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Here are some handy links in the Canadian cheese world.

Certifications

Local Food Plus - certifies local production and sustainability
CARTV - canada's first government agency to regulate both quality and origin of agricultural products.

Cheese Societies

Ontario Cheese Society - a group of highly dedicated artisan cheesemakers, milk producers, retailers and enthusiasts committed to promoting Ontario cheese Central Ontario Cheesemakers Association - Founded in 1928, this non-profit organization works to provide cheesemakers the opportunity to share knowledge and techniques, in a foundling Canadian industry. Hosts the annual British Empire Cheese Competition. Societe des Fromages du Quebec -
Route de Fromages -
Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance -
American Cheese Society -
Ontario Dairy Sheep Association -
Ontario Dairy Goat Co-operative - a group of dairy goat producers in Ontario who oversee the marketing and transportation of their milk
Ontario Goat Milk Producer's Association - a group of professional farmers that is a dedicated to working for all dairy goat producers in the province
Alliance of Ontario Food Processors - a non-profit organization of food and beverage processing companies and industry organizations

Cheese Appreciation

Cheese of Canada - headed by Gurth Pretty, Cheese of Canada is an organization dedicated to promoting Canadian artisanal cheeses

Cheese Competitions

Ontario Royal Winter Fair - every year in November
Canadian Cheese Grand Prix - every other year in March
British Empire Cheese Show - Belleville, Ontario, late November
American Cheese Society - moves annually around the United States usually in the beginning of August
World Cheese Championship Competition - Wisconson, October

Education

Cheese Eduction Guild -
Ontario Ministry for Agriculture & Rural Affairs - A business bundle for those interested in making their own cheese
George Brown College -
University of Guelph, Food Science - cheesemaking
Vermont Institute of Artisan Cheese at University of Vermont -
New York State Farmers and Cheesemakers Guild -
L'école de Laiterie de Saint-Hyacinthe -

Farmers’ Markets

Farmers Markets Ontario - a listing of Ontario farmers' markets and other resources Frontenac Farmers’ Market - Market located in Verona, Ontario Ottawa Farmers’ Market - Farmers' market located in Ottawa, Ontario

Related Food Organizations

Local Food Plus (Two Ontario cheesemakers are certified - Fifth Town and Ewenity Dairy) Provincial Fine Foods Edible Toronto (food magazine - for marketing the project to consumers Local Ontario Harvest Hastings Culinarium

Government

Ontario Minstry of Agriculture and Tourism -
Invest in Cheese - the eastern counties of Ontario; Hastings, Lennox, Addington, and Prince Edward are pooling resources in order to attract investment in cheesemaking.
Dairy Farmers of Ontario -
Dairy Farmers of Canada -
www.allyouneedischeese.ca - the public instrument of the Dairy Farmers of Canada promoting the use of cheese

Regulatory Affairs

Articles on cheese safety – written by Dr. Art Hill, posted on Ontario Cheese Society website Canadian Food Inspection Agency – Dairy Products Dairy Food Safety – Province of Ontario Inspections (Cheese Making Plant and Product) – Province of Ontario Microbial Testing, Getting Started With – James Keith, Back Forty Artisan Cheese

Cheese making Equipment & Supplies

Glengarry Cheese making and Dairy Supply

Graphic Design for this site

Provisional RDG - Karl Chen, 416.993.3693

Photography for this site

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Website programmer for this site

The Wire -