Canon Creamery produces creamline milk, cheese curds, and nutrient-dense beef on our family farm in West Middlesex PA. Our family has lived on this land since the Revolutionary War (we have the land grant to prove it!) and we are 4th and 5th generation dairy farmers. Before the 1940s, our family bottled milk on the farm and delivered a milk route. Then, we joined a co-op and started shipping all of our milk. Dad always dreamed of bottling milk on the farm again. And now, thanks to a grant from the state, we’ve built our own creamery and brought the tradition back. Some of our milk still gets shipped and made into mozzarella, but the rest is processed here on the farm for our local community.
YOU'RE GETTING:
REAL DAIRY
FROM A REAL FAMILY
THAT CARES
We work together as a family everyday. We milk 110 cows and pasteurize the milk ourselves. We don’t homogenize it, so it stays creamy and delicious.
We offer plain whole milk, crave-worthy chocolate milk, and a rotating selection of other flavors. We also make fresh cheddar cheese curds. It’s dairy that our oldest customers recognize from when they were kids and our youngest customers are delighted to discover.
We prioritize care of our land because healthy land = healthy cows, healthy cows = healthy milk, and healthy milk = healthy families. From the solar panels that power our creamery to the butterfly sanctuary in our fields, we are committed to conservation. Read more about our farming practices.
When you come to Canon Creamery, you’re getting real dairy from a real family that cares. Whether you’re at the farm or enjoying our milk at home, you’re one of us. Welcome to the clan!
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Josie Offerdahl
Josie OfferdahlFavorite milk flavor: Chocolate Milk
Josie is the primary manager of Canon Creamery and makes the creamery’s dairy products with her mom Marie. Josie wanted to stay involved in the dairy industry and work alongside her family at the Canon farm where she grew up. She conceived an initial plan for a creamery business while she attended school at Butler County Community College, where she earned an Associate’s Degree in Business Administration. Josie started Canon Creamery in 2021 with the help of her parents Mark and Marie to realize her dream. Her favorite thing to do in the creamery is to make cheese curds.
Josie is married to Sean Offerdahl and they have a young daughter Sadie whom you might see “helping” around the creamery. They are looking forward to welcoming their second child into the family this fall.
Marie Canon
Marie CanonFavorite milk flavor: Mocha Milk
Marie is an owner and operator of Canon Creamery. She creates the creamery products alongside Josie. Marie grew up a country kid in Plain Grove on a hobby farm with four siblings. She has lived and worked on Canon Dairy Farm since marrying Mark Canon in 1990. She successfully raised five kids on the farm. She enjoys spending time with her three grandkids and looks forward to welcoming two more to the farm and creamery families. Marie is known affectionately as “MooMa” to her grandbabies.
Marie is an active member of the farm and dairy communities. In 2018, she received the “Outstanding Woman in Agriculture” award from the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. She has served on the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program Board for ten years. She enjoys creating parade floats for the local farm bureau.
Mark Canon
Mark CanonFavorite milk flavor: Chocolate Milk
Mark is a fourth generation farmer at Canon Dairy Farm and an owner and operator of Canon Creamery. Mark’s father Leroy, grandfather Russel, and great-grandfather Benjamin operated the farm. Mark has five children with his wife Marie, and his oldest son Trent is the next Canon to take on ownership of the farm. Mark is affectionately known as “MooPa” to his grandchildren.
Mark has been recognized for his environmental conservation and stewardship work on the farm. He received the Mercer County Conservation District “Pioneers in Conservation” award in 2020. In 2021, he was recognized by the Nation Milk Producers Federation FARM program for excellence in Environmental Stewardship.
Mark’s involvement in the farm and dairy industry includes membership in the Mercer County Holstein Club and Mercer County Farm Bureau, as well as serving as a director for COBA Select Sires.
At the creamery, Mark serves as the handyman and the all-important joke curator for the creamery’s “cheesy” joke board. He also manages the beef herd on the farm to keep the creamery supplied with its frozen beef products. He is excited to participate in research and development of ice cream products as well.
Trent Canon
Trent CanonFavorite milk flavor: Strawberry Milk
Trent is the son of Mark and Marie and is a fifth generation farmer at Canon Dairy Farm. Trent has a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Science with a minor in Agricultural Business from Penn State. He has brought his passion and expertise for sustainable farming to Canon Dairy, where he has implemented regenerative agriculture techniques such as no-till farming. Trent serves on the Mercer County Conservation District board.
Trent’s wife Stephanie also works on the farm. Together they have a young daughter Addison whom you might see around the creamery. They are looking forward to welcoming their second child this summer.with customization by Taste Profit Marketing