Organic producer creates blue cheese Organic cheese specialist Champlain Valley Creamery has launched its first blue cheese. Position blue cheese as a fresh addition to charcuterie plates and other entertaining opportunities. Bleu De Champlain was created in honor of the company's 20th anniversary, said owner and head cheesemaker Carleton Yoder. The variety features a creamy and crumbly texture and a healthy dose of salt and natural rind, Yoder said. " I'd been making fresh cream cheese on my home stovetop and realized there were only a few other stabilizerfree cream cheeses on the market in the US, " Yoder said. " As a cash-strapped startup, releasing cream cheese as our first product also meant we didn't need to age our cheese. " Champlain Valley's other products include an ashripened triple cream called Pyramid Scheme, Organic Smoked Queso, Organic Queso Fresco, Pepper Queso, and Organic Champlain Triple. The creamery sources grass-fed, certified organic milk from nearby Severy Farm to make its cheeses. supermarketperimeter.com DECEMBER 2023 - 31http://www.supermarketperimeter.com