This list is brought to you by cheesemaking.com with our best wishes for a happy time! There’s nothing more fun than a cheese festival, with awesome cheeses to sample and new friends to be made. We want to be sure you know where they are in time to make your plans. For festival promoters: The American Cheese Society has posted a Cheese Festival Planning Guide
New England Regional Cheese Competition 2019
In 2007, Elena Hovagimian was working for Donna Woolam, the Director of Agriculture at The Eastern States Exposition (The Big E). They thought it would be fun (!) to start a cheese competition at the fair. It was a daunting effort, but Elena began collecting all the information she could. She even went to the prestigious American Cheese Society Competition where John Greeley graciously showed
Home Cheese Making Competitions
It’s a wonderful idea and, yet, it seems to be the impossible dream. Why is it a great idea? Cheese making is basically a solitary pursuit and local contests are a great way for cheese makers to get to know each other. Contests provide a way for cheese makers to get feedback from judges (the kind of feedback they don’t get from family and friends).