Tag Archive | Wisconsin
Their Own Whey
From http://www.chicagomag.com – a nice overview of four Wisconsin cheesemakers: “Cheesemaking operations don’t come much tinier—or more human—than Anne Topham and Judy Borree’s Fantôme Farm in tiny Ridgeway. On their 50-acre hillside property, which has no neighbors in sight but offers them a clear view of the weather coming in from the west, the two […]
Raw-milk jury acquits farmer
I am typically quite pragmatic about matters, spending time playing devil’s advocate to many issues… and there are many not-so-bright individuals waving the flag of freedom and screaming “get off my back” while at no time presenting a rational argument for the pros of raw milk. Instead, they come off as the radical fringe that […]
“The Cheese Artist,” – LoveTree Farmstead
Editor’s Note: “The Cheese Artist,” which originally appeared in the September 2012 issue ofMpls.St.Paul Magazine, was nominated for a James Beard Distinguished Writing award and will be included in the book Best Food Writing 2012. Excerpt: “To this day, I’ve never had a cheese culinary experience like the day I met Mary,” she remembers. “I was at L’Etoile, […]
Film: California versus Wisconsin – Battle for tops in cheese
America’s Heartland is a PBS documentary series that most recently featured the battle between California and Wisconsin in a cheese battle royale for supremacy! Did you know that nobody makes more cheese than the US? The film contains visits to a number of American makers. View the VIDEO ~28:00
Slow goat: Custer woman finds cheese, business can’t be rushed
“Goat milk is a delicate material that takes a lot of care and patience to turn into cheese. A traditional French-style chevre, for instance, is a three-day process with lots of waiting time as it slowly develops its distinctive tangy flavor. Rose Boero, a goat farmer and cheesemaker from Custer in Portage County is naming […]
Hands on: Making Cheese at Sartori
A couple of weeks back I was asked by the good folks at Sartori if I might visit* their plant in north-central Wisconsin’s small town of Antigo. I’d visited a couple of small farmstead operations around the country in the past but never one on the larger scale of Sartori… and when they said “come up for […]
Announcing the Wisconsin Artisan Cheesemaker Guild
Jeanne has started a new professional group in Wisconsin! “It’s spring, so time for me to start a new organization. Shockingly, it’s all about cheese. After talking with dozens of small and artisan Wisconsin cheesemakers looking for opportunities to get together and learn more about their craft, today marks the debut of the Wisconsin Artisan […]
Getting to know: Sartori Cheeses
I was recently contacted by the good folks at Wisconsin’s Sartori Cheese to invite me out to their facility in Antigo, Wisconsin and take part in a cheese make. How cool is that? I’ll be headed there at the end of April, camera in hand and will feature the trip in early May. Meanwhile, Sartori […]
Wisconsin cheese 101: Old craft spurs state pride
“From the Crave Brothers, who control every step of the process of making their farmstead cheeses, to Myron Olson at Chalet Cheese Cooperative, who is the last maker of Limburger in the United States, Wisconsin’s cheesemakers are dedicated to their craft. Whether they are eager young cheesemakers like Andy Hatch of Uplands Cheese Company in […]
