‘A Very Gouda Feeling’ Cheesy Cow Company joins Cheese Trail and Big Cheese Days ahead of new location

Emily Stewart, Echo Correspondent

The Cheesy Cow Company is moving a few doors down, and the timing coincides with the Tourism Oxford Big Cheese Days in May.

Cheesy Cow Co. is one of the three newest additions to the Oxford County Cheese Trail and Big Cheese Days, along with Tillsonburg’s GoodPud and Makkinks's Flower Farm. The specialty cheese shop opened in May 2023, when that year’s edition of the trail was already launched. The 2024 Cheese Trail was also full.

Tourism Oxford reached out to Cheesy Cow Co. and told them there’s a spot available for them for the 2025 edition of the Cheese Trail and Big Cheese Days.

"It's a very gouda feeling,” said Wes Mazur, head cheese monger.

The Cheesy Cow Co. prioritized locally made products since its inception and sought out Oxford County cheesemakers before sourcing Canadian-made and international products. With the tariff threats from the United States Government, Cheesy Cow Co. removed their cotija cheese, a Mexican-style cheese that is ideal for grilling, as it came from the United States. Mazur asked the supplier to source it from Canada and also discontinued crackers made in the U.S., in favour of locally-made products.

"Between what was happening geopolitically, we were already 99 per cent Canadian with the exception of international, European cheeses being imported from France and Italy and Portugal and Greece, that sort of thing, so it was a pretty easy slide over,” Mazur said.

Those who stop by the Cheesy Cow Co. while exploring the Cheese Trail will get a chance to try the Oxford County grilled cheese, featuring a blend of cheeses from Golspie Dairy and Gunn’s Hill Artisan Cheese sandwiched between Whisk and Roll Bakery’s cheese bread.

"We're hoping that folks that are coming through are hitting the trail, exploring the trail will stop in and have one of our delicious Oxford County grilled cheeses,” Mazur said.

During every Saturday in May for Big Cheese Days, Cheesy Cow Co. will offer maple moo bites, with Ontario-made Cheese Dots and maple syrup from local producer Howard’s Maple Syrup. The Big Cheese Day offer came from Mazur enjoying Cheese Dot waffles with some maple syrup.

"It's just a perfect balance of sweet and savory and it just happens to be 100 per cent

Ontario made,” he said.

Cheesy Cow Co. will move to a new building on 521 Dundas St. as of May 1. The new location will have more space and a seated dining area. However, Mazur will be holding off a grand re-opening celebration until Phase One of Downtown Streetscape construction is completed.

“We will be open for business on or before May 1 but we're going to do the big celebration once Dundas Street re-opens so we can be out front with our tent and our balloons and have a proper party,” Mazur said.