Some of you may have heard about the fire at Ploughgate Creamery. It was a mechanical failure, and the best news is that no one was hurt. I wish I could say the same for the space, my cheese, and my business. We are still in the damage assessment phase, but it’s clear that I will not be able to operate out of my space again. I want to thank you for your business and tell you how much I’ve appreciated your support.
At this point I am looking into options for the future. I am going to spend the winter exploring spaces, refining my business plan, and trying to re-create Ploughgate. I hope that this will be an unexpected opportunity to build something even better. I want to thank all of you who have reached out and offered support, friendship, or just an ear to listen in this difficult time. I am grateful to have a strong and supportive community. I will keep you all posted and hope that you will be part of whatever I decide to do next.
Take Care
Marisa Mauro
2011 Ploughgate Pig Roast was a night to remember. Thank you to all of those involved. Special thanks to the Eames Brothers Band for providing non stop entertainment and my dear friend Ali Kaukas and her amazing photography talent. Check out more Pig Roast photos HERE!
We were pleased to represent at the Vermont Cheesemaker’s Festival and for the mention in the Burlington Free Press.
Sand Davis (left), a volunteer at Ploughgate Creamery, gives Veronika Pedraza a sample of cheese during the Vermont Cheesemakers’ Festival at Shelburne Farms on Sunday. / JOSHUA LAMBERT, for the Free Press
Ploughgate Creamery and Three Penny Taproom (site) present
The CHEESEMAKERS BLUES featuring
The Eames Brothers Band
March 4, 2011 • 7pm-11pm
Tickets ($15) available at:
• Three Penny Taproom in Montpelier (map)
• City Market in Burlington (map)
• The Ploughgate stand at the Burlington/Montpelier Farmers Market
Enjoy a night of Vermont cheese, music, and beer.
Sponsors include:
Vermont Butter and Cheese
Cabot with the Cellars at Jasper Hill
Springbrook Farm Tarentaise
Grafton Village Cheese
Ploughgate traveled to Cochon555 in Boston this past weekend for a night of amazing pork, wine, beer, and cheese!
A celebration of the season and Vermont: Rosemary shortbread with a slice of honey crisp apple, maple whipped into Elmore and a sprig of candied rosemary!
Please take some time to read an article in the Vermont Local Banquet I wrote with Jen Smith describing our time in Italy at the Slow Food International conference.
“Getting together, the listening to and exchanging of ideas— that is the miracle of Terra Madre.”
With this, Slow Food International founder Carlo Petrini welcomed us to the 2010 Terra Madre conference and set the tone for our four days in Turin, Italy. He addressed an audience of 5,000 representatives from 161 countries—small-scale farmers, producers, educators, and observers—who had traveled to Italy to meet with their peers and discuss global issues of food, culture, and justice. We came to take part in the conversation, too, along with two dozen other Vermonters. The experience renewed our appreciation for the value of gathering around a table to break bread and to exchange ideas.
Make sure to stop by Juniper’s Restaurant!
Phone: (802) 626-8310
Dinner: Mon-Sat 5:00 to 8:30
Lunch: June 20-Labor Day 11:30 to 1:30
We are proud to be featured on Juniper’s Restaurant’s farm to table blog
and to be apart of their menu. Read the article here.
BC: Camembert cheese made from cow’s milk
1st Cellars at Jasper Hill, VT
Cellars at Jasper Hill Ploughgate Creamery Hartwell
2nd Lactalis American Group, Inc (Belmont, WI), WI
8 oz Camembert
3rd Marin French Cheese Company, CA
Rouge et Noir Original Camembert 8oz.
Judging was Aug. 24 and 25 2010 at the Sheraton Hotel in Washington.
(Source: fdbuyer.com)
