Sometimes things just don’t go the way you planned! That’s why we have a technical advisor on our staff to answer questions. (Jim Wallace can always be reached at jim@cheesemaking.com.) Most of the time, folks don’t take pictures of the cheeses that got away, for obvious reasons. But, recently I was doing Paulette Walker’s interview and, along with photos of her fabulous cheeses, she sent
Gina Jeffries in Concrete, WA
I was born and raised in Skagit Valley which is in NW Washington state. I was the typical horse crazy girl, as my parents discovered and it was a love I would never outgrow. At one point I had 7! My farm (Give Me Faith Farm LLC) is only 2 and 1/2 acres, but my husband and I have a garden, orchard, free range chickens,
Alexia Allen in Woodinville, WA
Alexia is one of the founders of Hawthorn Farm, located on 8 acres in a suburb of Seattle. She has been on the farm for 18 years, learning and teaching homesteading skills, including: raising goats, chickens and ducks, harvesting animals, using draft horses, gardening, fermenting, spinning and weaving and more. Cheese making is an essential aspect of Alexia’s life as a homesteader and we’re very
Bonnie Hastings in Olalla, Washington
It’s rare that we interview a young person who has achieved Bonnie’s level of expertise in home cheese making. We’ll have to check back with her in a few years to see where she goes from here… Bonnie’s Story I’m 24 and I am the 6th of 9 kids. I live on a 5 acre farm which my family has lived on for about 27
Keynes Cheese Recipe by Kurt Denke
We would like to thank Kurt Denke in Seattle, Washington for sending us this recipe. We will be interviewing Kurt soon, so stay tuned for more about him and his many other cheeses. Disclaimer: We have not had the chance to test this cheese ourselves. Be sure to let us know if you make it. Keynes – The only Blue Cheese with Cockney Rhyming Slang
Joan Schleh at Garden Home Farm in Mt. Vernon, Washington
Home Farm is a small farm in the Skagit Valley of northwest Washington. Joan Schleh, her husband, Steve,their daughter and their 2 sons breed Saanen and Oberhasli dairy goats and Scottish Highland beef cattle. Joan hopes to be selling her cheese sometime in the near future. Joan’s Story From the first taste of goat milk, which caused us to get some of our own goats,
Ashley Wright in Buckley, Washington
About a month ago, Ashley made a comment at one of our blog articles (about freezing milk). She said she freezes her goat’s milk all the time to make cheese and has never had any problems with it. I contacted her to find out what kind of cheese she was making and I was pleasantly surprised to discover she makes a very wide variety. (It’s
The Haymonds and Their Fabulous Cookhouse
Chris Haymond and his wife, Christl created their own food processing center on their farm in Washington state. They make cheese there and all kinds of other edibles. It’s a lovely space, rivaling that of many professional cheese makers. Chris sent us some pictures he took to share with you. A Slice of Heaven We have a 12-acre hobby farm in the Pacific Northwest. We