Producing Gouda cheese proves to be a saviour for Cornish farm

Driving down the ever-narrowing Cornish lanes near Looe, you might not expect to end up at a cheese factory which is producing 333kg a day and still struggling to keep up with demand. Ruth Wills finds out more

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Producing Gouda cheese proves to be a saviour for Cornish farm

Gouda is traditionally associated with the Netherlands, but for one farming family in Cornwall it was the diversification that saved the farm from being sold. Back in 2012, at just 19 years old Gield...

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