Cheesemakers Refine Processes, Await Big Break
June 12, 2014 | 1 min to read
Dean Feaser is a dairy farmer, a “dirt farmer,” a school principal, a trucking company executive and a cheesemaker.
None of those roles comes with as much frustration as the last. Feaser, of Monroe Township, Cumberland County, bought Berkshire Farmstead Creamery from Solomon Meyer last summer. He then hired Meyer to run the renamed Cumberland Valley Creamery from renovated facilities just outside Mechanicsburg.
Since then, Meyer and Feaser, and various family members who work at the business, have struggled to get their cheeses into the marketplace. Production capability and the quality of their products, which include several all-natural artisan and premium cheeses, are not issues, Feaser said.
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