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2025 Maine Cheese Guild Event Dates Announced

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JANUARY

Tuesday, January 14- 2025 Maine Agricultural Trades show, Augusta Civic Center
9:00 AM-5:00 PM: Maine Cheese Guild Booth open
10:00 AM-12:00 PM: Maine Cheese Guild Member Meeting, Hancock Room
Wednesday, January 15-2025 Maine Agricultural Trades Show, Augusta Civic Center
9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Maine Cheese Guild Booth Open
2:00-3:00 PM: Maine Cheese Guild, Auditorium Main Stage, Panel Discussion
Thursday, January 16-2025 Maine Agricultural Trades Show, Augusta Civic Center
9:00-3:00 PM: Maine Cheese Guild Booth Open

FEBRUARY

Member Meeting: Feb 17th at Spring Day Creamery

MARCH –

APRIL Member Meeting: April 27th at Balfour Farm is from 10am-1pm (not our usual 10am-2pm as they have another meeting that day). Enthusiast members welcome too!! Come taste cheese and hang out with the cheesemakers!!

MAY

JUNE

June 1st  at Abraham’s Creamery

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

Sunday, September 14, MAINE CHEESE FESTIVAL, Pittsfield, ME

OCTOBER

Sunday, October 12, MAINE CHEESE GUILD OPEN CREAMERY DAY

TBD October Member Meeting– Fuzzy Udder Creamery

NOVEMBER

TBD November- Annual Member Meeting

DECEMBER

TBD December Holiday Party

 

2021 MAINE CHEESE FESTIVAL

2024 Maine Cheese Awards – Accepting Applications

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The Maine Cheese Guild is thrilled to announce the 4th annual Maine Cheese Awards celebrating the many talents of our Maine cheese making community. This year, the event is hosted and conducted by Maine Tasting Center. This annual event is open to all licensed Maine cheesemakers with no limitations or exclusions. Winners will be announced on the Main Stage at the Maine Cheese Festival on September 8th in Pittsfield, Maine.

Invitation • Cheese Category List

Spring Cheesemaking Workshops

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Caitlin Hunter, former owner of Appleton Creamery, has announced her spring lineup of classes, held in Belfast Maine. She has decades of experience as a cheesemaker operating a farm and creamery in Appleton Maine until several years ago. Tody she offers consulting as Capercaillie Consulting, consulting and cheesemaking classes as well as working for Springdale Farm/State of Maine Cheese in Waldo Maine. Caitlin  envisioned and  was a founder of the Maine Cheese Guild in 2003.

••• Basics of Home Cheesemaking , 2 days , March 26 & 27 Cancelled

••• Cheesy Gifts – April 16

••• Intro to Hard Cheese – 1.5 Days, April 23 & 24

• •• Italian Fun – Mozzarella & Ricotta -May 7

••• Intro to Goat Cheese ••• May 21 (or 28 depending on milk)

Learn more and sign up at Capercaillie Consulting.

Maine Cheese Guild Meeting

April Guild Member Meeting

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Member Meeting: April 27th at Balfour Farm is from 10am-1pm (not our usual 10am-2pm as they have another meeting that day). Enthusiast members welcome too!!

 

Come taste cheese and hang out with the cheesemakers!!  If your are not a memberyou can join the Guild here.