WikiCheese California is a project by local Bay Area Wikipedians aimed at improving the encyclopedia's coverage of cheese-related content. It started in late 2014 and is modeled after "WikiCheese", an initiative of the French Wikimedia chapter.
You're welcome to join our group. No special skills or equipment needed. We'll work together and help each other along the way.
Interested
editTour options
editNote: A start at the Wiki Education Foundation's office in the Presidio is optional. You can either come directly to the first stop in Marin/Sonoma or we'll find a pickup place that works for most of us.
Tour "Marin Cheese Makers"
editStarting at the Marin French Cheese Company right outside Novato, we'll have a picnic (weather permitting) and taste their award-winning brie. The oldest continuously operating cheese factory in the United States, Marin French Cheese doesn't yet have a Wikipedia article. So, we might want to document not only their delicious cheeses, but also the building, etc. Then, we'll drive west and go to Nicasio, home of the Nicasio Valley Cheese Company. They're known for their farmstead cheeses in the Swiss tradition. On our way back to the city, we'll stop at the Wiki Education Foundation's offices in the Presidio to take additional photos (the kitchen features a lot of natural light), improve articles, and taste some of the cheeses we bought in Marin (optional). Local red wine will complement our tasting session.
Driving time for this tour:
- 11 Funston Avenue (Wiki Education Foundation office) – Marin French Cheese (53 minutes)
- Marin French Cheese – Nicasio Valley Cheese (8 minutes)
- Nicasio Valley Cheese – 11 Funston Avenue (43 minutes)
Tour "Sonoma Cheese Makers"
editFrom San Francisco, we'll drive up to Petaluma where we'll take a tour of the Spring Hill Cheese creamery. This will give us the opportunity to document the different steps in cheese production. The 45 minute guided tour will include a cheese tasting and requires a certain dress code (pants and closed-toed shoes, no jewelry). We'll return via Highway 101 to San Francisco, where we'll have the opportunity to stop in the Presido, at the Wiki Education Foundation's office. There we can postprocess some of our best photos, upload the images to Commons, and taste the delicious cheeses we brought back from Sonoma (optional). Local red wine will complement our tasting session.
Driving time for this tour:
- 11 Funston Avenue (Wiki Education Foundation office) – Spring Hill Cheese (57 minutes)
- Spring Hill Cheese – 11 Funston Avenue (57 minutes)
Note: If you have an idea for another tour option, please feel free to add it above. If you'd like to comment on the current options, please use the talk page.
Participants
edit| # | User name | From | Car available | Tour "Marin" | Tour "Sonoma" | Photographer | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Schulenburg | Mill Valley | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, mostly German Wikipedia | With my wife Payton |
| 2 | Cary Bass-Deschenes | Oakland | Possibly | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, English & some French | Will likely tour with my spouse Michael. |
| 3 | Rosa Trieu | San Francisco | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, English | |
| 4 | Stephen (talk) 21:42, 3 December 2014 (UTC) | SF | Possibly (but hopefully not?) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (English) | |
| 5 | Luis (talk) | Mission | Can zipcar | Yes | Yes | Yes-ish | Yes | With my wife Krissa (not an editor but we can fix that ;) |
Next steps
editOnce we know how many people are interested in the different tour options, we'll determine dates and times.
Results
editImages
editCowgirl Creamery
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Stirring of the curd -
Racks of cheese resting -
Red Hawk cheese, uncut -
Red Hawk cheese
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Cypress Grove Chevre
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Humboldt Fog cheese
Articles
edit- Red Hawk (new article, German Wikipedia)
