“Cheesemaker Opens Her ‘Dreamery’ Crafting Goat’s Milk Cheeses”
Shepherd Express
“Farmstead cheesemakers such as Blakesville Creamery—farmstead meaning to make cheese on the same property where the animals are living—are more common in the Northeast and the West Coast than they are in Wisconsin.”
by Sheila Julson
July 2021
“At the dawn of 2020, veteran cheesemaker Veronica Pedraza had the final pieces of her business plan in place to open Blakesville Creamery—her dreamery, as she calls it—that she began planning in 2018. And then COVID hit.
“We were fortunate enough to begin construction in March 2020,” she says wryly. “While the stay-at-home order was in place, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture suspended inspections and licensing. We had to wait for the order to be lifted to get started.”
Blakesville Creamery, based in Port Washington, has now been up and running for about a year, producing quality goat’s milk cheese such as chèvre, the classic soft, slightly tangy French cheese. It’s versatile and can be used in recipes that call for cream cheese. The Lake Breeze, Lake Effect and Afterglow goat cheese lines have delicate flavors that pair well with many different foods and condiments.” Read full article
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