Article: Market ripe for cheese makers ; High-quality, locally produced cheeses are getting the attention of consumers and restaurateurs - and that's good news for Maine's struggling dairy farmers

Article: Carving out a niche ; Maine's artisanal cheese ...
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  October 8, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... writer Portland Press Herald (Maine) 10-08-2008 Carving out a niche ; Maine's artisanal cheese makers are wheeling merrily along ... This year, there were fewer Maine entries, but local cheese makers still took home seven awards ...

Article: Artisanal Cheese Makers Spread Across U.S.
AP Online;  February 26, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... people made cheese in Maine. These days, the ... has more than 20 cheese makers crafting varieties ... isn't just in Maine. Artisanal cheese makers are popping up nationwide ... there are now." In Maine, at least five cheese makers have opened for ...

Article: Blessed are the cheese makers Right next door, ...
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  November 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... made by members of the Maine Cheese Guild, which ... cheeses and educate cheese makers and consumers about ... companies, such as State of Maine Cheese in Rockport ... some of the smaller cheese makers sell mostly to small ... sell more and promote Maine as one of New England ...

Article: Artisan cheese makers excited about popularity ...
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  October 13, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... gourmet cheeses and spreads, during the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association's second annual Maine Food Festival. A dozen of Maine's best cheese makers showed off their skills inside MOFGA's ...

Article: Cheese makers open doors to public Statewide open ...
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  October 3, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Fifteen cheese makers with the Maine Cheese Guild will be opening their ... and pungent washed rind cheeses. Maine is making it all and making quite ... cheese competition in Vermont, Maine cheese makers came away with 17 awards, including ...

Article: Fall (autumn, that is) of the cheese makers
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  October 13, 2008 ;     623 words ... ... day was sponsored by the Maine Cheese Guild. "We really ... here." The number of cheese makers is increasing annually, according to the Maine Cheese Guild. At a national ... summer of 2007, guild cheese makers won 17 ribbons for excellence ...

Article: Wisconsin Cheese Makers Protest 'Onerous' State ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  May 21, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... regulatory expenses come as Wisconsin cheese makers are struggling to survive competition ... costs are particularly painful. While cheese makers don't blame their plight solely on ... milk pricing rules that put Wisconsin cheese makers at a disadvantage. The issue has captured ...