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[News from FACE] What is a CDG?

Contact with ‘Brussels’

For both the European Commission (EC) and for stakeholders as FACEnetwork, it is important to be in contact with each other. To facilitate this contact, the Directorate-General on Agriculture and Rural Development has set up the so called Civil … Read more

[News from FACE] Easy tips to make great videos

Get ready for the Video Contest

What to show? Think about what would you like to show, which story would you like to tell. Decide the places, the subjects and anything you would like to include in your video. How to film? You can use a camera … Read more

[News from the members] Sweden

Report of the Ostfestivalen 2023

Visitor record during the ninth cheese festival in Stockholm This previous mounth, the ninth Cheese Festival (Ostfestivalen) was arranged in Stockholm. The festival, which is a celebration of Swedish cheese, had 5300 visitors, a new record. At the festival visitors … Read more

[News from FACE] Video Contest 2023 to go!

The edition 2023 is full of news: Raw Milk is the theme proposed for the contest “We (cheese)make the difference!” and the new section Good ideas prize was introduced. This year the FACE Network Video Contest will include 2 sections: We (cheese)make the … Read more

[News from FACE] Kerstin Jürss is elected as new President of FACEnetwork

In the framework of its General Assembly of Sunday 2nd of October 2022 in Bohinj (Slovenia), the Farmhouse and Artisan Cheese and dairy producers European network, just elected its new President. The change of president was required by the statutes. … Read more

[News from FACE] Annual Meeting and General Assembly - Bohinj, Slovenia

In the first 4 days of October took place the 12th FACE Network Annual Meeting, the first one after the Covid Pandemic

More than 100 representative of farmhouse and artisanal cheese from 13 different countries joined the meeting hosted by the member “Association of Rural Cheesemakers of Slovenia” in the suggestive location of the lake Bohinj. The program was full of interesting … Read more

[News from FACE] Brotherhood

The international cheese buffet

Cheeses are undoubtedly formidable storytellers: it’s amazing how many stories they can tell on multiple levels. Immediately the thought goes to those fascinating life stories, with their roots sunk into well-defined terrains, to which they are viscerally linked. This time … Read more

[News from the members] Germany

Consumers and a jury of experts determined the best artisan cheeses and dairy products 2022/2023

Passion for regionally produced cheese and dairy products also make itself felt in an expanded product range. What began in 2010 as a cheese-only competition was expanded in 2019 to include all dairy products. 181 milk and cheese specialities … Read more

[News from FACE] International Conference on Mountain Cheese in Slovenia!

Preview on the program

Very rich the program of the International Conference on Mountain Cheeses! It will take place on the 2nd of October in Bohinj during FACE Network Annual Meeting. 8 qualified speakers will lead us through several aspects of mountain cheese production: Micobiology: Influence … Read more

[News from FACE] Video Contest 2022 - participate now

Only 5 days left to submit your video

Just a few days for the Video Contest! Participate with your short video and show how your cheese is different! You have time until the 25th of September! Click here to learn the rules of the game and to submit! www.face-network.eu/video-contest