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Cheese By Hand
by Sasha Davies
In the summer of 2006, my husband and I visited, interviewed, and, in some cases, worked alongside artisan cheesemakers–mostly farmstead–across the country to better understand their experience. We called the project Cheese By Hand. Each episode captures a visit to one specific farm. Together they provide a snapshot of the industry during a time of incredible growth and development.
Episodes
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Cato Corner Farm: Connecticut
October 2006 Name: Cato Corner Farm Owners: Elizabeth McAllister and Mark Gillman Location: Colchester, CT Animals: Milking 18-25 Jersey cows Cheeses/Products: Dutch Farmstead, Hooligan, Brigid’s Abbey, Black Ledge Blue, Bloomsday, Vivace, Vivace Bambino, Womanchego. These are their most…
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3 Corner Field Farm: New York
September 2006 Name: 3 Corner Field Farm [Update-As of August 2020, it appears the farm is temporarily closed.] Owners: Karen Weinberg and Paul Borghard Location: Shushan, NY Animals: Milking 120 ewes and raising hundreds of lambs each year for meat and some for replacement milkers....
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Three Ring Farm (aka Rivers Edge Chevre): Oregon
August 2006 Name: Rivers Edge Chevre Owner: Pat Morford Location: Logsden, OR Animals: 38 milking goats, largely Alpines. The goal is to grow to 60 milkers. Cheeses/Products: Chevre (flavored and marinated), Humbug, Full Moon, aged goat tomme The drive out to Pat Morford’s farm was gorgeous and...
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Beecher's Handmade Cheese: Washington
August 2006 Name: Beecher’s Handmade Cheese Owner: Kurt Dammeier Location: Seattle, WA Animals: Purchases milk from two cow dairies nearby downtown Seattle. One dairy has 120 cows and the other has 80. The breed breaks down to 80 % Jersey and 20 % Holstein between the two dairies.…
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Rogue Creamery: Oregon
August 2006 Name: Rogue Creamery Owners: Carey Bryant and David Gremmels Location: Central Point, OR Animals: Rogue gets all of its cows’ milk from one dairy along the Rogue River. The dairy milks 200 cows and has a herd of Holsteins with a few Brown Swiss. Cheese/Products: Crater Lake Blue…
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Cypress Grove Chevre: California
August 2006 Name: Cypress Grove Chevre Owner: Mary Keehn Location: Arcata, CA Animals: Purchases goat milk from multiple dairies locally- occasionally reaches farther than local for milk when needed. Cheese/Products: Chevre, Chevre Logs, Fromage Blanc, Humboldt Fog, Fog Lights, Pee Wee Pyramids,...
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Fiscalini Farm: California
July 2006 Name: Fiscalini Farm Owners: John Fiscalini Location: Modesto, CA Animals: Milking 1500 Holsteins and bringing up an equal number of replacements for 3000 total animals on the property. Closed herd. Cheeses/Products: Bandaged Wrapped Cheddar (various ages), San Joaquin Gold, Flavored...
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Mozzarella Company: Texas
June 2006 Name: Mozzarella Company Owner: Paula Lambert Location: Dallas, Texas Animals: Mozzarella Company gets both their cow and goat milk from a number of small dairies around the Dallas area. Cheeses/Products: MOZZARELLA(goat and cow), Queso Oaxaca, Ricotta (goat and cow), Feta (goat and…
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Pure Luck Dairy: Texas
June 2006 Name: Pure Luck Dairy Owners: The entire family- Denny Bolton, Amelia Sweethardt, Gitana Sweethardt, and Claire & Hope Bolton Location: Dripping Springs, Texas Animals: Approximately 110 Nubian and American Alpines (milking around 65) Cheeses/Products: Chevre (plain and flavored)…
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Bittersweet Plantation Dairy: Louisiana
June 2006 Name: Bittersweet Plantation Dairy [Update: The dairy closed in 2013] Owner: Chef John Folse Location: Gonzales, Louisiana Animals: Bittersweet gets their cow milk from a milk processor and their goat milk comes from a small dairy a few hours away. This will change when they make the...
