Quesos Canaan: A Local Dairy and Café in Canaan

Quesos Canaan is a nearby quesería in Canaan de Rivas, Pérez Zeledón, just on the other side of Chucuyo mountain from 4C Ranch, and we are glad to have them close. We get fresh cream, butter and cheese from them, and when you walk into their tienda you can see right away that this is more than just a dairy counter. There is the café out front and the aging room behind the counter with whole wheels of cheese, ruedas, waiting their turn.

In the cafe they are making lunch, pouring espresso and have delicious homemade cake. This kind of local business matters out here. Real relationships between the people raising animals and the families they nourish.

There is another aspect of Quesos Canaan that I especially appreciate. They are using manure from their cows to produce biogas for electricity, and then taking that same manure through fermentation and worms to make lombricompost for the flowers and gardens around the café.

If you are spending time in this valley and want to see the kind of local food network that supports the way we cook and eat on the ranch, Quesos Canaan is a great stop. We are lucky to have neighbors like this in the Comunidad side of 4C.