Back to 1987...
Back to 1987...

Back to 1987...

June 19, 2020

Back to when it all began...
A 1987 feature on the front page of the Oamaru Mail....
Back when people still hesitated to eat cheese with mould, and we were only making one cheese.
Fast forward 33 years and we are making over 20 different cheeses...




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