It’s exciting for us to have found a fabulous cheese maker before she has become widely known. We predict that someday soon you will hear about Deb Allen’s Gilded Fern Farm cheese because, to coin a phrase – “cream always rises to the top.” If you are lucky enough to be within driving distance of Concord, you will find the farm 15 miles west. When
Manning Hill Farm in Winchester, New Hampshire
I have passed by the sign to Manning Hill Farm a million times on my way to Keene, New Hampshire, but I never stopped in. I knew they sold milk, but I didn’t know they sold GREAT milk until I went there for this interview yesterday. I was completely surprised by the sweet, strong taste! Sam Canonica and Sarah Costa grew up on the North Shore
Iced Ricotta Cookies
This recipe was submitted to us by Susan O’Dwyer in Harrisville, New Hampshire. We interviewed Susan in 2014 (click here) after she had written as essay for our 35th Anniversary Essay Contest. We asked her for an update about her activities and she shared this: After making tons of baked ziti for Barry and myself, I wanted another outlet for my sweet, light ricotta. I
Noreen O’Connell in Milford, New Hampshire
Butternut Farm Last December, we had our 35th Anniversary Essay Contest and Noreen O’Connell was one of our entrants: How Cheese Making Has Changed My Life 6 years ago we got our first Alpine does from a friend. Two became 6 and 6 became 14, and, as you know, herds grow exponentially. What are we going to do with all this milk? I bought several
Susan O’Dwyer in Harrisville, New Hampshire
Susan is hooking the rug at right, which she designed. Susan O’Dwyer and her husband, Barry have a small farm in southern New Hampshire with a cow, a heifer and 50 chickens. Susan has been making cheese for almost two years now. Last year, during the course of her “trials and errors,” Susan came up with her own recipe for Mozzarella. She taught a class
Country Critters in Winchester, New Hampshire
Making cow’s and goat’s milk cheese in southern New Hampshire Son, Jared, Mike and Julie Thibodeau (This photo comes from their Facebook page because Julie was the only one home when we came for the interview. Mike works a day job and Jared is still in school) It all started with a 4H project! Julie and Mike Thibodeau bought a farm 9 years ago when
Boggy Meadow Farm in Walpole, New Hampshire
Making Farmstead Baby Swiss, Fiddlehead Tommes and Jacks Stan Richmond sat behind a desk for most of his working life. But when he was 53, five years ago, he made a big change. He came to Boggy Meadow Farm to be a cheesemaker and he hasn’t taken a seat since then. As most of you know, making cheese commercially is hard, physically demanding work. Stan