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[News from FACE] The 16th FACE Network Annual Meeting is approaching fast!

Join us in the Basque Country

Be sure to secure your spot at this year’s biggest gathering for European farmhouse and artisan cheesemakers. The 16th European Farmhouse and Artisan Cheese & Dairy Meeting will take place from 19 to 21 October 2026 … Read more

[News from FACE] Poland

New member!

FACE Network family is growing! We are happy to welcome the Polish association Stowarzyszenie Serowarów Farmerskich i Zagrodowych! The Association was founded in 2012 by 23 producers and now counts about 140 members from all Poland. Their … Read more

[News from FACE] The European Farmhouse and Artisan Cheese Day is growing!

Report of the 2. edition

The second edition of the European Farmhouse and Artisan Cheese Day confirmed the success of the initiative: the involvement of European cheesemakers is growing. A week dedicated to farmhouse and artisan cheese From 29 June to 5 July … Read more

[News from FACE] CASEUM

New Erasmus+ project

CASEUM: Innovating tradition for the future of European rural dairy production As we all know, small artisanal dairy businesses represent a fundamental asset in Europe’s rural areas, preserving skills, territorial identities, and production traditions. To facilitate the … Read more

[Stories of producers] Ukraine

Ukrainian Cheesemakers in Wartime

There Is Enough Milk for Everyone The story of a farmhouse family Skrylnik (Poltava regiom) the war nearly took and what it grew into instead: “Before 2022, everything was simple: a farm, a dairy. Cows gave … Read more

[Sharing Knowledge] Yeasts aren’t only there for the bubbles

Kefir vs. Yogurt and Cheese

The following article, published on the website www.milkandhealth.com , explores what sets kefir apart from other fermented dairy products such as yogurt and cheese. Written by Ton Baars (Netherlands), it examines the roles of mesophilic versus … Read more

[News from Members] Ukraine

Ukraine Hosts Artisan Cheese Competition

Among festival guests — “The cheese that changed me” The Kyiv Food & Wine Festival hosted Ukraine’s first artisan cheese competition of a new format — “The Cheese That Changed Me.” What makes this competition unique is … Read more

[News from FACE] FACEnetwork Annual Meeting 2026

Registration is open now, welcome to the Basque Country!

The registration is open for the 16th European Farmhouse and Artisan Cheese & Dairy Meeting that will take place from October 19–21, 2026, in the beautiful Basque Country (Spain). This year’s event is hosted by the … Read more

[News from FACE] European Farmhouse and Artisan Cheese Day

Participate!

Let’s celebrate together all around Europe the European Farmhouse and Artisan Cheese Day on the 1st of July! It will be a happy occasion to involve cheesemakers and cheese lovers around the values of farmhouse and artisan … Read more

[News from Members] Italy

E.coli STEC: the Italian situation

The Coredo judgement of December 2024 – condemning an Italian dairy company liable of severe injuries caused to a toddler, following an E.coli STEC contamination – marked a turning point for the Italian dairy sector. … Read more