Fun Along The Whey

Since 1978 we have been sharing the joy of home cheese making. With over 100 step by step cheese making recipes, helpful guides and easy to use supplies it's fun and easy to make cheese at home.

Fellow Cheese MakersMurray's Cheese

Murray's Cheese

Murray’s flagship store in Greenwich Village Murray’s Cheese is New York’s oldest cheese shop – it has been a Greenwich Village favorite for more than 75 years. For the first fifty years, ther...

Fellow Cheese MakersGreg Perkins in Ecuador

Greg Perkins in Ecuador

Vacuum sealing the Cheddar with Paula, Pablo and Patti Cabascango. Greg in the background. Greg Perkins is from Chicago originally, but he has been living and working in Central and South America...

Fellow Cheese MakersFrance Benoit in Canada

France Benoit in Canada

France with her bounty in August France Benoit lives in Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories, a town with 20,000 residents. As you can see from the map, it’s in the middle of th...

Fellow Cheese MakersConnie Paris in Surprise, Arizona

Connie Paris in Surprise, Arizona

Surprise is located just northwest of Phoenix. It seems like an amazingly short time ago, but it was actually founded in 1938! It’s a cute story because the founder named it Surprise as she “woul...

Fellow Cheese MakersThree Certified Home Cheese Makers

Three Certified Home Cheese Makers

We recently did an article about Kate Johnson’s cheese making certification program at The Art of Cheese in Longmont, Colorado (click here). In it, we mentioned that Kate has awarded 3 of her stu...

Fellow Cheese MakersCandy Cane Cookies

Candy Cane Cookies

I won for “Best Story” in the King Arthur’s Heritage Baking Contest at Old Deerfield, MA!!! Thank you, thank you very much! I promised in my previous article – King Arthur Meets the Cheese Queen...

Fellow Cheese MakersImran Saleh - Changing the Culture of Pakistan

Imran Saleh - Changing the Culture of Pakistan

Can you imagine how exciting it would be to become the first artisan cheese maker in your entire country?! Imran Saleh lives and thrives in that excitement every day. He has relentlessly (and a...

Fellow Cheese MakersGoat Lady Dairy For Sale

Goat Lady Dairy For Sale

Here’s an opportunity for you! If you’ve been thinking about taking a big leap into your future, this might be the time to buy an award-winning goat dairy in North Carolina. Goat Lady has won man...

Fellow Cheese MakersKing Arthur Meets the Cheese Queen

King Arthur Meets the Cheese Queen

I have a confession to make. I am one of those awful women who guards her recipes and no matter how much a friend might beg, I will not give it out. Ever. This is hard to admit and sad to say, ...

Fellow Cheese MakersTatiana Thomas in Russia

Tatiana Thomas in Russia

It isn’t every day that we hear from a home cheese maker in Russia! And it isn’t every day that we correspond with a fascinating a young woman (34) who has won writing competitions and traveled t...

Fellow Cheese makersI Struck Gold on Etsy!

I Struck Gold on Etsy!

How This Began I loved the whole idea of Etsy when I first heard about it (over 5 years ago). In case you don’t know about it – Etsy is the website where artists and crafters sell their wares. W...

Fellow Cheese MakersBarbara Crudale in West Kingston, RI

Barbara Crudale in West Kingston, RI

Why do they call it a “hobby farm” when it’s so much hard work? A hobby is an activity you do at your leisure and raising goats is not that! Fortunately, Barbara and her husband have 4 sons to h...

Fellow Cheese MakersTim Bisson's Chocolate Chili Provolone

Tim Bisson's Chocolate Chili Provolone

Tim Bisson in Siletz, Oregon loves to make cheese (almost as much as he loves his dogs!). He recently started a new business making collars and leather goods, so, if you’re in the market, be sure...

Fellow Cheese MakersBrian Wort in Brandywine, Maryland

Brian Wort in Brandywine, Maryland

Brian Wort is the farm manager at the P.A. Bowen Farmstead, owned by Sally Fallon Morell and her husband, Geoffrey. (Sally Fallon is the founder and longtime president of the Weston A. Price Foun...

Fellow Cheese MakersCateland White in Las Vegas, Nevada

Cateland White in Las Vegas, Nevada

Viva Las Vegas! We first got to know Cateland White when she sent us a few of her cheese making tips (below). That led to an interview and we now feel as if we have known her for years! Cateland...

Fellow Cheese Makers4 Experts Share Their Best Tips for Making Cheese

4 Experts Share Their Best Tips for Making Cheese

Recently, we couldn’t stop thinking about a question that came in a while ago, “What is your single best tip for making cheese?” After sending a reply, we realized, there may be more than one answe...

Cheese Making RecipeCameron Arsenault (16) Making Mozzarella

Cameron Arsenault (16) Making Mozzarella

“It sounds like fun to me!” (And it was!) It seems to us that by now everybody should know how it is easy to make Mozzarella with our 30 minute recipe. After all, we’ve been selling our kit for ...

Fellow Cheese MakersYogurt Tips from Claire Barker in Colorado

Yogurt Tips from Claire Barker in Colorado

This is a letter we received from Claire Barker, a cheese maker in Colorado. It was very kind of her to share her experiences with us about making yogurt. (If you have something to share, send it...

Fellow Cheese MakersBob Munroe in Ontario, Canada

Bob Munroe in Ontario, Canada

Photo by Cailin Munroe In 2012, we did a blog article about Jon Little, a cheese maker in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Jon had built a very clever cheese cave and he shared his directi...

Fellow Cheese MakersFreda Peisley in Rochester, New York

Freda Peisley in Rochester, New York

We first heard from Freda last December when she sent us a lovely note: My cheeses will be for Christmas gifts. Thank you so much for having all the things I need. I started with you a ton of ye...

Fellow Cheese MakersEthan Rambacher (17) in Littleton, Massachusetts

Ethan Rambacher (17) in Littleton, Massachusetts

In our August, 2014 Moosletter, we offered $25 gift certificates in exchange for essays from young people 18 years and younger. (The offer still stands, by the way and the details are here.) A ...

Fellow Cheese MakersShawn Saindon's Trip to Italy

Shawn Saindon's Trip to Italy

We are very happy to share with you a blog post written by Shawn Saindon (Of Song and Cheese). Shawn lives in Portland, Maine and he was one of the entrants in our 35th Anniversary Essay Contest ...

Fellow Cheese MakersKaren Hartmann in Battambang, Cambodia

Karen Hartmann in Battambang, Cambodia

Karen Hartmann fits nicely into our file of fascinating cheese makers! She is both an entrepreneur and a missionary, selling her own yogurt and Tzaziki while she and her husband are doing mission...

Fellow Cheese MakersNoreen O'Connell in Milford, New Hampshire

Noreen O'Connell in Milford, New Hampshire

Butternut Farm Last December, we had our 35th Anniversary Essay Contest and Noreen O’Connell was one of our entrants: How Cheese Making Has Changed My Life 6 years ago we got our first Al...

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