Saxelby set up her stall in the Essex Market and focused on supplying cheeses only made by small American cheesemakers from the northeastern US.

[7] During the beginnings of the shop stall, Saxelby was the only employee and delivered ordered cheese by bike to locations throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn.

[8] The stall was only large enough to hold a temperature controlled refrigerator and Saxelby began by only selling 30 kinds of cheeses from local farmsteads.

In order to house the growing amount of cheese supplies, Saxelby bought a warehouse in Red Hook, Brooklyn, with business partner Benoit Breal.

[10] Saxelby was known for assisting local farms and other cheesemakers in gaining other business options and expanding the cheese market in the region.