Below is the poster advertising the Water Buffalo Festival in Stirling. We are home to the first water buffalo herd in this part of Canada to be milked! Treat yourself to cheese made with water buffalo milk, and enjoy dishes made with water buffalo cheeses. More info here.
Well, summer time is festival time and the Stirling Water Buffalo Festival was held this past Saturday August 28th.
It was a festive day with not a cloud in the sky and Karin Desveaux-Potters, Andrew Redden and I were ready to meet the cheese loving masses at the Invest in Cheese booth.
Evidently interest in artisanal cheese-making is experiencing a renaissance. We met amateur cheesemakers from Port Perry to Perth interested in making cheese. Some are already doing it in their kitchens; others have purchased farms to do so and want to know how to start up. Great to talk to a business owner who is excited about branching out to make cheese in an old cheese factory in Hastings County.
Good thing we will be launching “How to Startup a Cheesemaking Operation in Eastern Ontario”: a digital A-Z for anyone curious about what it takes to live the dream of making artisanal cheese.
Be sure to contact Invest in Cheese to get on the email list for updates.
Contributed by Galen Newman – Invest in Cheese Team
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