Abstract
Maine’s artisanal cheese sector has grown rapidly in the last six years. Maine cheesemakers take a variety of approaches including those based on farmsteads and operations sourcing milk from local dairies. This study examines cheesemakers’ business operations and their approaches to sustainability, opportunities, and threats. Cheesemakers report that they derive several benefits from their enterprise, but that they face challenges to ensure their long-term sustainability.
First page
59
Last page
71
DOI
https://doi.org/10.53558/SPSJ8482
Recommended Citation
Welcomer, Stephanie, Jean MacRae, Brady Davis, and Jacob Searles. "Maine’s Artisan Cheesemakers: The Opportunities and Challenges of Being an Artist, Scientist, Agriculturalist, Alchemist, and Entrepreneur." Maine Policy Review 26.1 (2017) : 59 -71, https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mpr/vol26/iss1/8.
