WASCA’s Executive Director, Courtney Johnson, was on the American Cheese Society’s May 20 Cheese Chat with ACS President Jeremy Stephenson & Vice President Lynn Giacomini Stray. Courtney joined Oregon Cheese…
read moreHarmony Fields (Bow) is currently taking part in a STEM project for 3rd-5th graders created by Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland. They created this short video about the farm to help…
read moreOn May 4 and 5, WASCA is taking part in its first-ever GiveBig WA! Campaign. GiveBig WA! allows non-profit organizations to fundraise through the GiveBig platform. The donation drive takes…
read moreGreetings WASCA Members! Newsletter Contents Message from the Executive DirectorFDA Sampling AssignmentComment on Additional Traceability RequirementsThe Cheese Map is Live!Membership Benefits – Help Us Get Them to YouAnother New Benefit:…
read moreCascadia Creamery, Ferndale Farmstead, and Samish Bay Cheese were featured in an article in Cheese Reporter published on March 19, 2021. The cover story, titled, “Washington State Cheese Community Growing,…
read moreThe Tilth Alliance just shared a Valentine’s Day story with local cheese-pairing tips from WASCA’s Executive Director, Courtney Johnson. Johnson shared three basic principles for creating pairings that last well…
read moreOur 2021 Member Meeting was a success. WASCA’s first-ever online membership meeting was held on Friday, January 29, with 24 attendees joining us on Zoom. During the meeting, we introduced three new…
read moreA special congratulations to Cascadia Creamery (Cloud Cap), Ferndale Farmstead (Ferndale Fontina and Smoky Scamorza), and Samish Bay Creamery (Vache) for winning 2021 Good Food Awards! These three Washington creameries…
read moreThe Cheese Professor gave a shout-out to a handful of Washington’s talented cheesemakers in a recent blog post. WASCA members Beecher’s, Cascadia Creamery, Ferndale Farmstead, and Twin Sisters Creamery all…
read moreDecember 28, 2020 Dear WASCA Members,As this unprecedented year draws to a close, I am honored to have served you for the past four months. I believe that we have…
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