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Behold The Power Of Local Cheese

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When you think of cheese, you might think Wisconsin's got the market covered, but a few local cheese producers say Kansas City has something special too.

Weston's Green Dirt Farm exclusively makes sheep's milk cheese and is one of only a few sheep dairies in the country to make its own cheese. Cheese made from different milks-- cow, goat and sheep--have different tastes. Sheep's milk cheese, for instance, can have a nutty flavor.

On Friday's Up to Date, we discussed these cheeses:

  • Mimolette
  • L'amuse Dutch gouda
  • Green Dirt Farm's sheep's milk Prairie Tomme (sheep's milk)
  • Flory's Truckle (farmhouse cheddar) 
  • Landeria Farm's fresh goat cheese
  • Green Dirt Farm sheep's milk Dirt Lover (lactic style, nutty/mushroom flavor)

If you want to see what these and other local cheeses taste like, you can try them out:

  • The Better Cheddar, 604 W. 48th St., Kansas City, Mo. and The Village Shops at 71st and Mission Road in Prairie Village, Kan.
  • Green Dirt Farm cheese are available at The Better Cheddar, Whole Foods, Cosentino's Market, Hen House and Natural Grocers

Guests:

  • Lincoln Broadbooks, the only certified cheese professional in the state of Kansas and manager of The Better Cheddar
  • Sarah Hoffman, owner and cheesemaker for Green Dirt Farm in Weston.
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When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.