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EventsRed Gable Cheese Workshops

Red Gable Cheese Workshops

Karen Kushner with some of her cheeses Red Gable Cheese Workshops is located in Sparta, Tennessee-a small community located on the scenic Upper Cumberland plateau approximately an hour and a half...

Fellow Cheese MakersDianne Miller in Imnaha, Oregon

Dianne Miller in Imnaha, Oregon

Dianne running her cream separator. Photo by Sam Miller Dianne Miller and her husband, Sam raise purebred Nubian dairy goats on their 9 acres of land in the mountains of northeast Oregon. Sam w...

Fellow Cheese MakersMaking Cheese at Hildene in Vermont

Making Cheese at Hildene in Vermont

Hildene – The Lincoln Family Home Hildene is located in Vermont’s southwest corner, The Shires, in Manchester Village, close to many popular ski areas. It was the summer home for Abraham Lincoln’...

Fellow Cheese MakersLittle White Goat Dairy in Orange, Massachusetts

Little White Goat Dairy in Orange, Massachusetts

When you listen to Rachel Scherer talk about her goats, you can tell she knows exactly what they like and don’t like, as if she can read their minds. She learned everything she knows from the que...

Cheese Making RecipeGoat's Milk Colby by Julie Ott

Goat's Milk Colby by Julie Ott

Goat’s Milk Colby By Julie Ott* A short while ago I got the opportunity to share my recipe for a cheese meld of Colby/Cheddar (click here). I am back again with another goat cheese recipe – Colby...

Cheese Making RecipeJulie Ott's Goat Milk Colby/Cheddar

Julie Ott's Goat Milk Colby/Cheddar

We love when you send us your recipes! Julie Ott in North Berwick, Maine sent us this one. We haven’t tried it yet, so, when you do, please let us know how it went. About Julie I have been (succ...

Fellow Cheese MakersMeibao Nee in California

Meibao Nee in California

Meibao is the owner of One Goat Creamery in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The name pretty much sums it up because Meibao has one milk goat. From the milk of her one goat, T.T., she is able...

GoatsLeslie's Goat Cheese Spread

Leslie's Goat Cheese Spread

Leslie Silver from rural Vermont sent us this recipe. She makes it every year for a holiday party and she always gets rave reviews and requests for the recipe. We asked Leslie to tell us a little...

Fellow Cheese MakersGoat Cheese Tart

Goat Cheese Tart

Barbara Adams of Meadow Wild Farm in Barnum, Minnesota sent us this recipe. She told us, “You can use any combo of veggies in this tart that you have on hand. I’ve used mushrooms, roasted red pepp...

Goats6 Easy Chevre Appetizers

6 Easy Chevre Appetizers

Chevre is the easiest of the soft cheeses to make. You basically add one of our packets of chevre culture to a gallon of goat’s milk, wait for it to set and then drain the curds in butter muslin. ...

Fellow Cheese MakersDandelion Hill Farm in Sheffield, MA

Dandelion Hill Farm in Sheffield, MA

Melissa and Peter Martin have been raising goats and growing their own food for over 26 years, ever since they discovered that one of their 4 children couldn’t digest cow’s milk. A neighbor gave ...

GoatsUsing Wildflowers in/on Your Cheese

Using Wildflowers in/on Your Cheese

This is gorgeous! The intense colors of wildflowers against the bright white of the goat cheese make this cheese spectacular. If you believe, as I do, that beauty enhances taste, this could be th...

GoatsWhipped Chevre - 5 Wonderful Ways!

Whipped Chevre - 5 Wonderful Ways!

My appetizer at Burdick’s in Walpole, NH – whipped chevre drizzled with pistachios, chives, candied bacon and honey I was out to dinner recently where I had whipped chevre for my appetizer. I ha...

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 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 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...

Goats3 Easy Grilled Goat Cheese Recipes

3 Easy Grilled Goat Cheese Recipes

Purple Haze Chevre from Cypress Grove If you’ve made your own fresh goat cheese (chevre), you know it couldn’t be easier. If you haven’t made it yet, what are you waiting for?! Our technical advi...

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 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...

Cheese Making RecipeGift Idea #4 - Goat Milk Cheddar

Gift Idea #4 - Goat Milk Cheddar

This is the fourth in a series of gift ideas for the upcoming holidays. There’s still plenty of time to make this cheese and give it to a lucky friend. We know SO many goat owners who haven’t fou...

EventsGoat Education Day at North Valley Dairy Goat Association

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...

Fellow Cheese MakersSimple Chevre Cheesecake

Simple Chevre Cheesecake

Something yummy to make with a gallon of goat’s milk … Every Tuesday morning, I pick up 1 1/2 gallons of goat’s milk from a neighbor’s farm. I use one gallon to make this cheesecake and 1/2 gallo...

Cheese Making RecipeGouda Goat Cheese Recipe from Marblemount Homestead

Gouda Goat Cheese Recipe from Marblemount Homestead

Only Two Hours Northeast of Seattle … If you’re lucky enough to live in the Northwest, you have a great opportunity to take all kinds of back-to-basics classes, including cheese making at Marblemo...

Fellow Cheese MakersPhilippines - Part 2:  Simple Recipes using Goat's Milk

Philippines - Part 2: Simple Recipes using Goat's Milk

This is the second of two articles about Joan Parreno, an American woman living in the Iliono province of the Philippines with her inlaws. Their home was flooded and Joan is trying to help them us...

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