Celebrate the American Cheese Month with Michael Landis, World Cheese Judge and Chris Johnson, Head Brewer for an educational journey as you sample five American Artisan Cheeses, each paired with a Six Ten Craft Beer. We selected the Ellsworth Cheese … Continue reading
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Cider & Cheese Pairing – Cigar City Cider & Mead – Ybor
Join us in historic Ybor City to celebrate American Artisan Cheese Month with Michael Landis World Cheese Judge and Jared Gilbert Cider maker as we taste a carefully selected pairing of unique cheeses with handcrafted ciders. We will be serving … Continue reading
COMPLETE, ALL-DAY, CHEESE WEEKEND St. Louis MO
WEEKLY CHEESEMAKING CLASSES with Merryl Winstein, author of the SUCCESSFUL CHEESEMAKING® book. St. Louis, Missouri 63143 Sept 21-22, 2019, choose one day or both. Have fun getting your hands into a full array of traditional & professional cheese making methods … Continue reading
CHEESE with KIDS
Bring kids and make quick cheeses like Queso Blanco and Yogurt. Hands-on, everyone learns.
Cheese, Beer & Dinner Pairing – Publix Aprons Cooking School
American Cheese Month with Certified Cheese Pro Michael Landis Saturday, October 26, at 6:30 PM – Tampa, FL October is American Cheese month and to celebrate we are pairing up some American Artisan Cheeses with some American Craft Beers. Join … Continue reading
Cheese, Beer & Dinner Pairing – Publix Aprons Cooking School
American Cheese Month with Certified Cheese Pro Michael Landis Saturday, October 19th at 6:30 PM – Sarasota, FL October is American Cheese month and to celebrate we are pairing up some American Artisan Cheeses with some American Craft Beers. Join … Continue reading
Cheese, Beer & Dinner Pairing – Publix Aprons Cooking School
American Cheese Month with Certified Cheese Pro Michael Landis Friday, October 18th, 6:30 pm – Lakeland, FL October is American Cheese month and to celebrate we are pairing up some American Artisan Cheeses with some American Craft Beers. Join Michael … Continue reading
American Cheese Society Member Event – We’re Going Virtual!
VIRTUAL Member Event SAVE THE DATE: JULY 23 The first virtual member event in ACS history, this half day experience will be full of valuable educational and networking events and opportunities. More information coming soon, check out this page. Sponsor … Continue reading
Webinar — Industrial Cybersecurity: How to Get Started and Why it Matters to Food & Beverage Producers
Food and beverage production is a rapidly changing industry, incorporating increased automation, centralized Manufacturing Intelligence (MI), and interdependent supply chains. This and the complexities of these networked systems serves to amplify cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities, creating risks to production and … Continue reading
Board of Director Candidates
Each year, the ACS Nominating Committee seeks nominations of cheese industry professionals to serve in leadership positions on the ACS Board of Directors. The number of slots available and category of nominees sought is announced each year in advance of the nominating … Continue reading
Artisan Hands-On Basic Cheesemaking WorkshopJune
Join instructors Josh Hall, Barbara Jenness, Gary Smith and William Robb in this three-day class designed for people who have never made cheese before and those who want to improve their skills in order to enter the cheese business. Participants … Continue reading
National Grilled Cheese Day Celebration
Join Brooklyn Slate Company in celebrating America’s favorite sandwich! In collaboration with Grilled Cheese Social, we’re serving up grilled cheese sandwiches highlighting our favorite American cheeses and toppings. We’re not saying it’s the greatest thing since sliced bread, but it’s … Continue reading
Shipping to the ACS Conference
If you are shipping food products to be used at conference for any event, ACS requires that you complete the Product Information Form. This does NOT include SWAG bag items. If you were approved to submit a SWAG bag item, … Continue reading
Practical Cheesemaking: Rooting Out Defects At The Vat with Peter Dixon
Join Peter Dixon for two days of hands-on cheesemaking at William Cofield Cheesemakers. Take part in an in-depth discussion of defects as we make a soft-ripened, bloomy-rind and a washed-curd, semi-hard cheese. Discussion will begin with defects caused by poor … Continue reading
Packing and Shipping your Competition Entries
Shipping Materials are Now Available The 2023 Judging & Competition Platform Can Be Found Below View Award Force Entry Platform The documents required for shipping your competition entries are now available. Helpful links for shipping perishable items: FedEx UPS Receiving … Continue reading
