The 2009 OCS Conference was held on Tuesday, April 28 at Hart House on the University of Toronto Campus. The event was well attended, here are more details if you couldn't comemore…
A Vermont vineyard is looking to collaborate with artisan cheesemakers to celebrate 400 years of Samuel de Champlain, on July 11th (and possibly longer). Please contact Shelburne Vineyard for details. 2009-03-30
OCS & Ontario Colleges awarded OMIF grant to advance artisanal cheese. Here's a quote from St. Lawrence College; “The project will assess market demand for eastern Ontario artisanal cheese, producers' learning needs, and the ability of the colleges and their partners to meet these needs”. (read more from St. Lawrence College). As part of the grant, St. Lawrence College is looking to hire a market researcher. St. Lawrence also received another OMIF grant to create a “Virtual Artisanal Cheese Research Centre” [2009-03-23]
CBC's radio program “The Current” recently ran a segment about raw milk cheese, and particularly how it has declined recently in Québec. Show notes… podcast…
The Ontario Cheese Society was started in mid-2004 to bring together artisan, farmstead and specialty cheesemakers, and to connect them with other people such as chefs, cheese sellers, food writers and all lovers of good cheese.
Want to know more? Here's an example of our newsletter…
There is a terrific new opportunity for someone who is interested in a Market Research position concerning artisanal cheese at St. Lawrence College in Kingston!