Fun Along The Whey

Spring Hill Farmstead Goat Cheese in Bayside, California

Karin Eide with Helga and Horchata next to a mostly munched thistle plant. Border Collie Ruby is keeping a watchful eye. ...

Getting Your First Dairy Goat - Tips From Experts

It seems like everyone wants to have dairy goats these days and why not? They’re affectionate, highly entertaining and t...

The Haymonds and Their Fabulous Cookhouse

Christl and Chris Haymond Chris Haymond and his wife, Christl created their own food processing center on their farm in ...

Say Cheese, a Kid's Guide to Cheese Making

Cheese Making Book for Kids We have exciting news! The Cheese Queen (aka Ricki Carroll) and her daughter, Sarah Carroll ...

100 Wheys to Make Yogurt in Your Instant Pot

There are as many ways to make yogurt as there are stars in the sky! We have 2 great recipes (beginner and intermediate) ...

Raising a Kid Who Loves Goats!

Hazel with Annie, her very first goat When I interviewed Vera Bennett in Show Low, Arizona, she recommended that I do an...

8 Experts Share Tips For Selling Cheese at Farmer's Markets

Tucker Family Farm Creamery in Victor, Montana As consumers, we love to buy cheese at farmer’s markets. Why? It’s fresh...

Donna Sprankle: Making Mozzarella in Her Instant Pot

Well, this is something new! We were intrigued when we got this note from Donna Sprankle in Ballston Spa, New York: Just...

Vera Bennett, MD in Show Low, Arizona

I am a pediatrician in a small mountain town in Arizona (Show Low). I got into goats a couple of years ago, but really s...

Hastings Farm in Suffield, Connecticut: Update

Dan Smyth and Megan Hastings Six years ago, I wrote an article about Hastings Farm – click here. It was based on an ema...

Greg Lapp in Sanger, California

Greg Lapp biting into his Cantal Greg Lapp and his wife, Deb are livin’ the dream in California. They have a million hob...

Charles H. and His Unique Wax Dipping Technique

A couple of weeks ago, we got this picture in the mail from Charles in Tampa, Florida: Of course, when you get a picture...

Beltane Farm in Lebanon, Connecticut

It’s a crazy scene at Beltane Farm this time of year – there are baby goats everywhere (they call it March Madness!) Ther...

Making Ricotta by Howard Dewsbury

Our good friend, Howard Dewsbury contributed his first article to our blog in 2016 – Howard’s Own “Small Cheese” Recipe. ...

Julie Ott's Goat Milk Yogurt

Julie Ott lives in North Berwick, Maine. She raises goats and makes a wide variety of cheeses with the milk. She has alr...

Magic Wrap!

Been to Italy lately? If you have been, you probably bought a piece of cheese to take back to your hotel. If youre explor...

Red Gable Cheese Workshops

Karen Kushner with some of her cheeses Red Gable Cheese Workshops is located in Sparta, Tennessee-a small community loca...

Eric Olson's Amazing Make-Room Updated

This is a follow through to an article we posted a year ago – Eric Olson’s Amazing Home Set-Up. At that time, Eric Olson ...

She Owned a Cheese Shop - Beth Lewand

Beth and Chris in their cheese shop Beth Lewand and her husband, Chris Gray found a storefront in Brooklyn, New York (Gr...

Mayval Farm in Westhampton, MA

The Parsons family has owned and run their farm for 250 years- since 1778. The farm has so much going on and there are so...

Organizing a Cheese Festival

One page from Everfest.com I was recently at a meeting of the Massachusetts Cheese Guild and a young man from western MA...

Cream of the Crop Farm in Russell, MA

Cream of the Crop is just getting started. Less than 6 years ago, the farm consisted of an empty house and store. Now, ...

King Cake with Soft Cheese Filling

Mardi Gras season started January 6th, so, technically, this article is a little late. However, we should get a pass becau...

John Miller of Winterplace Farm in Leeds, Maine

I first interviewed John in 2010 when his farm (The Farmstead at Mine Brook) was located in Charlemont, MA, a “stone’s th...