Peter Dixon Reverse Engineering Workshop

Posted on April 4, 2017April 5, 2017 by Monroe Cheese Studio

Peter Dixon led 17 of us on Apr 5th through a workshop on how to “reverse engineer” a cheese that we like to eat and want to learn how to make. We specifically covered four different cheeses–

–but then discussed many other typs and how to replicate specific flavors and/or textures in our own cheeses.

(starting top left, moving clockwise): Bleu d’Auvergne, Epoisses, Coupole, Crement

In addition to covering investigation and research, we tasted examples of all the cheeses and broke them down categorically.

During the last portion of the workshop the participants had a chance to share their own cheeses with challenges to get feedback from Dixon and others in the group. Peter also shared samples of a few of his interesting current cheeses.

It was a great day. Thanks to Mary Belding and Jessie Dowling for organizing the workshop!

ACS Response to Listeria Outbreak in NY State

Posted on March 14, 2017March 14, 2017 by Monroe Cheese Studio

The American Cheese Society has written a letter to the editor in response to an article published on March 10th that detailed an outbreak of Listeria illnesses linked to cheeses made at Vuelto Cheese in Walton, New York. Unfortunately the outbreak has already been linked to two deaths.

The ACS has also just released an issue of their regular member newsletter The Traditional Cheese Advocate that details the resources they have developed for member cheesemakers around the issues in food safety and raw milk cheese production.

FREE Quickbooks Classes for Farm Accounting

Posted on March 9, 2017March 9, 2017 by Monroe Cheese Studio

Introduction to Farm Accounting with QuickBooks Pro Workshop

Tuesday, March 28, 2017
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
UMaine Regional Learning Center
75 Clearwater Drive, Suite 104
Falmouth, Maine 04105
Venue Phone: 207.781.6099 or 800.287.1471 (in Maine)
Registration Cost: Free

Preregistration is required. Class is limited to 15. Please contact Pam St. Peter at [email protected] or 207.933.2100 to register or request a disability accommodation.

This free workshop is for farmers who are first-time users or have less than a year’s experience with QuickBooks. The presenters, QuickBooks ProAdvisors from Austin Associates, will demonstrate how to record farm business transactions, generate reports for measuring financial performance, and provide an example of how QuickBooks is used on a Maine vegetable farm. Participants may bring a laptop but it is not required.

The workshop is sponsored by the UMaine Cooperative Extension Crop Insurance Education Program.

Participants will be entered in a drawing to win a QuickBooks Pro™ subscription.

For more information about the workshop or the UMaine Cooperative Extension Crop Insurance Education Program, contact Erin Roche at [email protected] or 207.949.2490, or visit their website.