Tag Archive | Dairy
Opinion: No. California dairy products will be ‘whey’ too expensive – MercedSun-Star.com
Rachel Kaldor is executive director of the Dairy Institute of California. “Other than a cheese maker, why should anyone in California care about the cost of whey, a component of milk and a byproduct of cheese making? Because if legislation succeeds in raising the price of milk used to make cheese in California, it’s going […]
Artisan cheese making is alive and well in Petaluma
“March is the beginning of spring, bringing newborn dairy cows, sheep and goats and the fresh local milk and cheese that goes along with them. In Sonoma and Marin counties there are thousands of acres of dairy land dedicated to making cheese; Petaluma and the surrounding valleys are home to several award winning artisan cheese […]
Cheesemaker Hits Wall With the Law
Hey Florida? Here’s an idea: be bold and let him make his cheese. Nobody has gotten sick yet, have they? Make this a case study on why raw milk is the better milk for cheese. “Antonio Casamento got into the cheese business innocently enough. Seeking a healthy hobby for his two children as an alternative […]
Slideshow: Bay Area’s artisan cheese making tradition
There’s a nice slideshow of 24 images of Bay Area artisan cheesemakers from Marin to Contra Costa to Monterey counties including Marcia Barinaga and her wonderful sheep milk cheeses and the newer Schoch Farms.
Visit to Manor Farm, Home of Montgomery’s Cheddar | Culture: the word on cheese
Kate’s Blog at Culture recently featured her trip to Somerset, England. Color me JEALOUS! Have any of you been to visit Montgomery’s? Those of you who caught my last blog entry will know that I was recently in Somerset, stronghold of traditional English cloth-bound cheddar. The primary reason for the visit was to attend the […]
Vintage 1940′s and 1950′s Dairy Films
While viewing a video mentioned by Culture Magazine I ran across these two gems. The video from the 50′s is a lot like the old Columbia films we’d watch in grade school. I get nostalgic thinking about the clatter of the old Bell & Howell projectors. “This Is the Dairy Industry” circa 1957 American Dairy […]
Upstate New Yorkers – one of the nation’s biggest local cheese tours is this weekend
Sunday’s weather looks especially fine- get out and eat cheese! WASHINGTON COUNTY — The sixth annual Washington County Cheese Tour is thought to be the largest event of its kind in the U.S. Cheese lovers will be able to judge these artisan cheeses for themselves from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. […]
Meet Adam Smith of Cowgirl Creamery, Champion Cheesemonger in DC
Staring intently at a 20-something-year-old customer at Cowgirl Creamery in Penn Quarter, head cheesemonger Adam Smith winds up for a dance he’s done many times before. “Ma’am, what can I do for you today?” The woman says she’s planning a picnic. “Great. What kind of cheeses do you usually like?” As she offers a few […]
Round 2: Birth of A Cheese – Jasper Hill’s new cheese has a name, and some work to do.
It’s been a long wait! Almost four months ago, I wrote the first review of a new cheese in development by Jasper Hill. Those of us around the country participating in the 2012 Birth of a Cheese study with Culture magazine were sent three differing samples of baby cheese. We can’t say that our feedback […]
