Nick Nolan
Farmer and cheesemaker
Grandson of Betty and Fuzzy Cook, who bought the farm in 1947. Moved back with his family in 2001 and turned the dairy into a farmstead creamery.
Laurel Valley Creamery
Laurel Valley Creamery is the Nolan family's grass based Jersey dairy in Gallipolis, Ohio, making naturally aged raw milk farmstead cheese sold at Athens farmers market and area shops.
Laurel Valley Creamery is the Nolan family's farmstead cheese operation in Gallipolis, southeast Ohio, on a 110 acre farm that has been in the family since Betty and Fuzzy Cook moved there in 1947.
Nick Nolan and his family moved back in 2001 to bring the dairy back to life, converting an existing pole barn into a state licensed cheese making facility. The farm is a grass based, sustainable producer of Jersey milk and farms using organic methods, though it is not certified.
The milk is crafted on the farm into small batches of farmstead cheese, with a specialism in naturally aged raw milk cheese alongside several pasteurised specialty cheeses, and fresh mozzarella hand stretched to order twice weekly. The cheese sells at the Athens farmers market on Saturday mornings and through retail shops across Gallia County, Athens and central Ohio, and Huntington, West Virginia, with wholesale for restaurants and chefs. Across the road the family milks, raises calves, feeds whey to pigs and keeps the farm running day to day.
What they sell
- Raw milk cheese
- Aged farmstead cheese
- Fresh mozzarella
- Pasteurised specialty cheese
Plan your visit
- You can visit in person
- No delivery
Meet the farm team
From the community
4.8
From 29 Google reviews
20 December 2025
Just bought the Gruyère from them at the Wild Ramp and it’s incredible. A dairy farm in Ohio making a great Alpine cheese like that is so impressive.
25 October 2024
Best cheese in the world.
9 February 2018
The cheeses they produce are all delicious. It's so nice to be able to purchase quality, handmade artisanal food from a local farm. Celeste and the kids (including Nick 🙂) are a very welcoming bunch!
