Bob Giacomini
Founder
Grandson of Tobia Giacomini and the third generation to farm at Point Reyes. He milked the herd here for years before the family made its first cheese in 2000.
Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company
Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company is a fourth generation family dairy at Point Reyes Station, California, making raw milk cheeses including its flagship Original Blue.
Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company is a fourth generation family farm on the Northern California coast, sitting above Tomales Bay just outside Point Reyes Station.
Tobia Giacomini emigrated from Italy, and his son Waldo established the family farm at Point Reyes in 1938. Bob Giacomini took the dairy on as the third generation and milked cows here for years before the family made any cheese at all. In August 2000 they turned out the first wheels of Original Blue, and the business is run today by the Giacomini sisters, Jill Giacomini Basch, Lynn Giacomini Stray and Diana Giacomini Hagan, which makes it a women founded and women owned farm.
The flagship Original Blue is made from raw, non pasteurised, rBST free cows' milk and aged three and a half months. The range has grown around it to Bay Blue, Fennel Blue, Toma and its flavoured versions, Brie, Truffle Brie, Quinta, Gouda and a small set of cheese spreads. The herd is Holstein and is grazed on rotation, the pastures are drilled no till to hold the soil, a methane digester supplies about half of the farm's energy and new solar is being added on top of it. The marketplace at the farm is open Monday to Saturday, 11am to 4pm, and needs no booking; sit down tastings at The Fork have to be reserved in advance. Cheese is shipped across the country and stocked in shops. Farm tours are not offered.
What they sell
- Raw milk blue cheese
- Bay Blue cheese
- Fennel Blue cheese
- Toma cheese
- TomaTruffle cheese
- Brie
- Truffle Brie
- Quinta soft ripened cheese
- Gouda
Plan your visit
- You can visit in person
- Delivers locally
Meet the farm team
From the community
4.7
From 137 Google reviews
10 July 2026
Great locally made cheese, from some coastal loving dairy cows.
2 July 2026
yummy cheese with samples of the cheese and jams. beautiful patio as well.
19 June 2026
Y'all's Blue Cheese is "Indescribably delicious" ❗ nuff said.👍👍
14 June 2026
This is a wonderful local spot with excellent cheese, chutney, jams, and other compliments to any kitchen. Ingrid was exceptionally welcoming and informative on the many cheeses offered by Farmstead.
