In a unique international partnership, the Academie Opus Caseus, the professional development subsidiary of Mons Fromager-Affineur, is offering its first US-based course at the reknown Jasper Hill Farm, in Vermont.
The course, open to cheese professionals, will cover the life of cheese in four days of classroom, observational, and hands-on work. Taught by Academie instructors Laurent Mons and Susan Sturman, and with the participation of Andy and Mateo Kehler, Zoe Brickley, and the Jasper Hill team, students will have an intimate overview of all phases of how cheese is made, aged, and prepared for market from some of the world’s top professionals.
Students will be lodged at the beautiful Lakeview Inn in Greensboro, Vermont, and will visit Jasper Hill Farm, the Cellars at Jasper Hill, and the Food Venture Center. Group dinners will provide a social environment to develop relationships with both the French and American instructors as well as fellow students. The course is limited to 10 participants.
Two course dates are set for 2014: June 3-6 and September 9-12. The tuition for the program is $2500, and includes lodging, ground transportation during the course, and most meals. The course is not a product training program, rather it is destined to provide cheese professionals, both experienced and novice, with a concise overview of the industry through the lens of two of the most well-respected companies in the business.
The course was inspired by the close alignment of the two companies, who both share a commitment to protecting and preserving working landscapes, traditional cheesemaking, high quality, and sustainability for both cheese producers and the environment. Both Mons Fromagerie and Jasper Hill are involved in all aspects of dairy farming, cheese production, affinage, distribution, and retail sales, and thus are qualified to offer students a broad experience drawing from long tradition.
Applications are now being accepted at http://www.academie-mons.com/application.
For more information, please contact :
Academie Opus Caseus
Susan Sturman
Director, Anglophone Program
ssturman@academie-mons.com
or by phone at 617 505 6235
Source: Academie Opus Caseus
