Who We Are

We are the co-founders and creators of Ferndale Farmstead creamery, based near Bellingham, Washington. We have been working together for years to bring the idea of a family dairy brand to reality, which you may now find throughout the Pacific Northwest.

The artisan cheese industry has shown us not only how much we love food and animals, but also how much we love the people who create and share in our dreams of nutritious, flavor forward, responsibly made products.

In realizing this passion for people, in 2018 we embarked on a vision which we hope will bring the community joy. We are committed to responsible stewardship of our energy resources and to a servant leadership approach that treats all people with respect.

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Daniel Wavrin (Cheesemaker/Founder)

Daniel J. Wavrin is founder of Artisan Service Group, head cheese maker at Ferndale Farmstead, and founder of his personal line of cheeses ‘Daniels Artisan’.

Growing up, Daniel enjoyed working on the dairy especially in the crop fields, knowing he wanted to return to the farm in some capacity after going to school. In 2010, Daniel was off to California Polytechnic University to study Agricultural Systems Management. Shortly after starting school, Daniel found his interest outside of the classroom, cheesemaking. Thus began a journey of navigating and learning how to bring to life his vision of a branded family cheese company.

His hope is to inspire other artisans to pursue living their dream while always striving to Keep it Real.

Nidia Wavrin-Hernandez

Nidia Wavrin-Hernandez is the co-founder and Marketing Specialist for Artisan Service Group and founder of her heritage cheese project ‘Familia del Norte’. She has a passion for advocating for local people and products that are honest, authentic, and consumer driven.

Nidia currently manages web design, social media, photography, and print projects for several esteemed food brands. In doing so she is able to articulate the vision behind each creation.

Educating people on how to get the most out of their products allows her to build strong customer relations. Using this simple philosophy as the foundation for serving the modern market - Nidia has proven experience building complete small and large brands from scratch.

Her education background includes a B.A. in Business Administration with a focus in Marketing from Western Washington University.