She knows her way around a goat! Lindsey Aparicio milks her own goats twice a day. And she raises chickens (for which she and her husband sell a variety of very cute chicken houses). A mother of 2 sons, Lindsey grinds her own wheat, makes her own cheese, bakes her own bread and grows her own vegetables. She does all this on the edge of
Using Kefir Grains and Shipping Them to Friends (Part 3 of 3)
What do I do with all these grains?! Indeed, they do grow and grow and grow… However, the good news is that they are so loaded with probiotic bacteria and yeasts that you will want to give them to everyone you know. This article is the third in a series that began with a request we put in the November Moosletter for folks to recommend
Growing Kefir Grains (Part 2 of 3)
The Second in a Three Part Series about Kefir Grains This series started with a request we put in the November Moosletter for folks to recommend a good source for kefir grains. We had quite a few responses and we received a lot of good information. It was way too much for one article, so we decided to do a series of three: 1. Ordering
Ordering Kefir Grains (Part 1 of 3)
The First in a 3 Part Series about Kefir Grains This started with a request we put in the November Moosletter for folks to recommend a good source for kefir grains. We had quite a few responses and we received a lot of good information. It was way too much for one article, so we decided to do a series of three: 1. Ordering them,
Caroline Abbott Revisited
Caroline in her new cheese kitchen Life after the Year of Yeast Contamination… Back in May, we did an article about Caroline Abbott in Otsego, Michigan who had “mystery holes” in her goat cheese. After months of research and experimentation, she finally realized that it was being caused by yeast bacteria in the air from making bread. Recently, Caroline told us she had solved the
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
Raid at Quail Hollow Farm in Nevada
The farm is located 50 miles north of Las Vegas in the Moapa Valley Another Skirmish in the Battle for Food Freedom … As Joel Salatin says in the title of his latest book- “Folks, This Ain’t Normal!” A couple of days ago, Ricki got an e-mail about an outrageous event that took place in Nevada last month. We read it and agreed that it
The Year of Cheese with Suzanne McMinn
A year ago, we challenged Suzanne to make a different cheese every month and she accepted the challenge. We had noticed her fun website and her easy going writing style, so it was a “no-brainer” for us. (As Ricki is the “Cheese Queen,” Suzanne is Her Royal Highness the Queen of the Barnyard!) Suzanne reasoned that she would be forced to learn and grow if
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