New Sponsoring Partner: Five Islands Farm

mcg_logo_sp200The Guild would like to thank Five Island Farm in Georgetown for becoming a Sponsoring Partner of the Maine Cheese Guild for 2010-11.

Our Sponsoring Partnership program will provide members with an easy way to forge relationships with Maine cheese makers to understand how and why they make the award-winning cheeses that are being recognized around the world as the best in their class.

Support from our Sponsoring Partners significantly contributes to important Guild work: exploring the world of cheese; developing and improving the skills of our cheese makers; and maintaining our high standards for transforming excellent Maine milk into a world class product. All of this will accelerate the training of new Maine cheese makers, as well as the development of new Maine cheeses by existing cheese makers, increasing the supply of outstanding Maine cheese in this state, and beyond.

If you would like more information about becoming a Sponsoring Partner of the Maine Cheese Guild, please contact our President, Eric Rector at info@mainecheeseguild.com/MCG-build

Meeting: Appleton Creamery

Our next meeting will take place at Appleton Creamery in Appleton, which is mid-MidCoast, just west of Rockport.

Caitlin says: “In an effort to get more members to attend Guild meetings, I will fire the wood oven and make pizzas for lunch at our meeting here in June! Members should bring their favorite pizza topping…! Should be a fun time, and if it’s raining like it was last year, the oven will keep us warm…”

Samoset Cheese Plate

The Samoset will have a cheese plate on their menu this season.  They are looking for a brie or camembert and a blue cheese.  If anyone is interested in supplying cheese for the Samoset or if you have any questions, please contact Cathe Morrill at State of Maine Cheese Co. at 800-762-8895 or e-mail to admin@cheese-me.com.