Beemster Heritage

Beemster Cheeses come from the quiet, canal lined pastures of the Beemster Polder in the Netherlands. This most famous Dutch "Polder" was declared UNESCO World Heritage site in 1999. It is here that famers work hard to preserve the landscape for future generations.
 

The Beemster Famous Polder The Beemster Famous Polder
Polder Aesthetics Lines extending into the distance, wide expanses and an uncluttered horizon are typical of the polder landscape of The Netherlands. These aesthetic qualities sprang from an ever-changing balance between developments in water management and agriculture. Read more...

 

The Cheese Markets The Cheese Markets
The History of cheesemaking in North-Holland and the development of the Cheese markets. The province of North Holland that surrounds the Beemster polder once was a very uninhabitable region full of marshes and bogs. Read more...

 

World Record Cheese 2006 World Record Cheese 2006
Alkmaar, The Netherlands - October 6th 2006 Usually at this location history is recreated with the re-enactment of the cheese markets; however, at October 6th 2006 Beemster was creating history. At noon, a horse drawn wagon came into the historic cheese market carrying a cheese created July 7th, 2006. Read more...