Ohio Sheep Milk & Cheese Initiative

ohiosheepdairy — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:59:08 +0000

Ohio’s cheese makers will have an opportunity to learn from one of the masters on April 14 when French Cheese Specialist, Patrick Anglade, visits Ohio. Those participating in this informative class will have an opportunity to ask questions and share samples of their products. This class will be intimate, casual and conversational.

Here is your opportunity to speak one on one in the USA with a master consultant from France- very exciting stuff for Ohio cheesemakers and cheesemongers.

The details: Fulton Creek Jersey Cheese, 9518 Welsh Rd., Richwood, Ohio, 43344

Phone: 937-348-2633 call Sylvia Zimmerman to reserve your place.

Class size will be limited to guarantee that all participants receive appropriate attention.

Registration: $145.

Class: 10:00—4:00 Thursday, April 14, 2011

Lunch: Please bring a dish that can be shared with ten people.

Suggestions: bring a cheese that you would like to be critiqued, bring questions, etc. Schedule permitting Patrick will make two cheeses during the class.

This program is presented by Innovative Farmers of Ohio and the Ohio Sheep Milk and Cheese Initiative. Innovative Farmers of Ohio is dedicated to promoting an agriculture that preserves and strengthens the economic, social and environmental well-being of Ohio’s farms, farm families, and rural communities. The mission of the Ohio Sheep Milk and Cheese Initiative is to promote and support sheep dairying in Ohio and to explore opportunities for value added processing of sheep milk into distinctive, local artisan cheeses.

ohiosheepdairy — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:18:18 +0000

Pickaway and Ross County Extension are sponsoring a

Basic Cheese Making School

A 3-Day ‘hands-on’ course designed for the novice or advanced cheese maker. Instructor Peter Dixon will teach you about Milk Quality, Ingredients, Processes, Techniques & Requirements for Aging Cheeses, and How to Establish a Business as a Farmstead or Artisan Cheese Maker. Join us December 6-8, 2010 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Circleville. Click “read more” for brochure, registration, cost…

When: December 6-8, 2010

Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, 135 East Mound Street in Circleville.
Cost: $400.00 per person* includes tuition, handouts, resource materials, lunch & refreshements
*NOTE: Due to limited space (15 participants), NO refunds will be available unless we are able to fill your space in the class

Information: email Dave Mangione (mangione.1@osu.edu)
or call 740-702-3200
Brochure/Registration

ohiosheepdairy — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:28:33 +0000

The goal of the Ohio Sheep Milk and Cheese Initiative is to determine the interest and economic feasibility of raising dairy sheep in Ohio, as well as explore the opportunity of value added processing of sheep milk into artisan cheeses.

The sale of sheep milk cheeses has doubled in the domestic market since 2000 due to direct marketing initiatives by innovative farmers and small dairies.
150 successful sheep dairy farms in the US
66 million pounds of sheep milk cheese is imported every year: Feta, Manchego, Romano, Roquefort
Freezing and storage of sheep milk does not hurt cheese production
Flexibility of shipping and storing of sheep milk helps cash flow management and production flexibility

To learn more about the Ohio Sheep Milk and Cheese Initiative attend OSMCI Field Day Symposium on November 6, 2010. Attend speeches and breakout sessions on sheep diary genetics, milk production and cheesemaking. Location to be determined. Schedule of events to be determined.

For more information, visit our booth at:

Ohio Sheep Day
http://www.ohiosheep.org/OSIA/SheepDay.html
July 10, 2010
Riverwood Farms, Powell, OH

Family Farm Field Day
http://www.beginfarmingohio.org/wp/?p=161
July 17, 2010
Mt. Hope, OH

Click here to take our survey on sheep milk and sheep milk cheese in Ohio