Ricki (The Cheese Queen) and I had a great time at the second annual Cheshire Cheese Fest on July 7th. We had a booth where we sold our new kid’s book (Say Cheese!) and several other products. It was a beautiful day and we met a lot of future cheese makers, as well as some folks who are already masters. History The cool thing about
Martha’s Puffy Omelette with Roasted Grapes
Martha Harrington of Conway, Massachusetts owned and operated a bed & breakfast (The Nestle Inn) for 10 years where she dazzled her guests with fabulous meals. Needless to say, they came from all over the country and they returned year after year. Many of them were taking Ricki’s cheese making workshops in nearby Ashfield. So, Martha made special meals with artisan cheese for them. Now,
Cheshire Cheese Festival July 7th, 2018 in Western MA
It’s a party! If the second annual Cheshire Cheese Festival is anything like the first festival, it will be well worth a trip to western MA for the day. Last year’s festival was a huge success and we predict it will get bigger and better every year. Why cheese? This festival is based on a fascinating historic event, described in Wikipedia: Cheshire was incorporated in
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 many family members involved, that we couldn’t possibly cover it all in this post. It’s pretty much all explained on their website in the About Us section- click here. Suffice it to say that they have their own maple sugar
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, it’s a dairy farm and a creamery and it’s still growing. In 2012, Jerald Reinford, a Mennonite, bought the property with his partner, Steve Leinbach, also a Mennonite. Jerald and his large family live in the house and the store is now
Cricket Creek Farm in Williamstown, MA
Intro: Road trip with The Cheese Queen Ricki came with me on this trip “over the mountains and through the woods” to the farm in western MA. We knew about Cricket Creek from American Cheese Society Competitions where they have won many awards, but neither of us had ever been there. We were looking forward to tasting some really, really good cheese! It was a
Judging at the New England Regional Cheese Competition – 2017
This is the eighth year for the cheese competition at the Eastern States Exposition (known as the Big E). The Big E starts in September, but the judging for the competition is always in August. (If this feels like deja-vu to you, it’s because I posted articles about this competition in 2014 (click here) and in 2016 (click here).) I helped out with the judging,
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 queen of her herd- Little White Goat. Rachel describes their relationship as a “mystical bond” and it certainly appears to be so. 13 years ago, when Rachel and her
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