Maine Cheese Guild

meeting notes 8/11

Present: Caitlin Hunter, Cathe Morrill, Perry Ells, Scott Gardner, Jane Marasco, Eric Rector, Judi Gardner, Gary Anderson & friend, Claire M., Jennifer Betancourt, Charles Hopkins

Festival planning:
Polly Shyka at MOFGA in touch with Maine Life Center for photos
pshyka@midmaine.com 382-6300
Eric Rector 525-3104

Events to publicize:
Milk tasting booth
goat milk supplied by Caitlin
sheep milk supplied by Clair
cow milk supplied by Cathe

Butter Making
Russell has list of buttermakers

Cheese making
Queso blano: Cathe?
Mozzarella: Eric Healy?

Cheese Pairings:
Cathe to call someone...?

Cheese Buyer/Monger:
Perry to call Kris Horton

Milking animals
Goats: Charles
Sheep: Perry
Cow: ???

Legal and Regulatory Aspect of Cheesemaking
Roundtable discussion
Caitlin will talk to Glen
Clair will talk to Audrey
dairy practices
Gary Anderson/UMEXT
Anne or Debbie or Scott

Need volunteers for tasting table
cheese guild table & info
need to organize info

Recipes for handing out

Gabe needs to do flyer

Cathe to talk to DownEast about June cheese article reprints

Can set up 10-25 vendors
Appleton Creamery
Smiling Hill
State of Maine
1797
Hahn’s End
Sunset Acres
Seal Cove
Guild Table
MOFGA Table
History Table

Newsletter was discussed, with a fee structure for cheese workshop in November
Members $100 ($40/day)
Nonmembers $200 ($75/day)

Survey was discussed
Perry to send updated list to Caitlin, results to Jennifer for mailing

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