CONFERENCE & COMMUNITY
THE SCIENCE & CRAFT OF RAW MILK CHEESE
MARCH 15 & 16, 2025
Elm Lea Farm, Putney, Vermont
program
Staphylococci in the Natural Cheese Production Pipeline: Friends or Foes from the Animals and the Farm
Dr. John Barlow, University of Vermont
The Resistome in Cheese: Science and Strategies for Vermont's Artisanal Producers
Felipe Machado de Sant’Anna, University of Vermont
Making Sense of Mold Diversity in Artisan Cheese
Professor Benjamin Wolfe, Tufts University
Keynote: Cheese as Art & Craft: Agriculture & Culture
Brad Kessler, Northern Spy Farm
Grass Farming for Cheese Milk Panel
Tallegio: Comparison of Traditional & Industrial Make
Brian Civitello, Mystic Cheese, & Peter Dixon, Parish Hill Creamery Information on Pre-Conference Hands-On Taleggio Session HERE
Harvesting Microbes: Autochthonous Starters Past, Present, & Future
Rachel Fritz Schaal, Parish Hill Creamery
Mark Gillman, Cato Corner Farm, Sue Miller, Birchrun Hills Farm, Peter & Rachel
Find out more about our speakers here.