The Cheese Queen has officially decreed that everyone in the cheese kingdom must read this book immediately: Walking to Listen By Andrew Forsthoefel Right now, he’s staying at Ricki’s house while he looks for his next home, but in 2011, Andrew Forsthoefel strapped 50 pounds of stuff onto his back and set out walking from Philadelphia to California. He had a little sign on his
Ricki & Sarah at Mother Earth News Fair
From Ricki (aka The Cheese Queen) with Love In May, my daughter Sarah and I took a trip to Asheville, North Carolina, to a Mother Earth News Fair where we taught 2 workshops. This really dates me, because, we used to do some writing for Mother Earth News, which started in 1970, just a few years before we moved to Ashfield in 1975. We started our
Say Cheese, a Kid’s Guide to Cheese Making
Cheese Making Book for Kids We have exciting news! The Cheese Queen (aka Ricki Carroll) and her daughter, Sarah Carroll have published a cheese making book for kids – Say Cheese! Ricki and Sarah had dreamed about writing a kid’s cheese making book for years and they are excited to say, the wait is over, and their book has been published. From Milk to Yum,
Dehydrating Pears with the Cheese Queen
Ricki’s Dehydration Station Ricki is not only the Cheese Queen – she’s the Royal Dehydrator. In the last few years, she has dried apples, peaches, bananas, pineapple, tomatoes, kale and just about every herb there is. Now, at the end of the growing season here in New England, she’s busy dehydrating about a million pears. Why pears? Over 40 years ago, when they first bought
Ricki’s Fabulous Barn!
Two years ago, Ricki started working on an old shed in the back of her yard which, at one time, had been a barn for her goats. One thing led to another, and, over time, this barn has become more and more beautiful. It’s nowhere near done, but we thought you might like to see the progress. (For last year’s article- click here.) Just to
Our Holiday Party with the Veterans
This year we carried on with our tradition of inviting the veterans who work on our team (assembling our kits, etc) to come from their workshop in Leeds* to our shop in Whately for a holiday party, with food, song and bingo. We really appreciate the work they do for us and it’s fun for us to have the opportunity to get to know them
We Appreciate Our Team of Veterans
It’s been 6 years since the Cheese Queen first heard about a program for veterans called the Compensated Work Therapy Workshop. She contacted the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare Center in Leeds and with the help of one of their vocational counselors, Tom Haskell, she transferred some of our assembly work to the program. Through the years, we have gotten to know many of our
Cheese Queen Testifies at GMO Hearing
Tuesday, September 22nd Ricki traveled to our Massachusetts Statehouse in Boston for the public hearing on a bill which would require labeling of GMO (genetically modified) products. This is not a bill that would restrict the use of GMOs, it is simply a bill which would require companies to label their products. It was a long hearing and Ricki waited 3 1/2 hours to speak.
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