Finger Lakes Cheese Festival July 27

Do you love cheese?

Then this event is for you.

Happy National Cheese Day!

It's National Cheese Day.

I'm sorry, but this should be a day off from work. I need to be home with my cheese.

Go to https://www.worldnationaldays.com/national-cheese-day-2018/ to see more.

Finger Lakes Cheese Festival is Saturday, July 22

Bringing together the best in Finger Lakes produced cheeses from the members of the Finger Lakes Cheese Alliance as well as the best in homemade jams, jellies, baked goods, peanut butters, salsas, vegetables, art, wine, beer and cider. 

Live music all day, TONS of food for every palate and LOTS MORE! 

Add to that the ambiance of the farm, self-guided tours, hay rides, games for the kids and you have a fun family event.

Tickets on sale for $5 online until the day of the event, $8 at the door, children under 12 are free.

The event is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Sunset View Creamery in Odessa, in Schuyler County. Go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2017-finger-lakes-cheese-festival-tickets-30311718165 to buy tickets.

Finger Lakes Cheese Festival is Saturday, July 23

If you don't have anything to do Saturday, why not head to the Southern Tier for some CHEESE!

The Finger Lakes Cheese Festival is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 23 at Sunset View Creamery in Odessa, Schuyler County. It's a day filled with fun, music and of course, all the cheese a person could ask for.

Go to http://www.flcheesetrail.com/cheese-festival.html for a full schedule of events at the festival.

It's National Cheese Day!!

Today is the day to celebrate one of my favorite things -- CHEESE.

It's National Cheese Day!! According to the National Day Calendar website, National Cheese Day is observed annually June 4 and celebrates all that can be done with cheese.

According to wikipedia, "cheese is a food derived from milk that is produced in a wide range of flavors, textures and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep. During production, the milk is usually acidified, and adding the enzyme rennet causes coagulation. The solids are separated and pressed into final form. Some cheeses have molds on the rind or throughout. Most cheeses melt at cooking temperature."

Jewett's Cheese House outside Earlville

Just think for a moment what your life would be without cheese. That means a life with no grilled cheese sandwiches. No macaroni and cheese. No cheeseburgers. No Alfredo pasta sauce. No point of eating pasta at all (no ricottta for the lasagna!!) Cheese Danish would be a think of the past as would be -- oh, the horror -- cheesecake.

So I know I will be bowing today to all those who make cheese. And there are lots of these folks right here in New York state. There are individual cheese makers who use cows milk and goats milk to make great cheeses, like Wake Robin Farm in Elbridge and 2 Kids Goat Farm in Fabius.

Poster from last year's Cream Cheese Festival

There also are a number of cheese factories in the state that take in loads of cows milk from New York farmers to make different kinds of cheese.  

New York also has a number of cheese trails, like the Finger Lakes Cheese Trail, where people can visit various cheesemakers and taste their products, and there are cheese festivals, like the Cream Cheese Festival each year in Lowville.

Finger Lakes Cheese Festival July 23

Photo from the Finger Lakes Cheese Trail

Mark this date on your calendar!

If you love cheese, the Finger Lakes Cheese Festival is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday July 23 at Sunset View Creamery in Odessa, Schuyler County in the Southern Tier.

The day will include a kids' midway and petting zoo, live music, farm tours, seminars and classes, hay rides, bossy Bingo and goat milking. Oh, and of course, lots of food and CHEESE. 

The member farms of the Finger Lakes Cheese Trail are 4 Tin Fish Farm, Crosswinds Farm & Dairy, Engelbert Farms, Finger Lakes Dexter Creamery, Heaven Scent Farm, Keeley's Cheese Co.,
Kenton's Cheese Co., Muranda Cheese Co., Parulski Farms Side Hill Acres Goat Farm, Shtayburne Farm and Sunset View Creamery.​

Finger Lakes Cheese Festival is July 25

Check out the information on the festival and the schedule of events by going to http://www.flcheesetrail.com/cheese-festival.html

Cheese Festival July 26 near Watkins Glen

Let's celebrate cheese.

Go to http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifestyle/rocflavors/2014/07/16/finger-lakes-cheese-festival-sunset-view-creamery/12768243/ to read about next weekend's Cheese Festival.

Finger Lakes Cheese Festival Seeking More Vendors

Saw this on Facebook and had to pass it along.

'We know it seems ridiculously early, but here's a heads up to our Finger Lakes Cheese Festival (July 26 at Sunset View Creamery) vendors: we'll be getting out the vendor kits by Feb. 1. If you haven't been a vendor before and would like to be, email us at flxcheesetrail@gmail.com and we'll be sure to get you a vendor kit too!"

Finger Lakes Cheese Festival a Huge Success

Go to https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.602337039798604.1073741828.110650172300629&type=3 to see photos from the second annual Finger Lakes Cheese Festival held this past weekend.

Don't Forget -- Finger Lakes Cheese Festival is Saturday July 27

I love this photo. Perhaps because I can't imagine anyone not loving cheese.

Sure, I understand some people can't eat it due to allergies or digestive issues. Believe me, I feel for these people. But for the rest of us, cheese is one of the true wonders of the world.

What doesn't taste better with a hunk of cheese on it? What's better for a quick snack than a piece of fruit and a piece of cheese?

And, of course, the best cheeses ever are those made locally, by hard-working farmers raising the cows or goats and then taking that milk and making some yummy products.

You can all learn more about the great cheeses made in Central New York by visiting the Finger Lakes Cheese Trail and especially, by going to the Finger Lakes Cheese Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday July 27 at Sunset View Creamery on County Road 14 in Odessa, Schuyler County, just outside Watkins Glen.

This might seem like a hike, but the trip down is beautiful and you'll see some of the most gorgeous parts of New York state. And then, when you get there, you can sample all of the cheeses of the Finger Lakes Cheese Trail, check out the Barnyard Olympics, see goat milking, tour the petting zoo, take farm tours and check out cheese cooking and pairing seminars.

A barbecue, juice, water and local foods will be available for purchase.

Admission is free and parking is $5 per car. Attendees also receive a commemorative gift bag.

Go to http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/WGVA-OD to hear a radio interview about the Finger Lakes Cheese Festival that was broadcast about a week ago. You also can go to http://www.whec.com/news/stories/s3106150.shtml?cat=565 to see a television interview about the festival.

Finger Lakes Cheese Festival July 27 Outside Watkins Glen

Go to http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/WGVA-OD to hear a radio interview about the Finger Lakes Cheese Festival coming up 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 27 at Sunset View Creamer on County Road 14 in Odessa, Schuyler County, just outside Watkins Glen.

This is the second year for the Cheese Fest, which will include the opportunity to sample all the cheeses of the Finger Lakes Cheese Trail, barnyard Olympics, goat milking, petting zoo, farm tours, cheese making classes (these  require reservations in advance again), cheese cooking and pairing seminars and more.

A barbecue, juice, water and local foods will be available for purchase.

Admission is free and parking is $5 per car. Attendees also receive a commemorative gift bag.