Tommy with the board Ali made. (Ali couldn’t attend the fair.) We love this! A few weeks ago we received a note from Helen Tsatsos, the proud mother of Tommy L. (10), a fifth grade Mozzarella maker. Tommy and his friend, Ali M. (10) attend the Sauganash School in Chicago, Illinois and this past semester, they took Mr. Tader’s science class. For the end of
Erik Diemer (15) – He’s already teaching!
Making cheese is one of his MANY accomplishments! Erik Diemer A couple of months ago, we received this note: Hi, My name is Erik, I am 15. My mom owns Kitchen Chemistry in Stroudsburg Pennsylvania and we sell your cheese making supplies! I have to tell you how much fun it is to tell customers that THEY can make cheese! Every other week we have
An Award Winning Science Project
Kira and her proud parents What kind of milk works best when making cheese… Kira Pelletier is a 6th grader at the Avon Grove Charter School in West Grove, Pennsylvania. A few months ago she was having a hard time thinking of a project for her upcoming school science fair. Then, she and her mother were looking in our book, Home Cheese Making, and, Kira
Making Cheese at an Independent School
Richard Odman and Rachel Onuf giving out samples of cheese Northfield Mount Hermon School in Gill, Massachusetts This past January, I attended a small cheese tasting event at a local church. When I realized that the delicious cheese I was eating was made at the NMH school, (www.nmhschool.org) I asked Richard Odman, the farm manager, about his operation. He quickly diverted all credit to
Goat Education Day in Northern California
Mark November 6th on your calendar! We are big fans of the North Valley Dairy Goat Association in Red Bluff, California. Why? Several reasons: 1. Their membership fee is only $12/year! It’s even less if you join as a family or if you are under 18. With your membership, you get a link to your farm on their website (NVDGA.org), monthly get-togethers, the opportunity to
Raw Milk Symposium in Amherst, MA
Real Milk vs Processed Milk- A Very Important Issue Do we, as individuals in this country have a constitutional right to eat what we want? Do farmers in this country have the right to sell us what we want? These are hotly debated questions right now and many of the folks who are trying to supply the answers convened last weekend at the Raw
Teaching Preschoolers How Cheese is Made
How Ricki and Jamie taught a workshop for 3 year olds and lived to tell the tale! Ricki (the Cheese Queen) and Jamie (the Cheese King) have a very tight schedule, what with running the business, teaching cheesemaking workshops, singing in a chorus, hosting singing workshops, building a new barn at the castle and growing their own vegetables. However, their good friend, Nancy Hoff, who