Bandaged Cheddar by Bleu Mont Dairy
Photo courtesy of Murray’s Have you ever tasted a bandaged cheddar? They aren’t available in most grocery stores, so the odds are good, you haven’t. But, believe me when I say you need to do it...
Have You Tasted Pleasant Ridge Reserve?
When our official cheesemonger, Marc Freshman from Murray’s picked Pleasant Ridge Reserve to be the first prize in our 2016 Cheese Give-A-Whey, we were thrilled.* We had seen it win Best of Show at...
How many different kinds of chocolate cheeses are available to buy for your Valentine? Not that many actually. The list below is as comprehensive as we could do, and it’s only 10. There are a l...
Cateland White was our “spotlight” cheese maker in the August, 2015 issue of our Moos-Letter (click here). She is a writer and we are deeply honored that she has found the time to share her “glob...
The Sustainability of Love and Laughter
Michelle and Paul on their wedding day We originally created this fabulous blog for our business- New England Cheesemaking Supply Company (to help home cheese makers with their craft) and we have...
Photo from AsiaOne World Camel’s milk is relatively low in fat, so the yield is low as well. But, cheese can be made with it and, where there’s a will, there’s a whey. Due primarily to...
Volunteer at the American Cheese Society Conference 2014!
It’s time to enlist! The Cheese Guard needs you! If you’re going to the American Cheese Society Conference in Sacramento, California from July 23rd – August 2nd, or if you just want to volunteer ...
A Cheese Making Demo in Southern Vermont
Laine Crandall showed how to milk a goat Last year around this time, I posted an article about a goat show I attended at the Southern Vermont Dairy Goat Association, located in Marlboro, V...
Entering the ACS Competition 2014
Ricki with her Lifetime Achievement Award at our Sponsor’s Table in the lobby of the 2013 ACS Conference in Madison, Wisconsin We Challenge You! If you’re already a member of the American ...
Launching the Massachusetts Cheese Guild
Barbara Hanley, President of the Guild welcomed us warmly. We’re looking forward to getting to know her better. The word “guild” comes from medieval times when craftsmen and merchants fo...
Connecticut Celebrates Artisan Cheese in a Big Whey!
Brian Civitello This past weekend, the Coventry Regional Farmer’s Market at the Nathan Hale Homestead hosted the fabulous Connecticut Cheese Festival. The farmer’s market alone is always...
Goat Education Day at North Valley Dairy Goat Association
Don’t miss this! We couldn’t be further from California (we’re in Massachusetts), so we have never been able to attend this annual event. However, if you live anywhere near Red Bluff (north of Sa...
Gift Idea #2 - Fig Cake for a Cheese Basket
Photo by Buff Strickland at DIY Network Cheese baskets make a great gift and this is a perfect addition to it. It seems like every cheese counter in the world has fig cakes for sale. Th...
September 7-8, 2013 Raw Milk Dairy Days in Massachusetts
This Weekend and It’s Free! I just checked my calendar and realized I hadn’t told you about this exciting yearly event, sponsored by NOFA- the Northeast Organic Farming Association. This year 9 f...
Pictures from the ACS 2013 Convention
Almost every year, for the last 30 years, since she helped found the American Cheese Society, Ricki has been attending the annual ACS convention. It’s held in a different part of the country (or...
Larry Faillace and Ian Anderson in the cheese house at Cave’s Branch. 6 days and 5 nights in Belize, learning to make cheese … Deadline: July 31, 2013. This could be the easiest contest y...
Two Weeks in Tuscany with The Weekend Artisan
This past March, I posted an article about a new cheese making website called The Weekend Artisan. Douglas Lumley and his wife, Jan, of Winchester, UK have created a great “do-it-yourself” site w...
The Southern Vermont Dairy Goat Association
New SVDGA member, Kathy Burek with her three doelings Promoting Dairy Goats Since 1945 Recently, I attended my first ADGA (American Dairy Goat Association) sanctioned Dairy Goat Show at th...
This is a picture from the Cave’s Branch website. The rest are ones I took when I went there. Anyone Want to Spend 5 Days at a Jungle Lodge in Belize Making Cheese?! Do you remember when ...
The Fabulous Queso Diego Cheese Club
Larry Stein (Treasurer) speaking at the third meeting These folks have really got it together! And they did it all in just 2 years! Ricki (our Cheese Queen) received this note rece...
U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
Kris Searle and her husband, Mike Bradley visiting Door County, Wisconsin There’s a lot of spitting going on at this judging! Kris Searle is a quilter with a great blog – In the Emerald...
Poems From an Australian Cheese Maker
Tim Train with curds for Cojita It’s not often that we receive the gift of poetry… So, when Tim Train sent us his poems all the way from Australia, I asked him to give us a few pictures,...
Cheese May Be Healthier For You Than You Thought!
The problem with our food isn’t the fat content … One of our customers sent me the link to the article below last March and I set it aside because I didn’t feel qualified to present it. But, rece...
Learn to Make Cheese at a Resort in Belize!
This is absolutely the resort of our dreams! Here in the office of New England Cheesemaking Supply, poised on the edge of winter, we are already planning our escape to the Caves Branch Jungle Lodg...
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