High Alpine Dairy Farming and Raw Milk Cheese Making

 

This episode is a conversation with organic farmer, Max Kuehnhoefer from Germany. Join us as we discuss Max's experience working as a cheese maker on a dairy farm in the Alps. High alpine dairy farming has a strong tradition in the European Alps that came about 3000 years ago. Every year tough farmers make their way into the mountains to herd cattle and preserve the precious milk into cheese, butter, and other dairy products.

EPISODE OVERVIEW:

  • Max’s experience managing a high-elevation dairy farm in the Alps together with 2 of his friends

  • How cheese is made in the Alps and some of the differences between the types of cheese and their regions

  • Best practices for aging and storing raw milk cheese

  • Several alpine cheese-making traditions, like backpacking giant wheels of cheese down the mountain

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