You're invited to spend a day at Hidden Springs Creamery, a sheep dairy farm and creamery. We'll make sheep's milk cheeses with Cheesemaker Brenda Jensen in the morning, and after lunch, enjoy a cheese tasting, farm tour and pasture walk. Weather permitting, we'll take a horse and wagon ride in Amish country. We'll end with evening milking, where you'll even have the opportunity to milk a sheep. Back in Madison by 8:30 p.m. This exclusive event is open only to Wisconsin Cheese Originals members and their guests. Price includes round-trip transportation from Madison and lunch. Contact Jeanne Carpenter, Executive Director, to purchase tickets. Not a member, but want to attend? Join now.
Spend Friday touring Wisconsin farmstead dairies and cheese plants. That evening, experience a culinary sensation at one of a nine participating Madison Originals restaurants, where you'll join a featured cheesemaker at a private table for 12. On Saturday, take a personalized tour of the Dane County’s Farmer’s Market with lunch at Fromagination. Saturday afternoon offers a stunning line-up of educational seminars held at Monona Terrace. Saturday evening brings the annual Meet the Cheesemaker Gala Reception, where you'll meet 35 Wisconsin cheesemakers and taste 150 different artisan, farmstead and specialty cheeses. New this year on Sunday is a festive marketplace showcasing 50 of the state’s finest cheesemakers, small specialty food companies, wineries, and artists in a farmer’s market setting. Attendees may sample and purchase product. Learn how to purchase tickets here:www.wicheesefest.com
