The Collective Creamery crew digs into a cheese board featuring Rarebird, a funky washed rind, with Cherry Grove Farm cheesemaker Sean Fitzgerald. Learn more about Cherry Grove at cherrygrovefarm.com, and sign up for our Summer 2018 cheese subscription at collectivecreamery.com!

The cheese dames are back with another cheesemaker interview! This time, we sat down with Sean Fitzgerald, artist-turned-cheesemaker at Cherry Grove Farm just outside Princeton, NJ.

The Collective Creamery crew digs into some of their favorite cheeses, including PA Farm Show Best in Show winner St. Malachi from The Farm at Doe Run. We pair these delectable wheels with some of our favorite locally made hard ciders and offer our tasting and pairing tips, too.

Cheeses and ciders featured in this episode are from:
Valley Milkhouse, Oley, PA
Birchrun Hills Farm, Birchrunville, PA
The Farm at Doe Run, Coatesville, PA
Big Hill Ciderworks, Gardners, PA
Frecon Cidery, Boyertown, PA

In our debut episode, we dive deep with our friend, co-host, and cheesemaker extraordinaire Stefanie Angstadt and learn all about her journey from 1 Wall Street to startup creamery in Pennsylvania Dutch Country.

The Collective Creamery cheese subscription is everything you want out of a cheese club — curated by cheesemakers, for cheese lovers.

In this teaser, cheesemaker Stef and food writer Alex discuss their dream podcast that answers all their cheese questions and makes them feel like cheese experts.

In this teaser, get a taste of what Stef, Sue, and Alex have in store for their new podcast — all about the joys of making, eating, and loving American artisan cheeses. They're interviewing cheesemakers, tasting the most sought-after artisan wheels, and offering tips so you can live your best cheese life.

The music in this teaser is "You're Magic" by Monplaisir, used under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) license.