Season’s Greetings!
The Guild’s annual Christmas gathering will be held on Monday, Dec. 12, 12-4 at Heidi Klingelhofer’s house in Georgetown. Please bring a potluck item (and cheese!) to share, as well as photos of any cheese trips you may have made over the past year. We had a very productive annual meeting at State of Maine Cheese Co. on Nov.7, with the result of a new directive and focus for 2006. Networking, infomation exchange, education are some of our goals.

When doing your holiday shopping, remember Maine cheese makes a wonderful gift.

Time is flying by, and we have several upcoming events!

The Guild will be having an informational booth at the Common Ground Fair, Setp. 23-25, in the Ag Demo Area. Please stop by to visit or volunteer your time for awhile! The next Guild meeting is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 26, at Liberty Fields Farm in Saco, with hosts Anne and Joel Tripp. They will give a tour of their new cheese plant. The Third Annual Cheese Festival is coming up fast on October 15 at the Samoset Resort in Rockport. We have flyers and posters ready to put up, as well as advance tickets to sell. Hope to see you at one or all of these events!

Next Meeting: Monday, May 16, 10-2, UMO, Orono, “The New and Improved Department of Food Science”
The next Guild meeting will be hosted by Gary Anderson at the University of Maine at Orono. Gary Anderson and Al Bushway will lead a tour of the new Food Science wing including the pilot plant and sensory evaluation facilities. Al will be available for questions cheesemakers have on food science questions and testing questions. We have a large room reserved for the day in Hitchner
Hall. Be sure to email Melissa Potts for your parking permit!