By: Garth Bontrager, Master GardenerWhen you’re a cheese maker of fine soft-ripened cheeses like MouCo, you’re bound to be passionate about your milk. Just how passionate? The company bought their own milk truck named Chuck to bring fresh milk straightaway from the cows of Bellvue to their production facility in Fort Collins, where it arrives within hours from the relieved cows. Quality is the other passion for owners Birgit Halbrieter and Robert Poland. They perform quality tests on the milk, and after being assured of the milk’s purity, they pasteurize it themselves.
So why does a company with outlets at all the supermarkets in town, and the best restaurants in Colorado, still get up early and load coolers for the Larimer County Farmers' Market? Because
they love “the vitality of the community” in which they live, says MouCo representative Josh Beck. The farmers' market is the face of that community. Ever since Birgit and Robert started producing cheese in 2001, they have been attending the LCFM. It’s the best price in town for their cheese, and direct sales are the best way to shake hands with the community they love to live in.
they love “the vitality of the community” in which they live, says MouCo representative Josh Beck. The farmers' market is the face of that community. Ever since Birgit and Robert started producing cheese in 2001, they have been attending the LCFM. It’s the best price in town for their cheese, and direct sales are the best way to shake hands with the community they love to live in.On any given Saturday you’ll be able to sample MouCo cheeses on Nita Crisp crackers or Styria breads. As an added bonus for LCFM attendees, you can sample brand new experimental products and offer direct feedback to your favorite soft-ripened cheese makers! Check out http://www.mouco.com/ for the whole story of the MouCo Cheese Company.
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