The Mobile Monger

Dairy Connection supplies ingredients to artisan, farmstead, and specialty cheesemakers nationwide. Dave Potter, creator and president of DC, is taking a "not retired but not required" approach to the company and leaving it in the capable hands of his daughter, Katie Phillips. We discuss how that transition is going and all of the amazing things that Dairy Connection offers to cheesemakers and mongers alike.

At any given time during the summer, there is a major cheese party going on somewhere. While September is nearing the end of summer, it is prime leaf-peeping season and cheese party season in the great state of Vermont. In this episode, I chat with Andi Wandt, Creamery Manager of Shelburne Farms, about the upcoming Vermont Cheese Week and Summit. If you've been on the fence about going, Andi is here to romance you into being there to fulfill your cheesy rom-com dreams through Vermont's dairy delights. This is a hefty episode filled with so many details, but you can find all the events on the Vermont Cheese Council's website.vtcheese.comHope to see you there!

Many legacy cheesemakers in the American Artisan Cheesemaking scene are trying to figure out what's next for them. Some have sold to larger foreign entities, and some brands have been lost. At Capriole in Greenville, Indiana, Sam Schad is working to fill his grandmother's shoes. It's a lot to fill but Sam is doing it with gratitude and a bit of gumption.

Hill Valley Dairy is making big moves in Wisconsin and may soon extend its reach outside of the cheese state's borders. Listen in as Ron Henningfeld recounts his pure Wisconsin dairy tale.IG@hillvalleydairyHill Valley Dairy

Take a walk through Seattle's food history over the last 15 years with Tyson Danilson and learn how he's made the switch from distribution to food brokerage.IG@cheesetruckinCascade Direct

The days of "The Cheese Primer" being the primary source of cheese education are long over. These days, we are fortunate enough to have things like the Academy of Cheese. Based in the UK, this tiered cheese education program will lead cheese professionals and lovers into a more profound knowledge base on cheese's many layers.Academy of CheeseIG: @cheese_academy

Consider this episode a Spring pledge drive because I am chatting with the ladies behind Street Cheese, and we are talking about their Indiegogo campaign to open their brick-and-mortar shop here in Seattle. After four years of hard work building their name, they are angling to have a permanent home. They tell us all about their vision, the hurdles to get there, and what dealing with commercial real estate in Seattle is like.Please donate or share this episode to find people wanting to back this worthy venture!https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mobile-shop-seeks-home-to-stop-spinning-its-wheels#/https://www.streetcheeseseattle.com/IG: @streetcheesesea

Urban Stead Cheese just celebrated its sixth year in business, and this episode is all about how they got there. Andrea tells all about how they gutted a building to create the cheesemaking space of their dreams. Urban Stead CheeseIG: @urbansteadcheese