What a Team! Claude buys the equipment, sets it up and builds whatever Lynda needs to make her fabulous cheese. (Lucky lady!) Meanwhile, according to Claude, Lynda is an absolute cheese making kook. (We think she’s an absolute MASTER home cheese maker!) Claude and Lynda have been married for 38 years, have 4 grown kids and 5 grandkids. Lynda enjoys gardening when she isn’t making
France Benoit in Canada
France Benoit lives in Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories, a town with 20,000 residents. As you can see from the map, it’s in the middle of the Canadian sub-arctic. There are no cows or goats there, so she has to use pasteurized, store-bought milk to make her cheese. You might think this would be a hardship, but not to France. She is actually
Bob Munroe in Ontario, Canada
Photo by Cailin Munroe In 2012, we did a blog article about Jon Little, a cheese maker in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Jon had built a very clever cheese cave and he shared his directions with us in the article. Recently, we were having an e-mail conversation with Jon and he mentioned that we should do an interview with Bob Munroe from Canada. Bob had
Luigi Stranges in Niagara Falls, Ontario
Here’s a master home cheese maker if there ever was one! Luigi Stranges makes big, beautiful wheels of cheese and he ages them for years. His family and friends must be among the luckiest people in the world! We first “met” Luigi when he entered our essay contest last December: How Cheese Making Has Changed My Life By Luigi Stranges Ever since I was
Kiara Sabiston (11) in Spencerville, Ontario, Canada
Our first Junior Spotlight! Kiara Sabiston was the youngest entrant in our 35th Anniversary Essay Contest. We were very surprised that an eleven year old could be as mature (and talented) as she is. In case you missed her essay, here it is: I’m being homeschooled so it’s only natural that I learn some practical skills such as making cheese. I love making cheese with
Asiago with Stephanie Eddy
Clockwork Lemon is a great name for a delightful website created by Stephanie Eddy in Okotoks, Canada. There are hundreds of recipes, tips and culinary adventures. Every single recipe is basically a tutorial with clear, detailed directions and the right amount of pictures. Stephanie began making cheese last year when she joined Cheesepalooza which is hosted by three Canadian Bloggers. Each month they post a
David Dawson in Manitoba, Canada
With his Cheddars – 3½ and 1 pound He’s the definition of a “do-it-yourselfer!” You could say that everyone who makes cheese is a “do-it-yourselfer” and you would certainly be correct. But, some are more “hard core” than others and they go so far as to make all their own equipment, as well as their own fabulous cheese. David Dawson falls into that second
Dawn Kay in Water Valley, Alberta
In May we posted an article about one of Jim Wallace’s advanced cheesemaking workshops in Ashfield, MA. (Jim is our technical advisor.) Dawn travelled over 2000 miles from her farm in Canada to attend it. Dawn loves her farm and she appears to be living in paradise. She calls this picture, “Reason Not to Leave the Farm.” This is the view from her verandah .