Arizona Hassiago: High Desert Farmstead Cheese

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Owner Josh Meyer, left; Manager Jesse Couch; at entrance to new cheese cave
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Jersey cow
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Udder full of milk
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Head Milker Abby Grybass
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Milking in action
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Back to the pasture
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Prepping for cheese production
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Heating and stirring the milk
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Cheesemaker Karen Nicoli oversees the work
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Curds have formed
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Assistant cheesemaker Susie Vierra separates curds and whey
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Draining the curds
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Prepping the curds
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Pressing the curds
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Brining the rounds
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Cheese aging room
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Finished product
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Slicing a wheel
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Cheesemaker Karen Nicoli samples the final product