Herds and Curds

This is the first show in our summer summer special series on @3crmelbourne featuring our very own Carmen chatting about her new goat farming venture in France on the edge of beautiful Arbois, Jura. For more photos and videos head over to instagram @herdsandcurds

In this month's episode Lea wraps up her three part series on artisan farmhouse cheese makers of Georgia in conversation with Diana Vacheishvili who lives in a stunning gorge near viallge Arteni, Kartli with her winemaking partner Nika Vacheishvili. With their small herd of goats, Diana produces a small production of cheese for her family and guests.We round out the series in conversation with Therese Virtue, long time member of the Melbourne Georgian Choir.

This month”s Herds and Curds is the second part of a three part series on Georgian farmhouse cheesemakers. Lea is in conversation with Tina and Robison Lagazidze at their farm in the Caucasus mountain range in Tusheti. Tina and Robison discuss their seasonal herding life and how their son Giorgi is reviving the tradition of guda cheesemaking.Thanks to Ilia Lekishvilli for live interpretation ( @iliatourguide )Check out more photos on Instagram @herdsandcurds

This is the first in a two part series on Georgian farmhouse cheesmakers.In this episode Lea is in conversation with Georgian artisan cheesmakers, Sopo Gorgadze and Leo Tsaguria of Marleta Farm in Shalauri village near telavi, Kakheti.

Carmen chats to Australian Specialist Cheesemakers' Association Secretary, Alison Lansely about the role of the organisation and how it supports the work of Australian artisan and specialist cheesemakers.

In this epsiode we feature Carmen in conversation with French cheese consultant Ivan Larcher. Ivan has over 20 years of incredibly varied experience in the dairy industry, from the big business of cultures to running his own microdairy. Ivan has been visiting Australia since 2013 running professional cheese technology workshops and is largely responsible for transforming/developing the knowledge of farmhouse and artisan cheese production. Ivan will be viiting Australia again this October. To find out more about his workshops head to the Australian Specialist Cheesmakers Association.

In this week's epsiode Carmen heads to Gippsland to gasbag with low input dairy farmer Rob Monk of Viking Fleckvieh. You can check out some beautiful photos of the little known fleckvieh cows and stunning farm on Instagram @vikingfleckvieh

This week we feature a great conversation between Carmen and her grandma Eva Bateson. We are proud to bring you the story of Eva Bateson and her life as a dairy farmer in Gippsland. It's a rare treat to hear older women's voices in the media and for them to publically document their working lives. What a privilege to hear this delightful intimate interation between granddaughter and grandmother.

Join us for part 2 of our conversation with Will Studd where we hear about Will's lengthy battle to have the importation and production of raw milk cheeses accepted by regulatory authorities in Australia.

This month on Herds and Curds, Carmen and Leanne chat to raw milk cheese advocate Will Studd about his life in cheese. This is a two part special. Part 2 will continue to follow Will's campaign for Australia to follow international common practice in allowing raw milk products to be available for import and production. The live program will air on the first Sunday of June at 7am on 3CR 855AM and be available via podcast. Instagram: @willstudd