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Sweet Home Farm: Alabama
June 2006 Name: Sweet Home Farm [Update 2020: Alyce and Doug have retired! Their retail shop is closed and inventory remaining will be sold to local restaurants.] Owners: Alyce Birchenough and Doug Wolbert Location: Elberta, Alabama Animals: Milking 13 Guernseys, total herd is 30 including calves...
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Sweet Grass Dairy: Georgia
June 2006 Name: Sweet Grass Dairy Owners: Jessica and Jeremy Little Location: Thomasville, Georgia Animals: approximately 150 goats (Saanen, La Mancha, Alpine), they also buy cow milk from Green Hill Dairy which is owned by Jessica’s parents Cheeses/Products: Thomasville Tomme, Georgia Gouda,...
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Goat Lady Dairy: North Carolina
June 2006 Name: Goat Lady Dairy Owners: Ginnie, Steve, Lee and Norma Tate Location: Climax, North Carolina Animals: Approximately 75 goats; Nubians, Saanens, and French-Alpine Cheeses/Products: Spreadable Fromage (in nine flavors), Chevre Logs, Feta, Smokey Mountain Round, Marinated Chevre…
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Meadow Creek Dairy: Virginia
June 2006 Name: Meadow Creek Dairy Owners: Helen & Rick Feete Location: Galax, Virginia Animals: Over 100 Jersey with some crosses mixed in Cheeses/Products: Grayson, Mountaineer, Appalachian In the 80’s Helen and Rick Feete went into dairying because as they saw it the profession was stable and...
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Westfield Farm: Massachusetts
May 2006 Name: Westfield Farm Owners: Bob & Debbie Stetson Location: Hubbardston, Massachusetts Animals: Westfield Farm gets its milk from four local goat dairies and cow dairies Cheeses: Hubbardston Blue, Blue Log, Fresh Goat Cheeses (with various flavors - we highly recommend the Wasabi and...
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Appleton Creamery: Maine
May 2006 Name: Appleton Creamery Owners: Caitlin, Brad, and Fiona Hunter Location: Appleton, Maine Animals: 32 American Alpine goats. She also buys sheep (Dorset Freisian cross/Freisian) and cow’s (Jersey/Holstein cross) milk from neighbors Cheeses/Products: Chevre, Feta, Chevre in olive oil…
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Willow Hill Farm: Vermont
May 2006 Name: Willow Hill Farm [Update: Willow Hill Farm no longer makes & sells cheese. They have transitioned to a you-pick blueberry farm–something they always offered in addition to their farmstead cheesemaking.] Owners: David Phinney and Willow Smart Location: Milton, Vermont Animals: 80-90...
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Vermont Butter & Cheese Company: Vermont
May 2006 Name: Vermont Butter & Cheese (changed to Vermont Creamery) Owners: Allison Hooper and Bob Reese Location: Websterville, Vermont Animals: VBC gets milk for their cheeses from approximately 25 farms. Many are in Vermont, and they are working to help these farms grow, and some are in...
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Twig Farm: Vermont
May 2006 Name: Twig Farm Owners: Michael and Emily Lee (let’s not forget 8-month old Carter) Location: West Cornwall, VT Animals: Goats Herd Size: 17 does, 14 kids Cheeses: Twig Farm Cow’s Milk Tomme, Twig Farm Goat’s Milk Tomme, Twig Farm Wheel When someone says "Vermont farmstead cheese" I…
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Jasper Hill Farm: Vermont (Testing 1...2...3)
February 2006 This was a very big weekend for Cheese by Hand. We made our way up to Jasper Hill Farm in Greensboro, VT to do a "dry run" of our upcoming tour of American cheesemakers. Greensboro is in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, a name which I find both amazingly boastful yet accurate!...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
In the summer of 2006, my husband and I visited, interviewed, and, in some cases, worked alongside artisan cheesemakers–mostly farmstead–across the country to better understand their experience. We called the project Cheese By Hand. Each episode captures a visit to one specific farm. Together they provide a snapshot of the industry during a time of incredible growth and development.
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Sasha Davies
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