Wall Street Journal
BETTING ON CHEESE TO SAVE THE FARM
Barbara Hanley, a former real-estate consultant, and Leo Brooks, an airline pilot, have teamed up with a local dairy to create an artisanal cheese called Hannahbells. Their main aim is to help struggling farmers in their area find a way to become sustainable.
How 2 Heroes
ABOUT SHY BROTHERS FARM AND HANNAHBELL CHEESE
Three Shy Brothers are making one unique delicious cheese called Hannahbells. Watch the video to meet their cows, learn about the farm and how they make their cheese from their not-so-shy partner, Barbara Hanley.
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Diary of a Locavore, Elspeth Pierson of NPR
MEET KEVIN, ARTHUR, NORMAN, AND KARL SANTOS
the faces behind Shy Brothers Cheese. Two years ago they didn’t know a thing about cheesemaking; today, they churn out thousands of pieces a week of the thimble shaped pieces …
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The Herald News
SAY CHEESE! WHEN DAIRY FARMING GOT TOUGH,
WESTPORT BROTHERS DIDN’T SHY AWAY
Four brothers, trying to keep their third-generation dairy farm
from curdling under high prices, took a chance two years…
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04/08/2008, CNN Money
CHEESE TO THE RESCUE
An entrepreneur helps small farmers stay in business by diversifying
into lucrative new markets – like gourmet cheese.
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Daily Candy Boston
THE BIG CHEESE
Going to great distances to score an ounce of oozy, unpasteurized
sheep’s milk cheese? Been to Provence.
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Forbes
SMALL CHEESE
How many shy brothers does it take to make a bold cheese?
In the case of Shy Brothers Farm of Westport Point.
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Standard Times
SPINNING STRAW INTO GOLD
Spinning straw into gold – Westport dairymen, savvy marketer
transform milk into more-profitable artisanal cheese.
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