Cheese, yoghurt ... and soon ice-cream will be on the menu Cheese maker Sally George holds a day-old lamb that eventually will produce milk for Island Pure dairy. AS cheese maker Sally George holds this day-old lamb, she smiles in the knowledge it will soon help make the cheese she works with every day. She started at Island Pure, a cheese and yoghurt-making business based on Kangaroo Island, about three years ago - the same time owner Justin Harman took over. His business, which uses sheep milk as its basis, has blossomed under his new reign and is one of the island's real success stories. When Ms George started there a few years ago, Island Pure was producing just three cheeses. They are now making seven different types. There's even plans to make a range of hard cheeses by the end of this year, as well as an ice-cream using Ligurian honey from the island in time for summer. Their farm shop on Kangaroo Island is also doing well, with the business starting renovations this week to make it better and more accessible for tourists. Ms George said she believed their success was due to the good produce they work with. "People are getting more attached to where their food is coming from and what processes are used," she said. They want to know there is no chemicals, they want to know the animals are looked after well. Mr Harman, who owns the business with Adelaide businessman Geoff Rischbieth, said their production was growing by up to 15 per cent each year. " (We're) looking at increasing that at 30 to 40 per cent over the next one to two years," he said. We've put on two new staff within the last two months and there's a third one about to start. While most of their success is down to hard work, Mr Harman also attributes some to Kangaroo Island's reputation as a place which for good quality produce. "Kangaroo Island has that fantastic reputation for natural, authentic produce," he said. The closer you can buy your good to the back door - the better ... that obviously helps employ local people and improves the tourism offering.