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In Memory of Kathy Obringer: Ancient Heritage Dairy

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The Oregon and Northwest Artisan Cheese Community has lost a pioneer, Kathy Obringer of Ancient Heritage Dairy. She passed away last week from complications from a long-term heart condition. TheContinue readingIn Memory of Kathy Obringer: Ancient Heritage Dairy

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La Mariposa’s Chubut

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Not all cheesemakers are created equal… according to The Lady, Mariano Battro, the Oregon cheesemaker (an Argentine who met his wife while she was an exchange student in South America) isContinue readingLa Mariposa’s Chubut

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Vella Dry Jack

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While James L. Kraft was busy patenting “processed cheese”, Gaetano “Tom” Vella was working hard in Sonoma, California making a superior dry Monterey Jack cheese in response to the requests ofContinue readingVella Dry Jack