A Whey With Words

Laini Fondiller and her Alpine goats at Lazy Lady Farm.
By CHRISTINE MUHLKE
Published: December 30, 2009

Vermont calls to mind some vivid associations: maple syrup, progressive politics, cheese. Laini Fondiller has brought two of the three together with Lazy Lady Farm. Taking inspiration from the talk radio she listens to while making cheese from goat and cow milk in her off-the-grid facility, Fondiller has sent out offerings with names like Tomme Delay (a riff on French tomme-style cheese), Barick Obama (a square cheese from 2004, named after the young state senator gave his speech at the Democratic National Convention) and Fil-a-Buster (a hefty wheel banded with spruce). The Ben & Jerry’s flavor Imagine Whirled Peace might make for a cute take on a bumper sticker for the state’s rusty Saabs, but until Hubby Hubby becomes permanent, Lazy Lady has the leftie-foodie market cornered. More

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