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Say "cheese"
 The Herald Sun, 7 January 2012
"The Durham County Library came alive with cheese, and cheesemakers, on Sunday. Three cheesemakers and the owner of a downtown cheese shop answered questions about the art of making cheese and entertained more than 120 people who showed up for a panel discussion that was part of the library's Humanities Programs for 2012." Continue reading ... |
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Blessed Are the Cheesemakers
 The Independent, 4 January 2012
"'We will talk about the history of the cheesemakers, about the cheesemaking process and, in general, about cheesemaking in the South, because it's a relatively new thing,' Coleff says. Unlike in many Northern and Midwestern states, the trade of cheesemaking didn't take off in this region's warm climate until after refrigeration became popular. Now, says Coleff, there's a 'surge of new Southern cheeses out there.' Last year marked the launch of the Southern Artisan Cheese Festival in Nashville, Tenn." Continue reading ... |
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Markets show farm revival
 Charlotte Observer, 18 December 2011
"It's not for sure yet, but it's pretty close—come April, southern Durham will have a farmers market to call its own. 'Bring it on!' said Woodcroft homeowner Ann Deupree. 'We're excited, the farmers are excited, the consumers are excited,' said Michael Lanier, an Orange County Extension agent helping organize the market. 'There's a lot of potential to expand in Durham County.'"
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| Prodigal Farm in Print
 Farm Fresh North Carolina, 7 March 2011
Emphasizing farms and establishments that are independent, sustainable, and active in public education and conservation (of which Prodigal Farm is a prime example!), Farm Fresh North Carolina will help North Carolinians and tourists discover how the burgeoning farm movement has become a bridge between North Carolina's past and present. Continue reading ... |
| A Prodigal feast at Eastern Carolina Farm Tour |
 | Farm Fresh North Carolina, 20 September 2010
"Prodigal owners Kathryn Spann and Dave Krabbe led tours for about 125-plus people over the course of each day. That's alongside their usual farm chores (which include milking 65 goats twice a day), selling at two farmers' markets, and doing all the other things farmers do. I get exhausted just thinking about it." Continue reading ...
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| New Yorkers leave rat race to make cheese |
Photo credit: Chuck Liddy | The News & Observer, 1 September 2010
"Three and a half years ago, the couple left New York for Bahama, where they own Prodigal Farm, a goat dairy that they hope passes inspection soon. They want to start selling goat cheese at farmers markets in Hillsborough and Raleigh. Their farm will be open to the public as part of the Eastern Triangle Farm Tour this month." Continue reading ...
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| Showing cows, "making new friends" |
 | The Herald Sun, 13 June 2010
"Cows in the Bull City? That's right, and downtown no less. For perhaps the first time in 40 years, the mooing of dairy cows filled the air Saturday at Old North Durham Park on Foster Street as the young animals and young children were the center of attention at the Bull City 4-H Dairy Breeds Show." Continue reading ...
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| Finding their niche—Durham, Orange trying to keep growers on the farm |
Photo credit: John Rottet | The Durham News, 15 January 2010
"The trend is the same across the growing Triangle region: less farmland, more farms. It may seem odd, but for agriculture in the Triangle, urban and rural are in a symbiotic relationship. Growing towns and changing times are both curse and blessing.
On one hand, the popularity of local farmers' markets, the growth of "community-supported agriculture" systems under which consumers contract to buy a share of a farmer's produce, and restaurateurs' willingness to pay top dollar for local produce has created a bull market for locally grown vegetables, meat, cheese and other farm products." Continue reading ...
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