Monastery cheese by mail in USA?

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I was just looking at a Gethsemane Farms catalog (Trappists) and while it has a nice array of fudge and fruitcake, they don’t make and sell their cheese any more. I miss their cheese. Is anyone aware of any monasteries that still make and sell cheese by mail in USA?
 
They aren’t doing so currently but plan to do so in the future, so I’ll mention them anyway. The Norbertine Canonesses in Tehachapi are trying to get approval from the FDA to sell their cheeses. I haven’t tried them, but I know people who have and they have said they are very delicious.
 
Sounds awesome. We have a nice Norbertine monastery near here but the monks all seem to be elderly except one or two young guys.
 
Ah, well fortunately for the canonesses they have plenty of young ladies discerning their vocation in their convent in the mountains! There are so many that they’re trying to expand their building so they can fit more.
 
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On my 60th birthday my wife surprised me with wonderful selection of cheeses, and the king was a “Stinking Bishop”! Before anyone thinks that this name is a sacrilege, I will explain it origin. Read it here:
Stinking Bishop

Winner of the 2001 Best Exported British Cheese Award, Stinking Bishop is a washed rind cheese dating back to the Cistercian monks who once settled in Dymock where this cheese is made. Our variety is now made by Charles Martell, who works endlessly to carry on the traditional products of Gloucestershire. Washed in fermented pear juice (also called “Perry”), the cheese develops a stinky, pungent, orange-colored, sticky rind as Brevibacterium linens ripen the cheese from the inside out. At room temperature, this cheese will run across a plate. Named after the Stinking Bishop pear varietal from Gloucestershire, this cheese is a spectacular dairy experience.
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The smell of the pear flower (any pear) is very strong and unpleasant. That is part of the reason. I have no idea where the “bishop” part came from. But the cheese is fabulous, if you like that kind. It plays a prominent part in the cartoon of “Wallace and Gromit” movie.
 
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