Milwauke Public Market

Last week I received an e-mail from Jeanne Carpenter at the Dairy Business Innovation Center (DBIC) It was information about a artisanal cheese and micro-brew tasting event at the Milwaukee Public Market in the Historical Third Ward in Milwaukee. I rounded up my posse (Nick and Janet Schneider, Joann and Bill Maedke, Pat and Rebecca Ries and of course my husband Ray) and headed down there on Sunday. The Milwaukee Public Market in itself was worth the trip. It consists of specialty shops in an open market environment. The shops included..spice, fresh seafood, meat counter and a HUGE cheese shop etc.. The cheese case was so impressive I asked Joann Maedke, "doesn't this just make you proud to be a dairy farmer"? I bought a half pound of cherry muenster and a half pound of hickory nut muenster. I could have purchased a ton more but I wanted to create an excuse to come back. This was all indoors but they have outdoor markets on weekends in summer. The atmosphere was great! The cheese and brew event was really nice. Very informative and gave us lots of ideas for our Ag showcase next year on March 1st. It turned out to be a fun and unique event for a Sunday afternoon...Til next time