November 2021 Cheese of the Month Club Selections

November 09, 2021

November is here and Thanksgiving is just around the corner, which has us thinking about making some cheese boards! At any large gathering, we lik...

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October 2021 Cheese of the Month Club Selections

September 27, 2021

Fall is falling! With the arrival of a new season, the shelves of our cave are stocked with rich, robust, firm cheeses for cooler weather and cozie...

Posted in cheddar, cheddar cheese, monthly cheese club

American Icons - A Tour of the American Artisan Cheese Revolution in Six Cheeses

September 13, 2021

There has been cheese in America ever since Europeans first landed on the continent. Originally the styles of cheese made in different regions of t...

Posted in Andy Hatch, cabot creamery, cheddar, cheddar cheese, cheese gift, cheese gift basket, cheesemaking, greensboro, Jasper Hill Farm, Mateo Kehler, Uplands Cheese Co., Vacherin Mont d'Or

Cheese is a Labor of Love - An Interview with Nat Bacon, Director of Quality at Jasper Hill Farm

August 29, 2021

What does it take to make great cheese? We caught up with Nat Bacon, Jasper Hill Farm's 'Director of Quality' (and one of their most senior cheesem...

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September 2021 Cheese of the Month Club Selections

August 26, 2021

For September's Cheese of the Month Club, we've rounded up a trio that celebrates the best of the barnyard - cow, sheep, and goat! Read on to lear...

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What is Cheddar Cheese?

August 06, 2021

Cheddar cheese is undoubtedly one of the world's most popular cheeses. Sharp, savory, and strong, cheddar is at home on a cheese board, atop a burg...

Posted in cabot creamery, cheddar, cheddar cheese, cheesemaking, grafton village cheese company

August 2021 Cheese of the Month Club Selections

August 03, 2021

The height of summer is a cheesemonger's favorite time of year. All three types of milk are flowing (cow, goat and sheep) and the diversity of styl...

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Saxelby's Guide to Cheese and Wine Pairing

July 23, 2021

Cheese and wine are two of the most delicious things on the planet. It’s no wonder they pair so harmoniously together - wine and cheese share many ...

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The Right Tool for the Job - Saxelby's Guide to Cheese Tools

June 25, 2021

Just like a painter has brushes and a palette, or a carpenter has his toolbox, the cheese lover has a whole host of cheese tools at their disposal....

Posted in charcuterie board, cheese board, cheese plate, cheese tools, dinner party, tools

Making Hay While the Sun Shines - Grass Fed Cheese from Jasper Hill Farm

June 23, 2021

If you’ve driven through the country in the summertime, chances are you’ve seen tractors out mowing fields, leaving neat and tidy windrows of hay i...

Posted in Dr Zach Bush, grass fed, greensboro, Jack Glaser, Jasper Hill Farm, Mateo Kehler, regenerative agriculture, vermont regenerative agriculture

The von Trapp Farmstead - Using Regenerative Agriculture to Craft Delicious Cheese

April 22, 2021

The von Trapp Farmstead is a certified organic dairy and creamery located in Vermont’s scenic Mad River Valley. Now in its third generation, Sebast...

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Marieke Penterman and Holland's Family Cheese

March 26, 2021

Marieke and Rolf Penterman both grew up on dairy farms in the Netherlands, however, when Rolf was at the age where he was ready to start his own b...