A gathering of cheesemakers, dairy farmers, and scientists, featuring:

• Two days of presentation and discussion
• Focused on the practices of cheesemaking and cheese milk farming
• Tailored to the specific interests, needs, and challenges faced by small-scale, artisan and farmstead raw milk cheesemakers
• An opportunity to meet or reconnect with friends and colleagues engaged in like pursuits, to share triumphs and travails, and taste cheese.

Confirmed sessions include:

• Hands-On Cheesemaking: Two Sides of The Same Coin - The Lost Art of Multi-Curd Cheeses (plus discussion)
• Beyond the Recipe: Building a Sensory Program for Artisan Cheese Makers
• Practical Science: Cheese Microbe Identification
• Grass Farming for Cheese Milk Panel: Small Ruminants
• Research: The Ins and Outs of Extended Goat Lactation

Applications are being accepted through November 15, 2025 at 11:59pm EST for scholarships offering reduced-fee registration. To apply, visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNz4wWZKj8_UllhK_iAfaJOIDIDb8p_3lRYoHdLGS2Z4p0EQ/viewform?pli=1

For more information about the conference, visit https://www.sciencecraftcheese.com.