Where do cheesemakers get their inspiration? For Nico Brossar, cheesemaker at North Country Creamery in the Adirondacks, you look to the people, land, animals, and microbes around you. That's the inspiration behind Wild Muse, a cherry brett-washed tomme she helped create, which represented a step into a new era for this farmstead creamery.
Sue and Stef first met Nico when they spoke on a tasting panel together at the American Cheese Society conference in 2024, where Wild Muse was one of the selections. We get into the story behind this unique cheese, plus the tale of how Nico changed careers from big city videographer to rural cheesemaker, her dream of starting a community radio station, and what a worker-owned farmstead creamery might look like.
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