As Cheese and Catalog Manager, Eric oversees both the team of cheesemakers that transform our lovely milk into cheese, and the sales and cheese operations for Shelburne Farms.
Eric started in cheesemaking in 2002 at Cowgirl Creamery in California. Over his cheese career, he has made everything from fresh cheeses (he still loves to make cottage cheese), to soft-ripened cheeses, to aged alpine-style cheese. He particularly loves the stinky washed-rind varieties. Cheese has led Eric's life in many directions: he's made cheese with traditional cheesemakers in Wales, studied wastewater, and gotten involved in local politics.
When not at the creamery, Eric will likely be found cycling the roads and trails of Vermont burning off all the cheese he eats.