AUGUST 19, 2007 - SLOW FOOD TOUR AND TASTING

SAMISH BAY CHEESE -

15115 Bow Hill Road, Bow

Roger & Suzanne gave us an informative tour of the farm, and a yummy tasting of their rare, vintage cheeses.

Cheese and meat from Samish Bay Cheese are available at their farm store, year round, and at the Anacortes Farmers Market.

Rootabaga Country Farm is owned and operated by Suzanne and Roger Wechsler. "We have a great crew to help us, including Jim Morgan, who has been with us since our beginning. We farm 150 acres in the northwest corner of Skagit County. The centerpiece of the farm is our organic dairy where we make Samish Bay Cheese. We have a mixed herd of Jersey, Milking Shorthorn, Dutch Belted and cross-breeds. We raise the heifers (females) to milk for our cheese. The males are raised for beef. Surrounded by Samish Bay, the Chuckanut Mountains, and the grass-green fields of the Skagit/Samish valley, we are in an environment well suited to organic farming. We raise our animals from birth on 100% organic feed, out on pasture." Samish Bay Cheese is certified organic. More information can be found on their web page at www.samishbaycheese.com.