Vivian Lucero knows a thing or two about making cheese. She seems to have tried every recipe on our website! And, from her pictures, it appears that it all went well. That’s impressive considering she’s entirely self-taught. She’s hoping someday to take a cheese making class, but we think she might already know enough to teach one! Vivian’s Story We live on the Oregon Coast
Mona Kanner in Salem, Oregon
We first met Mona Kanner when she made a comment at Claire Barker’s article – How to Milk a Goat. She mentioned that she had been raising goats for 26 years and she had recently gotten her first dairy doeling (Alpine) to add to her herd of 34 Myotonics. She graciously agreed to do an interview with us: What are Myotonics? I usually include their
Dianne Miller in Imnaha, Oregon
Dianne Miller and her husband, Sam raise purebred Nubian dairy goats on their 9 acres of land in the mountains of northeast Oregon. It’s beautiful country, on the border with Idaho. Imnaha is, in fact, the the easternmost settlement in Oregon. According to Wikipedia, the population is 159, but Dianne thinks there are around 250 people in the area. She knows about a third of
Tim and Carolyn Armstrong in Eugene, Oregon
Growing Up Tim: I grew up in a family that grew just about everything and preserved what was needed for the winter. My grandparents on my fathers side, made just about everything they needed. My grandmother, as I mentioned before, grew up on a self sustaining farm in Macksburg, Oregon (a small farming community in the northern part of the state). My grandfather grew up
Eric Olson’s Amazing Home Set-Up
Eric Olson’s father (Richard) was a cheese maker during a time in our country’s history when small cheese factories were closing. He was a hard-working, self-sufficient Wisconsin man who taught his son Eric a wide variety of skills, including making cheese from his original recipes and how to weld stainless steel. Richard passed a few years ago, but, now, Eric lives in Oregon and he
Tim Bisson’s Chocolate Chili Provolone
Tim Bisson in Siletz, Oregon loves to make cheese (almost as much as he loves his dogs!). He recently started a new business making collars and leather goods, so, if you’re in the market, be sure to see his info at the end of this interview. In our July Moos-Letter (News From Our Customers), we shared Tim Bisson’s recipe for what he calls Chocolate Chili
French Style Feta with Gayle Starbuck
Gayle Starbuck Portland, Oregon has all the luck! At least it has Gayle Starbuck and that’s a lot. Gayle makes cheese, teaches cheese making classes and sells cheese making supplies to lucky folks in Oregon. (Curds on the Way) Gayle knows her whey around a curd press and she’s a fun little red-headed ball of energy, so her classes are wildly popular. (If you’re planning
Sandie McDonald – Making Cheese and Teaching How
She’s made every cheese in our book! Sandie McDonald began making cheese in 1981 and she has been ordering supplies from us ever since. Her copy of our book (Home Cheese Making) is so old, it has the original name- Cheesemaking Made Easy! Now Sandie is teaching classes out of her home (Midden Meadows Farm) in Langlois, Oregon. That is, when she isn’t running her