2017 Cheese, Brews & Bread

Posted on March 20, 2017January 20, 2020 by News

Wesserunsett Arts Council announces this year’s Cheese, Bread & Beer festival.
When: Sunday, June 25, 2017
Where: Bigelow Brewing Co., Skowhegan, ME
Time: 12p.m. to 4 p.m.

For more info on this event, visit www.wesarts.org festival page. To learn about becoming a vendor, see this page.

“The Wesserunsett Arts Council (WAC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit representing a good scope of Somerset County arts and cultural leaders. As we develop our cultural plan, we will add more cultural leaders from other towns within Somerset County. “

A Slice of Culture – Downeast Magazine

Posted on March 20, 2017January 20, 2020 by News

Check out Virginia M. Wright’s article A Slice of Culture in Downeast, The Magazine of Maine. The article features cheeses made by ten Maine Cheese Guild members with gorgeous photos by Adam DeTour.

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.