A variety of non-profit agencies provide services for people without housing in Madison and Dane County. Porchlight Inc. is an agency that provides temporary housing, a daytime resource center and…
May 2016 is going to be Swiss Heritage month at Fromagination. Wisconsin has a strong, historic tie to the cheese-making traditions of Switzerland. Several events will highlight that connection to…
It’s Time to Make Your Choice Today is Presidential Primary Election Day in Wisconsin! That’s important, yes..but after you vote, even more important is the issue of which artisan Wisconsin…
Another post from the Wandering Cheesemonger finds her now interning at a goat and sheep dairy/cheese maker in Thurman, New York (upstate): Nettle Meadow. Below is her first communication from…
The Wandering Cheesemonger has wandered back to Wisconsin in time for winter. She offers this advice for the season: Fondue is the perfect decadent treat for a cold winter’s night,…
Rush Creek Reserve is a star in the cheese world, a deliciously creamy cheese whose name is known by anyone and everyone who keeps up on great food, and food…
In this fourteenth edition of The Wandering Cheesemonger, our blogger on the dairy scene, Grace, heads toward the spiritual side of cheese. If I were to try and convince someone…
In this thirteenth edition of The Wandering Cheesemonger, Grace, the ever-observant blogger, admires the process followed by her mentors. Marisa and Frederic Thomas never imagined themselves as ‘paysannes’, raising goats…
In this twelth edition of The Wandering Cheesemonger, Grace, our blogger whose mission is cheese, examines the mysteries of making good cheese. About two weeks ago, Marisa walked out of…
In this eleventh edition of The Wandering Cheesemonger, our blogger Grace explains a familiar concept: “High quality in = high quality out.” After almost two weeks at the farm, I’m…
