Sweet Freedom Cheese- Jessica Keahey

What this episode covers

On this edition of the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas podcast, we head to the 8th Street Market and interview Jessica Keahey, owner, head cheesemonger and “curd nerd” at Sweet Freedom Cheese in Bentonville. After 14 years as a civil engineer, she decided that it was time for something else, and in 2012, she chose cheese. That led to plenty of training and work for certifications. One thing that she didn’t plan for was a health emergency, which led to the naming of her store, She’ll explain. Also, hear about her cheese-quest across the country, and what it took to open the cheese shop here (including what the last 24 hours before opening). How did they survive covid and how do they guide people that come in the store and have no idea with to do when looking through hundreds of cheeses? Jessica tells us that and so much more in this episode of the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas.