawthorne, Florida, as an integrated dairy and cheesemaking business owned by John and Nancy Mims. The available source does not specify the establishment year.

• Recognized among Florida's farmstead cheesemakers

  [1]Cypress Point Creameryen.wikipedia.org

  Scott Wallin of the Florida Dairy Farmers identified the operation as Florida's fourth cheesemaking business producing cheese on the same farm where the milk used in the cheese was produced.

A Florida farmstead dairy and specialty-cheese producer emphasizing cheese made from milk produced by its own herd.

• Cheese

  Gouda

  A Gouda-style cheese made by the creamery from milk produced by its farm herd. It is one of the named cheese varieties in the operation's documented product range.

• Cheese

  Havarti

  A Havarti-style cheese produced as part of Cypress Point Creamery's farm-based lineup. The available source does not specify aging periods, flavors, formats, or production volumes.

• Cheese

  Baby Swiss

  A baby Swiss-style cheese made at the creamery using milk associated with its own dairy operation. Further details about formulation and distribution are not documented in the available reference.

• Cheese

  Tomme

  A tomme-style cheese included among the creamery's named offerings. The source confirms the product category but does not provide additional information about its aging, rind, or specific style.

• Dairy milk

  Milk

  Milk sold by the dairy operation alongside its farm-produced cheeses. The available material does not identify packaging, processing specifications, or retail channels.

1. 1Cypress Point Creameryen.wikipedia.org