The Farmers Mart Jun/Jul 2014 - Issue 34 | Page 54

DAIRY

LE GRAND
FROMAGE!
With Le Grand Départ in
mind, an unusual sight has
appeared in Wensleydale
– no it’s not crop circles
but the appearance of
giant white Yorkshire
Wensleydale cheeses
across the famous dale.
Kevin Clarkson, local
Wensleydale dairy farmer,
explained: “In celebration
of the world’s greatest cycle
race coming to the Yorkshire

Dales, a number of the farmers
had the idea of creating large
Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese
replicas out of big round bales,
as a true Yorkshire Welcome
for the thousands of visitors
expected to line the route.
We wanted to show off what
is special about our area
and our milk which goes into
making the famous Yorkshire
Wensleydale cheese, of which
we are all very proud.

Kevin (left) and Wensleydale MD David
Hartley celebrate Le Grand Fromage!

“To start with it was just a
bit of fun, then more and more
local farmers, who supply
the milk to the Wensleydale
Creamery, got on board with

over 20 giant cheeses now
gracing our green fields. The
whole thing has caused a stir
- not least with my own herd
who really seem to like them!”

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