You can blame my late blog posting today on an all-day assignment at Meadow Creek Dairy in Galax, Va., where I got to watch co-owner Helen Feete and company make a huge batch of Grayson, one of their award-winning cheeses.

On the way home, I told photographer Jeanna Duerscherl that my job assignments sometimes feel like school field trips. What better way to earn a living?

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