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!

We had a great meeting at my farm this week. I’m glad so many people could make it! Be sure to go online to the state web site http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/search.asp and check on the progress of LD 1426, the proposed changes to the milk rules. Let me or Shelley Doak know your thoughts. The hearing is Monday, April 11.