Peter Dixon
Peter Dixon is a cheesemaker, teacher, and dairy foods consultant from Westminster West, Vermont. Peter made his first cheeses in 1983 at his family’s Guilford Cheese Company. Since then he has been engaged in myriad cheesemaking endeavors: Peter made Cheddar at Shelburne Farms and managed production at Vermont Creamery; he earned Bachelors and Masters degrees in Dairy Science from the University of Vermont, with a focus on seasonal milk production; he developed the original cheese recipes for Consider Bardwell Farm, Westminster Dairy, and Parish Hill Creamery. As a consultant, Peter has worked in agricultural development projects in Macedonia, Albania, and Armenia and traveled the US, Canada, and China, helping hundreds of cheesemakers to establish small-scale businesses, develop recipes, and design food safety programs. Peter developed the recipe for Cornerstone and is a founding member of the Cornerstone Project.
