I grew up in the Netherlands; just outside Gouda in a small old village surrounded by dairy farms, rivers and dikes. Gouda is the cheese capital of the country with a charming Thursday and Saturday cheese market. My father was born on a dairy farm that was sold before my time. I spent the summers playing and working on my friends’ farms – feeding cows,
Rita den Otter in Duncan, BC, Canada
I live in the beautiful Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. My partner and I have just under an acre surrounded by farms and vineyards. We live there with our 4 dogs (3 Brittanys under 2 and an old Springer spaniel who is 15) and a cat. We have fruit trees, berry bushes and a large vegetable and herb garden. We process
Andres Schneiter in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
If you’re on our mailing list at cheesemaking.com, you’re familiar with the Monday Morning Moos which links to our blog articles. Recently, Andres Schneiter noticed an article about cheese caves and “fridge conversions” and he decided to share with us some of his knowledge on the subject (see below). Andres is a master home cheesemaker. He is also a woodworker extraordinaire. (The pictures below are
Donna Hambleton in Lion’s Head, Ontario
I live in the village of Lion’s Head, Ontario. It is located on the North Bruce Peninsula. I was born in 1957, into a family of seven girls in Guelph, Ontario. Being the middle child, whose next older sister was 3 years older and next younger sister 3 years younger, I often felt either not old enough or not young enough to play with my
Ilda Costa-Sarnicki in Hamilton, Ontario
Ilda works full time as an RN in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. When she isn’t working, she reads and plans her many projects – cooking, making cheese, baking bread and gardening. She takes photographs of her food and you will see here that her photos are incredible. About her work and her cheese making, she told us, “At work, I feed babies their mothers
Ramsey (13) in Ontario, Canada
Ramsey is 13 and he is getting an early start at becoming a master home cheesemaker. He recently completed his first cheese – Bleu d’Auvergne, one of Jim Wallace’s recipes at our website, cheesemaking.com. This is considered an advanced recipe. He was originally going to make cheese for a French project at school, but it took too long to research and make in time, so
Sylvain Puccini in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
In 2019, we did an article about cheese making workshops in Montreal (click here). The classes were being taught by Sylvain Puccini and his partner, Philippe Kotula at Les Ateliers Fromagers. At that time, pre-pandemic, the classes were live and now they are a combination of live, online and video. Sylvain is a very private person and there is very little information about him online.
Mary Anne Farah in Oakville, Ontario
We’re in total awe of how much Mary Anne manages to achieve while raising 2 boys, aged 13 and 18. There’s her full-time job, her part-time job and her cheese making YouTube channel – Give Cheese a Chance. She even wrote a children’s e-book – Pepper’s Special Wings to teach youngsters about natural selection. Mary Anne’s Story I was born in Canada and presently live
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