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Rogue Creamery’s coowner, David Gremmels, has been appointed by Governor Kitzhaber to serve on Oregon’s Sustainability Board as a commission/board member. David's appointment was approved by the full Senate. The day of the appointment, Gremmels met with Senator Alan Bates, a long time supporter of sustainable business practices, who is pictured below. Governor Kitzhaber said “he is most appreciative of the time, energy and thoughtfulness David brings to this position." …

Montcabrer, an aged Spanish goat cheese, is among the gems exclusive to Michele Buster's company, Forever Cheese. Produced by Josep Cuixart, the same Catalan cheesemaker who devised the lovely Nevat, Montcabrer is a semi-firm, lightly pressed 3-pound wheel matured for two to three months. …

I like to keep an eye on the cheese case at Sam's Club because every now and then something really unusual pops up in there. Recently, I was surprised and delighted to find a row of imported buttons of fresh Brillat-Savarin from the French company Fromi, beckoning seductively from behind a veil of dried papaya chunks. …

I was recently at Aihua, our largest international market, and was impressed with the selection of cheeses. I was particularly intrigued by a cheese I've never seen before, Greenland brand Thalaga Cheese, because the ingredients specified it was made from buffalo milk. That's pretty unusual.

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Holland's Family Cheese introduces Marieke Golden, a new, semi-soft cheese celebrating the Penterman family's Dutch heritage while capturing the distinct character of Wisconsin's terrior. …