Traders Point Creamery Brings Home Four Awards from American Cheese Society — Including 1st Place Farmstead Cheese 97.00 Kb

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Traders Point Creamery BringsHome Four Awards

from American Cheese Society- Including 1^st PlaceFarmstead Cheese

Organic,European-style Dairy Products Put Indianaon the Dairy Map

Zionsville, IN – August 14, 2007 – Traders Point Creamery (www.traderspointcreamery.com),

afamily-owned, organic artisan dairy, today announced that its Raw Milk Fleur dela Terre natural-rind, aged cheese received the prestigious First Place Awardfor Farmstead Cheeses Aged Longer Than 90Days, All Milks at the American Cheese Society’s 24^th Annualconference held earlier this month. In addition, the company also garnered  SecondPlace awards for its cottage cheese (Cultured Products Made From Cow’s Milk);its European-style, whole milk yogurt (YogurtsMade From All Milks); and its Fromage Blanc (Cultured Milk Products/Fromage Blanc & Quark Cheese from Cow’s Milk). 

"I grew up in Holland’sdairy region, with outstanding cheeses and yogurts," said Fons Smits, TradersPoint Creamery manager and artisan cheesemaker. "I try to bring the best of Dutch tradition to our products, while also adding a newtwist to make them distinctive."

TradersPoint Creamery all natural, certified organic products are made from grass-fedmilk, contain no artificial ingredients, coloring, flavors, preservatives or stabilizers,and all yogurts are made with live, active cultures which offer probiotichealth benefits. Since Traders Point cows are raised exclusively on pasture andeat the rich, carefully cultivated greens, their milk acquires more nutrients,including omega-3 fatty acids, conjugated linoleic acids (CLAs), beta-caroteneand vitamins A and E, than organic milk produced using standard feeds.

TradersPoint Creamery products are sold on site at the Creamery Farm Store and weeklyFarmers Market, and through select supermarkets, gourmet shops, and natural andorganic food markets throughout the U.S.

About The American Cheese Society

TheAmerican Cheese Society is an active, not for profit trade organization thatencourages the understanding, appreciation, and promotion of farmstead andnatural specialty cheeses produced in the Americasand Canada.Founded in 1983, the Society is the premier platform for cheese industryresearch and education in America,and provides an important forum for cheesemakers, academicians, enthusiasts,food writers and cookbook authors, marketing and distribution specialists, andspecialty food retailers from the U.S.,Canada, and Europe.

In theAnnual Competition and Judging, the American Cheese Society’s goal is to givepositive recognition to those cheeses that are of the highest quality in theiraesthetic evaluation (i.e. flavor, aroma, and texture), as well as theirtechnical evaluation. The 2007 Competition, held August 1-4 in Burlington,VT, was the largest U.S. cheese competition to date.Two hundred producers from 30 states and Canada entered a record 1,208cheeses and cultured dairy products, which were evaluated by thirty-two judges.For more information visit www.cheesesociety.org.

About Traders Point Creamery

TradersPoint Creamery is a family owned artisan dairy located in Zionsville, Indiana.The company produces handcrafted cheeses including Fromage Blanc, Fromage Blancspicy, Fromage Blanc garden herb, old-style cottage cheese, and "Fleur de laTerre," a natural-rind, aged cheese. Its European-style yogurts include wholemilk plain (American Cheese Society’s FirstPlace winner for 2005 and 2006), low-fat vanilla, andflavors such as Wildberry (a combination of raspberry, blackberry & acaiberry); Orchard Trio (made of pear,peach, and acerola cherry), Banana-Mango, Raspberry, and other seasonal favorites.The company also produces pure, fresh, unhomogenized whole milk, chocolatemilk, and ice cream. 

Establishedin 2003, the Creamery is housed in a restored 19^th-century hand-hewnbarn, on a family farm which is certified organic by the USDA. The TradersPoint herd of Brown Swiss cows spends all of its time roaming free on pastures,and never receives antibiotics or synthetic growth hormones. Traders PointCreamery is perhaps the nation’s only supplier of dairy products made from 100%grass-fed organic milk, which provides a rich, natural source of omega-3 fattyacids and CLAs (conjugated linoleic acids). Synthetic fertilizers, pesticides,or herbicides are never used on the land.

Thecompany founders believe in "nourishing the land that nourishes us all." Thismeans preserving the family farm and continuing their grandparents’ legacy ofsensible, sustainable, low-input agriculture. Their mission is to farm inharmony with the land and animals; produce the most nutritious and healthfulproducts possible; and encourage education of sustainable farming andnutrition.

For more information about Traders Point Creamery and its products, visitwww.traderspointcreamery.com or call (317) 733-1700.

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