| American Cheese Society E-news |
January 2009 |
 Dear ACS Members,
Happy New Year! We hope that your holidays were safe and full of joy. 2009 is sure to be a big year, especially for American Cheese Society. We are set to launch a number of programs that will benefit the membership. We are very excited and hope that you are as well.
We would like to thank our contributors for this month's issue. Remember: if you have news to share, please follow the instructions below and get your newsworthy stories to us!
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 Caseus!!
Murray's Cheese will represent the United States at the world cheesemongering championships in Lyon, France, January 24, 2009. The two person team will be headed by Director of Merchandising, Frank Meilak, and Affineur, Zoe Brickley. The event, known as Caseus, is held biannually, and tests the skills of cheese retailers from all over the world. One team is selected from each country and is by invitation only. Murray's owner, Rob Kaufelt, is heading a delegation in support of this effort. For more information, contact Beth Griffenhagen with Murray's at beth@murrayscheese.com or (212) 243-3289 x 38.
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 New Reading Material for Turophiles!
(If you don't know what that is, scroll down!)
Culture magazine's debut winter issue just came out, and it's available at gourmet food shops that specialize in cheese, including Larry's Market in Brown Deer, Brick Street Market in Delavan and Fromagination in Madison. You also may find it at Whole Foods stores. Click here for more information.
The premier issue of Cheese Connoisseur is now available as well. It's a new lifestyle publication for cheese enthusiasts and industry professionals. Available in retail stores around the country. Learn more
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Artisan Cheesemaking Survey
MIT Anthropologist and ACS member Heather Paxson is conducting a nationwide survey of artisan cheesemaking businesses as part of her ongoing anthropological research into the current "renaissance" in American artisan cheesemaking. Many ACS members will be invited to complete this survey, which represents the first social science survey of its kind. Socioeconomic and other aggregate, anonymous data on artisan cheesemakers will be made available to the ACS, VIAC and other interested organizations. The more respondents who complete the survey, the better the data will be!
Prof. Paxson is writing a book based on her research, which includes interviews and on-site visits with cheesemakers in the dairy regions of New England, Wisconsin, and northern California, as well as observations at numerous ACS conferences, cheese tastings and festivals, etc. While the book will not be published before 2012 (such is the way of academic publishing), articles based on preliminary research are available on her website: click here. |
 Can you purchase Barick Obama Cheese?
Yes You Can!
That's right, ACS member Laini Fondiller of Lazy Lady Farm has made a cheese in honor of the new President himself. The half-pound brick of cheese is made from Jersey milk and cream and has a washed rind. To read more about this cheese and her other politically inspired cheese creations, check out this recent article.
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Raw Milk Party!
On Wednesday, December 17th, Max Kane, raw food activist and creator of TheRawMilkParty.com began his 40 day and 40 night bike-a-thon across the U.S. while eating and thriving exclusively on a diet of raw unpasteurized dairy products! Visit the website now
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 Just for Fun!
In case you didn't know...the love of cheese is called turophilia.
Rejoice, Turophiles!
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2009 Directory
Our 2009 Membership Directory will be mailed this month. What a great tool to promote communication between our members!
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Sponsorship!
The 2009 Sponsorship Brochure has hit your mailbox. Check out all of the opportunites to support ACS and showcase your company!
Contact us with your questions.
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Conference 2009
Get ready for the ACS 26th Annual Conference at the Hilton Austin in Austin, Texas! You won't want to miss this event, which promises to be even better than last year. Mark your calendars for August 5-8, 2009. You've just got to be there!
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