Archive for the ‘Events’ Category
Next Meeting: Monroe Cheese Studio
| October 4, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 2:00 pm |
Our next meeting will take place in Monroe at the Monroe Cheese Studio on Monday, October 4th. Stay tuned to this article for more details and directions to be posted.
Meeting: Olde Oak Farm
| August 16, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 2:00 pm |
We had a very pleasant meeting with Scott, Arline, and everyone at Olde Oak Farm in Maxfield, north of Orono. Most interesting was a tour of Scott’s mobile cheese plant — a 12′ x 32′ structure complete with instant hot water, refrigeration, a twelve cheese press, and room for a walk-in cooler — which he moved from his previous location in Orono to this site. As he explained: “We were making cheese within fifteen minutes of the cheese plant being set down on the site.” Not only is the plant mobile, but almost everything in it is mobile, set on wheels. He has made every effort to reduce the lugging and lifting chores of the cheesemaker.
Benefit Supper For Painted Pepper Farm
| July 24, 2010 | ||
| 5:00 pm | to | 7:00 pm |
BENEFIT SUPPER
Lisa Reilich of Painted Pepper Farm was in a serious auto accident on May 25th. She needs our help. Join us for a spaghetti supper with salad and dessert and silent auction to help Lisa and her three girls.
DATE: July 24th, 2010
PLACE: First Congregational Church of Ellsworth
TWO SEATINGS: 5pm & 6pm
PRICE: $8 per person at the door & $7 before July 20th
Sponsored in part by:
Mix & Match 4-H Goat Club, First Congregational Church, and many generous donations from friends and business associates of Lisa Reilich. For more information or to purchase tickets before July 20th, contact Ruth Tainter 664-7520 or Lore Lipkvich 537-5673. Also, contributions can be mailed to Ruth Tainter.
Meeting: Appleton Creamery
| June 21, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 2:00 pm |
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…”
Meeting: Sunset Acres, Brooksville
| May 10, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 2:00 pm |
Our May meeting took place at
Sunset Acres
769 Bagaduce Road, Brooksville, ME 04617
on Monday, May 10th at 10am. Brooksville is south of Castine on the Penobscot Bay side of the Blue Hill Peninsula.
Meeting: Edible Rind, Scarborough
| April 5, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 2:00 pm |
Our April meeting took place in Scarborough at the newly licensed cheese makers Edible Rind, which is located at 152 US Route 1, Suite 19, in the Scarborough Marketplace. Bob Smith hosted a nice meeting that took place in front of his beautifully designed and brightly lit space.
Meeting: State of Maine Cheese Co., Rockport
| February 15, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 2:00 pm |
February’s meeting will be hosted by State of Maine Cheese Co. in Rockport. (There were not available spaces at UMO, unfortuately.)
Guild Meeting
| January 12, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 12:00 pm |
at the Agricultural Trade Show held in the Augusta Civic Center
Rennet Workshop Planned
| April 19, 2010 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 5:00 pm |
The Maine Cheese Guild will be sponsoring a one-day workshop on cheese Rennet to be held at Little Falls Farm in Harrison, Maine on Monday, April 19th from 9am to 5pm.
At the beginning there will be a short lecture on the nature of rennet — how it works, why it is used in cheesemaking, and the different ways it can affect finished cheeses. This will include a report written by Oregon cheesemaker David Peterson on his experiences using plant derived renneting materials to make traditional cheeses.
After lunch John and Mary Belding of Little Falls Farm will demonstrate step-by-step the methods for harvesting a goat-kid vel, preserving it, and then using it in cheese production.
Fees will be $125 for the general public, $100 for Maine Cheese Guild members (lunch included). For more information email info@mainecheeseguild.org. To reserve a spot (there will be a limited class size) send a check to
The Maine Cheese Guild
c/o Mark Whitney, Treasurer
Pineland Farms
32 Farm View Drive
New Gloucester, Maine 04260
Cheese Culture Workshop
| January 22, 2010 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 5:00 pm |
Dave Potter Evaluates Cheeses for Workshop Participants
The Maine Cheese Guild sponsored a one-day workshop on Cheese Cultures held at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, Maine on Friday, January 22nd from 9am to 5pm.
David Potter, from Dairy Connection, Inc., lectured on the basics of picking the right cheese cultures (thermophilic, mesophilic, yeasts, and molds) for your cheeses, as well as delved into the exciting new realm of using adjunct cultures in traditional cheese recipes to broaden the flavor landscape.
In addition, Dave critiqued a number of cheeses, from experimental batches using different adjunct culture mixes, to commercial versions exhibiting specific culture techniques, as well as cheese brought by workshop attendees. The enthusiastic reception, high attendance rate, and the continued expression of interest in this subject means that the Guild will work to bring Dave (or another culture expert) back soon.
[Deb Hahn has received copies of specific slides that were too small to read on the hand-outs, such as the comparisons of different P. candidum, and Corynebacteria. If you would like to get copies of these, email here at debrahahn@yahoo.com]
