Farm Café. Farmhouse Cheese. Farm Proud.
A farm café, cheese counter and farm shop on the Bass Highway at Glen Forbes, run by the same family since 1966.
A family farm since 1966
Attilio and Mary Bisognin started this dairy farm in 1966, and their son Glen and his partner Kaye carry it on today. For sixty years our cheese was made from our own herd's milk, carried metres from the dairy to the cheese room — not kilometres.
Head cheesemaker Tone Petersen shaped every batch by hand, and plenty of you watched him at work through the café windows.
How we got hereAward-winning cheeses
Made by hand on the farm from our own herd's milk. On the counter while stocks last.
Our cheese, while it lasts
After sixty years, we stopped milking in October 2026. The cheeses made from our own herd's milk are still maturing in the cool room, and they'll be on the counter for months yet. The soft cheeses go first, so don't leave your favourite too long.
As our own cheese runs down, Kaye is filling the counter with a hand-picked selection from cheesemakers we admire.
Read what's changing
Sit. Savour. Stay a while.
Pull up a chair and take your time. Great coffee, cheese platters with Gippsland accompaniments, thick milkshakes, and Licca Lucca gelato made on-site by Luke Hiddle.
Our cheeses with local accompaniments. Changes with the season.
Properly made with locally roasted beans. Sit in with a slice of cheese, or take a flat white for the road.
Thick and cold, made properly with whole milk. The kids love them — and so does anyone game enough to admit it.
Made on-site by Luke Hiddle. Drop in to see what is in the cabinet today.
