I was born in England, my family moved to Canada in 1965, when I was just 3 years old. My husband, Steven, and I moved from Vancouver BC to Powell River in 2010 in order for me to start the CT Scan program at the local hospital. Steven is a New Englander himself, born in Maine but moved to Canada, also in 1965, with his
3 New Videos From the Biegel Family
The Biegel family (of 11) in Grovedale, Alberta, Canada live and work on their large, self-sustaining farm. Among their MANY other farmsteading activities, they raise goats and make cheese. They are well known in Canada for their musical performances where they sing and play instruments together. Amberlin Biegel has been sharing her cheesemaking videos with us since 2017 when she was 19 years old.* She does
Alan Grant in Napanee, Ontario, Canada
My name is Alan Grant and I’m from Napanee, Ontario, Canada – a vibrant, small town halfway between Toronto and Montreal. I retired 8 years ago from Queen’s University in nearby Kingston, Ontario where I worked as a lab technician in the Geology Dept. for 25 years. Prior to that, I worked as a mineral exploration geologist mainly in western and northern Canada. Other hobbies
Dale Calder on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada
Almost everyone who has ever made cheese has heard of Dale Calder. He has 33 cheesemaking videos on his YouTube channel (see the links below). He posted his last one (Making Scamorza Cheese) at the end of January right before the pandemic struck. His videos (1,016 in all) are peaceful and soothing. It is clear that he is a gentle, kind man with a lot
Drew Bayley in Ontario, Canada
Drew’s Story Hello from St. Catharines, a city in Canada near Niagara Falls! The Niagara region is famous for its wineries and tourist attractions along with fresh fruit and vegetables purchased right off the farm. I work in IT for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) helping to procure, build, integrate and support transportation related business applications. These days, we’re working from home, due to
Rebecca Blaevoet in New Brunswick, Canada
Rebecca is blind and she makes cheese. It seems impossible, doesn’t it? We asked her about this and she was kind enough to explain how she does it further on in this interview. She and her husband, Emmanuel (who is sighted) have a farm and they run their business (Tactile Vision Graphics) from there. Their business is to create braille publications – coloring books, greeting
Cheesemakers Sharing About the Pandemic – A Series/3
Many of you have given us blog interviews in the last 10 years (since we started this blog) and many of you will be interviewed in the future (when we hear from you). We reached out to a few of our interviewees (randomly) to ask if they would share their experiences during this pandemic. We thought it would be best to ask folks we have
Cheese Making Workshops in Montreal
Les Ateliers Fromagers It’s been almost 5 years since Sylvain Puccini and Philippe Kotula began offering cheese making workshops in Montreal and Quebec City. They rent commercial kitchens for their classes and it has been a very successful endeavor for them. They are both from the South of France. Philippe, who teaches the workshops, is also a consultant for cheese businesses, having made cheese professionally