Blue cheese for breakfast (an Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund apprentice’s view on all things Neal’s Yard Dairy)
We have had the pleasure of hosting Ellen who is the 2024 Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund (ASLF) apprentice.
We have had the pleasure of hosting Ellen who is the 2024 Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund (ASLF) apprentice. The ASLF is an American organisation which honours the great, late cheese pioneer Anne Saxelby by providing opportunities for young people to live on sustainable farms across the US. Neal's Yard Dairy is currently the only ASLF partner in the UK and we offer an experience across our London-based business instead of on farms. Read on to find out what Ellen has been up to.
Stilton
Maturation experiment
tasting at
8am on a Thursday morning?
I knew
I’d
made the right c
hoice
when I saw this on the agenda
for my Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund (ASLF) apprenticeship with Neal’s Yard Dairy.
Coming from a Cornish farming family and having worked in people-facing roles within the Arts & Cultural sector for over two years now, this opportunity felt like a calling (and a collision of my two worlds!) that I couldn’t ignore. I have always believed both art and creatives have the power to facilitate learning and engagement amongst communities from all walks of life, so it has been really rewarding to discover that it is no different when it comes to the (somewhat overlooked) art forms of Cheesemaking and Cheesemongering.
For instance, it cannot be overstated how much everybody loves cheese here, and how contagious that love is. Seriously. The passion people have for the product and the process underpins every decision each department makes, plus the relationships with producers and customers alike are treated with such respect and dedication.