Introduction to Artisan Cheesemaking: Milk to Make to Market with Peter Dixon
The Fundamentals of Cheesemaking: 6 day intensive workshop designed for anyone looking to develop or improve on a small-scale cheese business. This session includes hands-on cheesemaking as well as lecture and discussion about cheese aging; facilities, equipment, and creamery design; regulations; sanitation and food safety, … Continue reading
Affinage: Techniques, Microbes, and Facilities with Peter Dixon
Explore the craft of cheesemaking, ripening, and grading cheese for sale from the point of view of the affineur. This combination of classroom instruction and discussion will include a trip to a local aging space for a tour of the … Continue reading
Advanced Cheesemaking: Simplifying Difficult Cheeses with Peter Dixon
Advanced Cheesemaking is a six day intensive designed for cheesemakers who own or work for small-scale, licensed, commercial cheese businesses and want to expand product lines, experiment with new cultures and recipes, and improve quality. The focus is on making, … Continue reading
Protected: Cheese Safety & Quality Checklist: Overview
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Pre-Conference Food Safety Workshop
Wednesday, July 10th Where Are You in the Food Safety Journey? I’m living the food safety life, but could always use good company for a refresher. I’ve begun down the food safety path but could use advice with the directions. … Continue reading
Conference Highlights
Educational Sessions Over 35 topical and timely sessions selected by the ACS Education Committee, including: Pre-Conference Offering: Artisan Cheese Food Safety Workshop A 6 hour in-person workshop intended for Artisan Cheese Producers who are preparing to create, or are already … Continue reading
Conference Tours
Experience the flavors of Buffalo like never before with our exclusive Pre-Conference and Post-Conference tours, designed to introduce conference attendees to our host city, Buffalo! Ticket costs for each tour vary and may include lunch, tastings, and transportation. All tours … Continue reading
Beecher’s Cheese-for-All
Four cities, local chefs battling for your votes, Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, and Mishima Reserve Wagyu Beef. The PNW ‘Beecher’s Cheese For All’ tour invites you to vote for your favorite creative take on two American classics, cheeseburgers and mac & … Continue reading
Oregon Cheese Festival
The Oregon Cheese Festival is a farmers market-style event celebrating cheese and everything that goes with it. Sample and purchase local, artisan cheese, specialty foods, beer, wine, and cider from over 100 vendors. Culture Magazine, one of the leading periodicals … Continue reading
Preventive Controls for Human Foods – Dairy Foods Processing
The Preventive Controls for Human Foods – Dairy Foods Processing course provides standardized training for Preventive Controls Qualified Individuals (PQCIs) to meet the FDA requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). In addition to the Food Safety and Preventive … Continue reading
Protected: Part 1: Pre Audit Questions
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Call for Webinar Presentations
ACS offers online education for ACS members at no cost throughout the year in the form of educational webinars courtesy of the ACE Foundation. ACS is the leading organization supporting the understanding, appreciation, and promotion of artisan, farmstead, and specialty cheeses … Continue reading
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Meet the ACS Ambassadors!
DSANA Dairy Sheep Symposium
The DSANA Dairy Sheep Symposium is the major annual event of the dairy sheep industry in North America, providing an educational environment and fostering connections among dairy sheep producers, processors, and researchers. For 24 years, dairy sheep producers from all … Continue reading
Judge Information Form
Heather Tucker, Program Coordinator
Heather Tucker joined ACS in early 2018 when she moved to Denver from Boston, MA after working for seven years at Tufts University in student life. After graduating from Appalachian State University with a degree in public history, Heather worked … Continue reading
WSU Basic-Plus Cheese Making Short Course
The Basic-Plus class will be held at WSU Mount Vernon, WA, Feb 5-7,2019. This 3-day offering is intended for the beginning cheese maker who is serious about pursuing cheese making as a business activity at the farmstead or artisan level. … Continue reading
Welcome!
