October is American Cheese Month
American Cheese Month is a celebration of North America’s delicious and diverse cheeses as well as the farmers, cheesemakers, retailers, cheesemongers and chefs who bring them to your table.
American Cheese Society will kick things off with a booth at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado, September 29, 30, and October 1, 2011.
Look for cheese-centric events nationwide. Old Windmill Dairy in Estancia, New Mexico, for example, is offering a class in October where students will make raw cow milk cheddar in a commercial creamery.
Membership in the American Cheese Society is available to anyone involved in the trade or simply passionate about American-made specialty and artisanal cheeses. It was founded in 1983 by Dr. Frank Kosikowski of Cornell University as a national grassroots organization for cheese appreciation and for home and farm cheesemaking.
