{"id":24887,"date":"2015-11-25T16:45:08","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T21:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=24887"},"modified":"2015-11-25T16:47:43","modified_gmt":"2015-11-25T21:47:43","slug":"beasts-of-the-northern-isle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/beasts-of-the-northern-isle\/","title":{"rendered":"Beasts of the Northern Isle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Necessity is the mother of invention\u2014and in 2005, it spurred Richard and Helen Dorrestyn to start New Zealand\u2019s first water buffalo dairy<\/a>. Helen couldn\u2019t find a reliable cheesemaker to feature at the farmers\u2019 market she founded in Clevedon, so she asked her husband to make cheese to sell instead (there was \u201cconstant nagging,\u201d Helen says, with a laugh). Since the country already had goat, cow, and sheep creameries, the couple decided to craft fresh mozzarella from calcium- and protein-rich buffalo\u2019s milk. In January 2007, they flew in bulls and pregnant heifers from Australia and, with the aid of a consultant and advice gleaned from cheesemakers they met at the World Buffalo Congress in Italy, Richard set out to perfect his mozzarella recipe.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn New Zealand, we\u2019re stuck down at the end of the world,\u201d Helen says. \u201cWe suffer\u2014or have suffered, in the past\u2014from what we call the \u2018cringe factor,\u2019 when we think anything European or American is so much better than anything we could possibly do.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the Dorrestyns believed in their product, and early praise from local press and top Kiwi chefs helped catapult Clevedon Valley Buffalo Company<\/a> to success and awards. Today, the pair manages a herd of 205 buffalo (various breeds are identified by their distinct horns) and produces flavored yogurt, ricotta, blue cheese, gouda, and more.<\/p>\n

Over the years, they\u2019ve invested in breeding to increase milk production and improve temperament. \u201cWe don\u2019t have a day off, because we\u2019re always calving,\u201d says farm manager Richard Keast. Still, the youngsters \u201care the most fun to be with, they have personalities out of this world,\u201d he says. \u201cThey come up and want to know you and nudge you.\u201d
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\"Farm<\/a>

Farm manager Richard Keast with his charges.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Buffalo<\/a>

Buffalo waiting to be milked. The bar over their necks helps prevent infighting. “They are gentle with humans but can be hard on each other,” Helen Dorresteyn says.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Richard<\/a>

Richard Dorresteyn tests the strength of stretched curds.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Helen<\/a>

Helen and Richard with one of their dogs, Tama, at their home overlooking Clevedon Valley.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Nelly<\/a>

Nelly is a pregnant buffalo that’s named after Helen’s good friend.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"A<\/a>

A four-month-old calf in the pasture makes eye contact.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"The<\/a>

The Dorresteyns’ daughter, Saskia, 11, with Mami the buffalo and Sting the pony in the family’s paddock. Helen calls Saskia a “country girl,” adding, “she’ll probably run the company one day.”<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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