Welcome to the American Cheese Society’s new website! If you are an active ACS member, you will have access to password-protected members-only content on this site, and you’ll be able to update and modify your account in our new member … Continue reading
Food Safety Plan Coaching Workshop
• Description of the workshop: This coaching workshop is offered throughout the country and is intended for Artisan Cheese and Dairy Food Producers who are preparing to create, or are already developing, a Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) compliant, preventive … Continue reading
Food Safety Plan Coaching Workshops
The Food Safety Plan Coaching Workshop sis a 2-day coaching workshop offered throughout the country and is intended for Artisan Cheese and Dairy Food Producers who are preparing to create, or are already developing, a Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) … Continue reading
Competition Entry Category History
The ACS Judging & Competition dates back to 1985, starting with just 90 cheeses from 30 cheesemakers with 5 judges. The second year of competition, 1986, had 68 entries in 13 categories. Fast-forward to today, the ACS Judging & Competition … Continue reading
Looking Back, Looking Forward: ACS at 25
In 2008, to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the founding of ACS, a retrospective video series was compiled.
Oral History Archive: Interviews
As part of an ongoing project to capture the history of ACS, Member and Past President Christine Hyatt of Cheese Chick Productions, has conducted a series of interviews with fellow ACS members. Learn about our collective history in the ACS … Continue reading
ACS Annual Conference
Save the date for the ACS Annual Conference!
October Cheeses of the Month at Shoprite
Tasting and sales of various cheeses at ShopRite of Clinton, NJ (50 WALMART PLAZA, CLINTON, NJ 08809). Cheeseboard OCTOBER 2018 FALL INTO GREAT TASTE! ShopRite Norwegian Swiss The perfect Swiss cheese for snacking. Creamy and buttery with a rich sweet … Continue reading
Lavonia Welcomes American Cheese Month
Marcella The Cheesemonger will present a discussion on American Artisan Cheese, October 9th at 630pm at the Lavonia, Georgia Community Center. A covered-dish dinner will precede the Cheese Discussion.
Celebrating American Cheese Month – Final Taste Off!
October… it’s one of the best months of the year. It’s a little less warm, football season is in full swing, Halloween is right around the corner, and, perhaps most importantly, it’s the time to celebrate the delicious diversity that … Continue reading
Cheese Reads
We love to read about cheese! Here are some of our favorite publications. Looking for more about how to buy and serve cheese? Contact Us! Looking for more about how to buy and serve cheese? Read our Tips for Cheese Lovers. … Continue reading
Celebrating American Cheese Month – Taste Off (Round 2): Midwest vs South
October… it’s one of the best months of the year. It’s a little less warm, football season is in full swing, Halloween is right around the corner, and, perhaps most importantly, it’s the time to celebrate the delicious diversity that … Continue reading
Celebrating American Cheese Month – Taste Off (Round 1): Coast vs Coast
October… it’s one of the best months of the year. It’s a little less warm, football season is in full swing, Halloween is right around the corner, and, perhaps most importantly, it’s the time to celebrate the delicious diversity that … Continue reading
Sweet Combs of Honey: Cheese and Cheeseboards
Join Marcella The Cheesemonger at Sweet Combs of Honey from 4pm to 6pm on Friday October 12th. Enjoy a selection of American Artisan Cheeses and the presentation of Marcella’s new line of handmade Cheese Boards.
Planning Guide for Cheese Festivals
The American Cheese Society created this guide as a resource to help regional cheese guilds organize their own cheese festivals. It contains useful information and links to online resources, and templates that organizations can reference during the festival planning process, onsite at the … Continue reading
Board Service
The ACS Board of Directors take an active role as leaders, advising on matters of strategic import and organizational policy, serving on committees and task forces, developing future leaders, and working with staff and volunteers to foster a vibrant, passionate, … Continue reading