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Peter Mulholland loves steel. He talks about it a lot\u2014 from the various pieces of farm equipment he\u2019s accumulated over the years, to the the steel-framed barn he and his wife Liz recently built to shelter the goats at their farm <\/span>Valley View<\/span><\/a>, (the roof is covered with 84 solar panels, help generate electricity for the farm), and, of course,. In their creamery: milk tank and cheese vat: both steel. <\/span><\/p>\n

Steel is non-reactive and easy to keep clean, and for a cheesemaker both are paramount. Peter and Liz have been making goat cheese on her mother\u2019s farm in Topsfield, about 20 miles north of Boston, since the mid-90\u2019s. It\u2019s a micro-operation\u2014 they make about 6,000 pounds of cheese a year and sell most of it within a narrow radius of the farm. And they like it that way. \u201cIt\u2019s a community thing,\u201d says Liz, who grew up in Topsfield and \u201cworks full-time at Peter\u2019s hobby\u201d, she jokes. Peter, a native of neighboring Ipswich, also works as an investment advisor, tending to the farm and the cheese when he\u2019s not in the office.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Mulhollands <\/a>are members of the <\/span>Massachusetts Cheese Guild<\/span><\/a>, an industry group and host of the dinner, at <\/span>Tremont 647<\/span> in Boston, where we met last month. One of Valley View\u2019s wheels, a ripe, mellow camembert-style called <\/span>New Meadows<\/b>, was in good company as  part of a cheese plate highlighting wedges from all over the state\u2014including the earthy <\/span>Karolina<\/b>, a natural-rind tomme from <\/span>Couet Farm<\/span><\/a> in Central Massachusetts, the dense and  cakey <\/span>Eidolon <\/b>from <\/span>The Grey Barn and Farm<\/span><\/a> on Martha\u2019s Vineyard.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The dense and cakey Eidolon from The Grey Barn and Farm on Martha\u2019s Vineyard.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

The cheese plate was just the beginning. Chef and owner Andy Husbands designed a family-style meal with cheese in every course. It was inspiring to see how an imaginative chef like Husbands put these lovely cheeses to use (I couldn\u2019t stop nibbling at skillet-roasted broccoli tiled with gooey melted Eidolon). <\/span><\/p>\n

Massachusetts is a small state with a long dairy legacy, and, despite the challenges involved with dairy farming and cheesemaking in this corner of the world, it\u2019s one you can taste. <\/span>On Saturday, November 4, the Massachusetts Cheese Guild hosts its <\/span>fifth annual festival<\/span><\/a> at the <\/span>Somerville Armory<\/span><\/a>. So much good cheese from all over the state will be there. Culture will be there. Hope you\u2019ll be there, too!<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured image: Valley View\u2019s camembert-style cheese New Meadows.<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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