As transhumance slowly but surely comes to a close, there is some time to have a little bit of fun. Just look at the cool goat on Musenalp. Andrea gets a ride in the mud. And the animals also show some cute togetherness.

On Sunday, Sept. 5, the Jordi family invited visitors to their traditional Alp cheese festival which always comes at the close of the Alp season: Two days later they moved the animals back to the valley. The festival, however, is always a success. There's a tent, food, of course, and music. This year the band "Wilergruess Sigriswil" as well as the choir of the police of the canton Berne took care

Isn't it amazing what 90 cows can provide during an Alp summer? On Alp Gummen, cheesemaker Reto Rütimann and his crew produced the 1000th wheel of Alpkäse, for sure a reason to celebrate.

For us it is historic: Today, on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 we have reached the total of 100 customers that adopt an Alp. It's a new record (old one was 95 in 2019), and an impressive number considering Covid-19 is still affecting a lot of stores and restaurants. Adopt-an-Alp thanks everybody who has in some way supported the program. It is also a hommage to the quality of Alp cheese.

With such a big family there are often birthdays to celebrate. Ernst Reichenbach just turned 60, and as you can see he struggles with multitasking: blowing out the candles and feeding baby Lea. And, the Reichenbachs don't go and buy a birthday cake in the store. No, every single one is special. Ernst, for instance, seems to like pineapples. And look at the cool locomotive.

It's always impressive when you see those strong and healthy cows in their Alp environment. Just look at the beautiful cows on Alp Braunwald.

It will never be on their wish list anyway, and you really shouldn't give an Alp farmer a gym membership as a gift. There's more than enough physical burden on the Alps. And don't forget the thin air up there. Just watch Wisel Fassbind after haying on Alp Laui.

You see them more and more on the Alps: the little self-service stores where the farmers offer their products. And there's now one on Alp Heuboden. The "Lädeli" (literally "little store") has curtains, and that is for a reason. "The curtains protect from the intense morning sun", says Annelies Tschudi. "Without them the cheese would become raclette despite refrigeration." The Tschudis had moved t

It has been a wet summer in Switzerland with record amounts of rain in July since the beginning of measuring. But in August the real summer made a visit, too: On Alpe Givrine along the Jura mountain range, the cows enjoyed the sunny days. One can look forward to a Gruyère AOP with great quality.

It's a big family, the Reichenbach's on Alp Satteleggli. And as it is a tradition they met for the family gathering on Saturday, August 14. Besides their children, Ernst and Theres also welcomed their grandchildren, 7 by now. And numbers 8 and 9 are expected this month! The grandchildren enjoy Satteleggli, and they help wherever they can. And for some it's just a totally new experience: Like for N