About us

Dirla is a small, family run business. Dirk & I absolutely love what we do!
 
It all started with buying calves and raising them by hand. Soon these “calves” had calves of their own and their milk had to be used in some way.
 
We decided that a cheese making course at Grootplaas cheese academy would be the solution. Soon the production became quite a handful and we decided to sell our cows to the family dairy and focus mainly on producing quality products.
 
We source our Jersey milk from our family dairy. The cows are free roaming and 60% grass fed. The milk is tested weekly for butterfat, somatic cell count & bacterial count. The milk is always A-grade quality, antibiotic free with no added hormones.
 
Our milk is pasteurized whole milk (full cream, above average fat to protein ratio) and not homogenized, therefore it has a lovely cream layer on top, so please shake & share! No added powders.
Our range of products are all handmade, artisan products made the old fashioned way.
 
Our products like Cream cheese, Cottage cheese, Halloumi, Feta, Butter, Buttermilk, Labneh, Amazi, Mascarpone, Crème Fraiche & Strained Yoghurts do not contain any stabilizers(starches) and or preservatives. Our cultures used in these products are NON GMO cultures. The Rennet that we use is microbial Rennet also of a NON GMO origin.
 
We are intent on producing a quality product with wholesome goodness. For us, quality is far more important than quantity.
 
If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact us.
 
You can find our products at the weekly Pretoria Boeremark, and at the Hazel food market from August 2019.
 
Dirk & Lara-Lee Venter

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