Cal Poly Sets 2007 Cheese Courses, Workshops
SAN LUIS OBISPO -- There's still time to sign up for many of the 2007 Cal Poly cheese making and artisan cheese short courses and workshops -- where many of the state's noted farmstead and artisan cheese makers have gotten their start.
Over the past nine years, hundreds of people have attended the Cal Poly farmstead cheese short courses. They include Sadie Kendall, "Grandmother" of California crème fraiche and owner of Kendall Farms; Maureen Cunnie of gourmet favorite Cowgirl Creamery in Marin County; Lynn Giacomini Stray of Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese, Marin County; John Fiscalini of Fiscalini Farms in Modesto; and Marisa Hilarides Simoes of Three Sisters Cheese Co., who won the 'Best American Original' award from the American Cheese Society.
The cheese courses are offered through Cal Poly’s Dairy Products Technology Center, part of the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. Courses still open for the 2006-07 Academic Year include:
January 23-26: Eighth Annual Frozen Dairy Desserts Manufacturing Short Course. The course will emphasize ingredients, function and usage, mix formulation, equipment and processes in frozen dessert manufacture. Hands-on sessions for products quality evaluation and product manufacture included. Location: Cal Poly Dairy Products Technology Center, San Luis Obispo. Cost: $495.
February 26-28: Ninth Annual Dairy Ingredients Symposium and Third International Spray-Dried Milk Conference. Designed to provide an overview and update on the latest trends and issues in the marketing, science, manufacturing technology and application of dairy ingredients, including whey-derived and milk-derived concentrates and powders. Location: Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco. Cost: $395.
March 20-23: 19th Annual Cheese Short Course I. Designed to teach each participant the basic scientific information and practical skills needed to understand and manufacture cheese. Includes one day of hands-on cheese making. Cal Poly Dairy Products Technology Center, San Luis Obispo. Cost: $495.
April 17-18: 12th Annual Milk Processing Technology Short Course. Emphasizes principles and technology used in processing milk for fluid and manufactured dairy foods. Location: Cal Poly Dairy Products Technology Center, San Luis Obispo. Cost: $295.
September 11-14, 2007: Ninth Annual Dairy Science and Technology Basics for the Artisan/Farmstead Cheesemaker. Basics of quality cheese manufacturing with emphasis on artisan/farmstead cheese manufacturing. Includes one day of hands-on cheese making activities, cheese sensory evaluation, and other considerations used in starting a small-scale cheese making business. Location: Cal Poly Dairy Products Technology Center, San Luis Obispo. Cost: $675.
October 16-17: 12th Annual Dairy Cleaning and Sanitation Short Course. Designed to provide the basics about plant and equipment cleaning and sanitation, hygiene, and introduction to HACCP regulations. Location: Cal Poly Dairy Products Technology Center, San Luis Obispo. Cost: $325.
For details, registration and the latest information on courses, contact Laurie Jacobson at 805-756-6097 or visit the DPTC Web site at: www.calpoly.edu/~dptc.
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