Contact: Sharon Huntley
sharon@vermontfarmstead.com
802-457-9992 ext. 13
Vermont Farmstead Cheese Company Wins 3 at The Big E
SOUTH W OODSTOCK, VT (AUGUST 28, 2011) —Vermont Farmstead Cheese
Company was awarded 2 silvers and 1 bronze at the The Big E Gold Medal
Cheese Competition held at Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA
announced on August 26, 2011. Silver was awarded to Vermont Farmstead’s
Spiced Edam and WindsorDale. Bronze was awarded to BrickHaus Tilsit.
A total of 119 entries competed in the fourth annual event held August 26,
2011. Thirty three cheese makers from throughout New England vied for honors
in sixteen categories. Entries were judged on texture and body, aroma,
appearance & rind development and flavor.
Five professionals in cheese and food-related fields had the task of
selecting the winners. The professionals included Kate Arding, co-founder of
Culture, the acclaimed first national consumer cheese magazine; Kerry
Kaylegian, Director of Industrial Outreach and Pilot Plant Manager at the Penn
State University Department of Food Science; Abby Gregory, Cheese Buyer for
#9 Park of Boston; Dennis D’Amico, Senior Research Scientist for the Vermont
Institute for Artisan Cheese at the University of Vermont; Molly Hopper,
Marketing and Guest Relations Manager, Cheese Spire of Eastern Standard,
Boston and John Miller, operator for The Farmstead at Mine Brook home of Goat
Rising and Jersey Maid Cheeses in Charlemont, Massachusetts.
This is the fourth contest the Vermont Farmstead Cheese Company
(VFCC) has participated in and the Fourth time Vermont Farmstead has won
medals.
All medal winners will be showcased and on display in the new Mallary
Cheese Shoppe, sponsored by Keep Local Farms, during The Big E in West
Springfield, Mass., Sept. 16-Oct. 2.
About Vermont Farmstead Cheese Company:
The Vermont Farmstead Cheese Co. is an artisanal cheese and dairy facility in South
Woodstock, Vermont. The company was conceived and founded as a community based
effort to preserve the rural way of life in South Woodstock. Follow the Vermont Farmstead
Cheese Company on Facebook and at www.vermontfarmstead.com.
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For more information, contact Sharon Huntley:
Telephone: 802-457-9992 ext.13
E-mail : sharon@vermontfarmstead.com