Kate Arding
A native of Britain, Kate Arding has worked within the specialist farmhouse cheese industry since 1993. Kate served as Wholesale Manager for Neal’s Yard Dairy in London for five years, during which time she developed extensive knowledge of the British and Irish farmhouse cheese industry with particular emphasis on affinage, sales and marketing and assisting small-scale cheese makers to adapt to changing market demands. In 1997, Kate moved to California to help establish Tomales Bay Foods and Cowgirl Creamery, a business largely structured on the Neal’s Yard Dairy model.

Since September 2003, Kate has been working as an independent dairy consultant and has spent considerable time involved with overseas dairy development projects as well those within the United States.

Kate’s latest venture is as one of the founders of culture, a national consumer magazine that focuses on the world of artisanal and farmstead cheese.

Kate offers expertise in the following areas: milk quality, cheese maturation and affinage, sales and marketing strategies and implementation and staff training. Kate Arding is based in rural New York.