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Godsell’s Artisan Cheeses
Liz and Bryan Godsell have been making artisan cheese in the Stroud Valleys for over 25 years. Here, Liz gives us the ‘Village Gossip’ on their award-winning cheeses…
Godsell’s Cheese came about due to the low milk price in 2000 when many dairy farmers decided to get out of dairying. In an attempt to add value, Liz Godsell (left), a self-confessed cheeseaholic, went on a dairy processing course at Cannington College to learn what could be done with milk. Making cheese became such a focus that the Godsells converted an old low shed on their farm into the Cheese Room and the rest, as they say is history (plus a lot of help and hard work from the family and friends!)…