At Issue: Artisan Cheese's Economic Impact

PLYMOUTH NOTCH, Vt. – Like a sharp cheddar, Plymouth Artisan Cheese has been aged to perfection.

"The Plymouth cheese factory is the second-oldest cheese factory in the United States," says owner Jesse Werner.

It was founded in 1890 by President Calvin Coolidge's father, during a time when cheesemaking was booming in Vermont. Now, it's run by Jesse Werner.

"There was five dairy farms in the valley and they were making a surplus of milk and it was before refrigeration or trucking really. And they needed to figure out something to do with the milk to preserve it a little more," he says.

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