:) Fantastic. Let me know if you need any cheesy library research done. The
textbook "Guide to Cheese Identification, Classification, and Utilization",
perhaps?
http://books.google.com/books?id=2jmO9hmr9WsC
Or possibly the more technical "Cheese: Chemistry, Physics and
Microbiology"
http://books.google.com/books?id=vz-2Y7npqj0C
And don't forget that US dairy statistics are online:
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1052
Alternatively, I'd be happy to host another UC Davis edit-a-thon for
research purposes at some point, since we have a very extensive food [and
therefore cheese] collection :)
Phoebe
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Phoebe Ayers
Wikimedia Foundation | UC Davis Libraries
http://phoebeayers.info
On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 6:30 PM, Frank Schulenburg <
frank(a)wikiphotographer.net> wrote:
Hi all,
I was wondering whether anyone here would be interested in helping me to
improve Wikipedia's coverage on cheese.
Cheese? Yes. Background is that the French chapter recently started a
project called "WikiCheese".[1] Wikipedia's coverage of food-related
topics
is patchy and articles about cheese are not an exception. So, French
community members started WikiCheese, which aims at systematically filling
content gaps.[2]
Now, Northern California has an incredibly rich and interesting artisan
cheesemaker scene.[3] Cowgirl Creamery (Point Reyes Station), Epicurean
Connection (Sonoma), Vella Cheese Company (Sonoma)… just to name a few.
Last weekend, I went on a tour and started photographing a couple of
cheeses as well as cheese production at Cowgirl Creamery:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WikiCheese_California
I'm wondering whether any of you on this list would like to join me on my
next excursion (date and time tbd.) You
* don't need to be a cheese expert (I'm not)
* don't need a fancy camera (actually, text contributions would be highly
welcome as well)
* don't necessarily need to own a car (I do)
All you need is some time and enthusiasm :-)
I haven't yet started a project page on Wikipedia – so in case you're
interested, please send a reply to this list. Once a few people show their
interest, we'll plan the next steps.
Thanks,
Frank
[1]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11254146/Wikipedia-…
[2] Some image results:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikicheeses/0
[3]
http://cheesetrail.org
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