Tag Archive for: 2023

NOV/DEC 2023 CULTURE, CURDS AND CHEESY CHATTER [NOV/DEC Newsletter]

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Volume 16, Issue 9 of  Culture, Curds and Cheesey Chatter | Nov/Dec, 2023 – DOWNLOAD FULL PDF NEWSLETTER

Seppi Award—Ken Klassey was named volunteer of the year

Executive Director Donna Douglas was awarded Lifetime Membership to National Historic Cheesemaking Center at the Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon recently. She had served 13 years directing the efforts of the organization. We have a change in administration duties at the National Historic Cheesemaking Center. Donna will concentrate on a second term as Monroe Mayor.

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OCT 2023 CULTURE, CURDS AND CHEESY CHATTER [OCT Newsletter]

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Volume 16, Issue 8 of  Culture, Curds and Cheesey Chatter | October, 2023 – DOWNLOAD FULL PDF NEWSLETTER

NOT IN THE CAN BUT BEHIND THE WAGON

Rudy Kaderly tells a recent group from Hudson Community Education about our beautifully restored wagon for hauling milk cans to the cheese factory. It sits outside
the Imobersteg Farmstead Cheese Factory.

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SEPT 2023 CULTURE, CURDS AND CHEESY CHATTER [SEPT Newsletter]

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Volume 16, Issue 7 of  Culture, Curds and Cheesey Chatter | September, 2023 – DOWNLOAD FULL PDF NEWSLETTER

Cheesemaking Day at Imobersteg Factory.

On Saturday, September 9th, local cheesemakers made a 90-pound wheel of Swiss cheese in NHCC’s Imobersteg cheese factory. The annual oldtime cheesemaking demonstrations, previously held the second Saturday in June, had been suspended since June 2019, due to the global pandemic.

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AUG 2023 CULTURE, CURDS AND CHEESY CHATTER [AUG Newsletter]

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Volume 16, Issue 6 of  Culture, Curds and Cheesey Chatter | August, 2023 – DOWNLOAD FULL PDF NEWSLETTER

Champions All! Fair auction nears $100,000

The Foreign Type Cheesemaker’s Association would like to announce the results of the 2023 Green County Fair Cheese Contest & Auction. We had 30 bidders with a total Auction of $93,554.00 on 79 pieces of cheese (a total of 393.9 pounds).

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JULY 2023 CULTURE, CURDS AND CHEESY CHATTER [JULY Newsletter]

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Volume 16, Issue 5 of  Culture, Curds and Cheesey Chatter | July, 2023 – DOWNLOAD FULL PDF NEWSLETTER

There’s cheese at the depot again!

Visitors from San Diego, along with a friend from Australia, were among those that have toured the NHCC Museum the first two months (May and June) of 2023. Thirty-six states and international visitors from seven countries including Australia, Congo, Germany, Guatemala, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Mexico have visited!

 

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JUNE 2023 CULTURE, CURDS AND CHEESY CHATTER [JUNE Newsletter]

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Volume 16, Issue 4 of  Culture, Curds and Cheesey Chatter | June, 2023 – DOWNLOAD FULL PDF NEWSLETTER

Tourism Secretary Anne Sayers Paid a visit to The Cheese Museum Mid-May!

Tourism secretary Anne Sayers popped into Monroe mid-May with stops in Paoli and Beloit. After greetings at Monroe’s Chamber of Commerce, she was given “the royal tour” of the Cheesemaking Center by Monroe Mayor Donna Douglas who is also the Center’s Executive Director. An enthusiastic Sayers commented following the tour that she “learned a lot” about cheesemaking in her short visit.

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MAY 2023 CULTURE, CURDS AND CHEESY CHATTER [MAY Newsletter]

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Volume 16, Issue 3 of  Culture, Curds and Cheesey Chatter | May, 2023 – DOWNLOAD FULL PDF NEWSLETTER

AFS group Does a Dairy tour

The Cheese Center Museum was a multi-cultural hub of activity mid-April when it hosted AFS students from nine Wisconsin high schools. Schools involved were Oregon, Madison, Watertown, Rio, Viroqua, Cambridge, Columbus, Whitewater, and Monroe.

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MARCH/APRIL 2023 CULTURE, CURDS AND CHEESY CHATTER [MARCH/APRIL Newsletter]

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Volume 16, Issue 2 of  Culture, Curds and Cheesey Chatter | March/April, 2023 – DOWNLOAD FULL PDF NEWSLETTER

US Cheese Contest Wrapped up in February.

A Connecticut-based cheesemaker, who is originally from Monticello, took home the top prize at the 2023 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest. An Aged Gouda, made from the team at Arethusa Farm Dairy in Bantam, Connecticut, took first place. The gouda, named Europa, scored 98.739 out of 100, beating over 2,200 other entries in the competition.

 

The Eggebrecht Award: Dave and Glenda Buhlzer and Gary and Corie Grossen

The Eggebrecht Award, named for the late Contest Committee Chairman and “B-Team” founder Brian Eggebrecht, is presented each year to outstanding U.S. Cheese Contest volunteers. On February 22, 2023, Contest leaders presented the Eggebrecht Award to Dave and Glenda Buholzer and Gary and Corie Grossen.

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JAN/FEB 2023 CULTURE, CURDS AND CHEESY CHATTER [JAN/FEB Newsletter]

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Volume 16, Issue 1 of  Culture, Curds and Cheesey Chatter | Jan/Feb, 2023 – DOWNLOAD FULL PDF NEWSLETTER

What a Great Year 2022!

Thank you to our loyal NHCC members, volunteers, cheese industry supporters, and friends of NHCC for making the year 2022 a most successful year! Looking forward to “Opening Day” May 4, 2023!

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