
Washington County Cheesemakers
Proud Sponsors of the 2010 Annual Free Washington County Cheese Tour September 11-12 Who are the Washington County Che...

Making Cheese at Heifer International's Overlook Farm
Liz Ellis is Cooking Up a New Curriculum We first met Liz at Jim’s last advanced cheesemaking workshop. She mentioned t...

Artisan Cheesemakers #3- Mukund Naidu
In a Small Village in India, Mukund Naidu is Making Fabulous Cheese! Ricki’s daughter, Sarah, manages our Facebook acc...

Jayne Maker Warwick, Rhode Island We first got to know Jayne in April when she was our “Interview #4 with a New Cheese Ma...

An Advanced Workshop with Jim Wallace
Q. Are workshops really all they’re cracked up to be? A. Yes!!! Ask any great American cheesemaker how they learn...

Suze Cohan El Sontule, Nicaragua Suze Cohan first wrote to us with a question about freezing her cultures. She mention...

Using Sheep's Milk to Make Cheese
A few months ago, we received this note from a customer: I was wondering if you might post on your “recipes wanted” secti...

Setting Up a Cheese Making Room
You may already know Noah and Sue Goddard from their farm in Lecompton, Kansas – GODDARD FARM PUREBRED NUBIAN DAIRY GOATS ...

Farmstead Cheesemaking in the Pyrenees
Sharilyn and Brian Clowes Last year, Sharilyn Clowes and her husband celebrated their 10th anniversary by selling their...

Artisan Cheesemakers #2 Hillman Farm
Carolyn and Joe HillmanColrain, MA Is it really possible in “this day and age” for a couple to make their living high on ...

Do I smoke cheese or add smoke to it? There are basically 3 ways to smoke your cheese: Most cheesemakers expose their ch...

How is Milk Homogenized? There are 2 stages: 1) In most cases, the milk is forced through a narrow opening at very high p...

Artisan Cheesemakers #1 Westfield Farm
Westfield Farm is located high on a hill in Hubbardston, MA, a small town in the center of the state. Bob and Debbie Ste...

Lady in Red Ricki and Jamie have traveled around the world to singing camps sponsored by Village Harmony Singers. In t...

Filtering Milk If you have been following the controversies regarding pasteurization and homogenization of milk, you prob...

New Cheese Maker#4 - Jayne Maker
Jayne Maker in Warwick, RI Jayne Maker sent us a link to her blog recently. She calls it “The Barefoot Kitchen Witch.” We...

Don’t lie! We know you have been throwing it out! We have done it, too. When you first start making cheese, you have e...

Fresh White Cheese Recipe from Wendy Akin
Akin Farm Akin Farm is an “pick yourself” organic vegetable farm in Terrell, TX (near Dallas). This year, they expect to ...

Cheese Making Workshops in Philo, Ohio
Blue Rock Station If you want to read about a very interesting farm, check out the website for Blue Rock Station in Phil...

Cheese Making Classes in Duxbury, MA
Paula Harris, a longtime friend, sent us a link to an article about her cheesemaking classes in Duxbury, MA and Jody Feinb...

How much is enough? Let’s face it- we’re not all scientists. Probiotics is all about strains of bacteria. There is a ...

This is a letter written by one of our customers, Carlo Milano, to Ricki: Thanks for all this (blog and newsletter) – you...

PASKA We received this cheese from Brent Alderman Sterste, whose Grandmother and Great Aunt used to make it. It’s a...

New Cheese Maker#1 - Dan Earle
Dan Earle in Nova Scotia This is the first in a series of interviews we will be doing with folks who are just beginning ...

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