Info about the Guild
Our April meeting was hosted by Silvery Moon Creamery at Smiling Hill Farm at 781 County Road (Route 22) in Westbrook on Monday, April 8th between 10am and 2pm.
We focused on Marketing issues at this meeting, and welcomed representatives from Native Maine Produce to the meeting to discuss what they look for in cheeses to distribute, how they handle those cheeses, and the various ways they’re able to market them to a wide or select set of customers.
Our meeting from 10am to 2pm on Monday, February 18th at
Pineland Farms Creamery, New Gloucester
covered our experiences finding and purchasing cheese making equipment and supplies. We were joined by a representative from Fromagex, and also had access to the latest catalogs from many different companies.
In addition, Guild members brought their own supplies/equipment to swap/sell with others at the meeting.
Guild members voted to offer HALF scholarships to two Guild members during each of the scheduled 2013 Workshops (Natural Wraps, and Washed Rinds). Any Guild member was eligible.
The Guild Board members have voted on which members should receive the the scholarships, and the top two vote getters have been identified. (Board members who applied for scholarships were not allowed to vote to award a scholarship for the class to which they applied.)
Congratulations to:
WASHED RIND CHEESES (March 31 – April 1)
Sarah Spring
Heather Donahue
NATURAL WRAPPED AND CLABBERED CHEESES (April 20 – 21)
Sarah Spring
Amy Clark
Thank you to everyone who participated, and happy cheese making!
–Eric Rector
President, Maine Cheese Guild