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On the farm
Our son Luke has come home to run it for us after 15 years away working on other farms in Ireland, Western Australia and locally, as well as working for agricultural contractors. It’s great to have him back.
At present we have dried the cows off and they start calving again from the first of March, so it’ll be a good time for families to come and visit over the next two months – the kids may even get to pet a calf!
Heytesbury Settlement Golden Anniversary
The Heytesbury Settlement is celebrating 50 years since Sir Henry Bolte opened it up for development in November 1959. Celebrations are planned for the Labor Day weekend March 6-7.
Apostle Whey Cheese will be there on the Saturday at the market to be held at the Recreation reserve, from 11am to 3pm.
As a prelude to the golden anniversary, Apostle Whey Cheese relaunched Old Bitey Blue as a commemorative cheese to honour Sir Henry Bolte for his involvement in getting the project up and running.
The blue vein cheese is now know as Bolte’s Bonanza and was launched on Australia Day at the Simpson historical park. Geoff “Jeff” Hook, the much admired cartoonist formerly with the Herald Sun, drew a caricature of Sir Henry for the label of the cheese. He, along with Mr Hec Fisher who was project manager for the Rural Finance Commision who developed the project, unveiled the caricature.
Pictured left to right: Julian Benson, Hec Fisher, Geoff Hook & Peter Bolte – a nephew of Sir Henry.
Gold Medal for Old Bitey Blue
Congratulations on your gold medal in Adelaide for your Blue Vein. It was a superb example of a well balanced cheese. Certainly one of the best blues I have judged this year. Well done!
Regards,
Russell Smith
Deputy-Chief Judge CheeseFest
Chief Judge RNA Brisbane
Gold Award for The Grotto
Once again Apostle Whey Cheese has been successful in gaining a Gold Award for one of its cheeses. The Grotto, our washed rind cheese, has come up trumps at ASCA (Australian Specialist Cheesemakers’ Association) annual conference held in the Palladium room at Crown Casino on Saturday 22nd of August 2009.
The Grotto is a camembert cheese that has been washed in a special solution so it develops a lovely orange rind. It has a rather pungent odour but is a delight to the taste buds, rich in flavour and a lovely creamy texture on the palate.
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