We aren’t sure exactly how she managed to do it, but, when the pandemic hit, Kate Johnson pivoted from her “brick & mortar” school (The Art of Cheese) to a complete online catalog of cheese making classes. She is teaching a larger selection of classes than we have ever seen before and the list keeps expanding. There is a charge, unlike a lot of YouTube
Exciting New Membership Club for Cheesemakers!
We think this is a real breakthrough for home cheesemakers! Kate Johnson at The Art of Cheese in Longmont, Colorado is offering a membership program with a LOT of great benefits for anyone making cheese at home. And, she has a special deal just for us!* Why join? It’s an incredibly good deal. Specifically, you will get: 1. Discounts on any classes you choose to
Kate Johnson’s 7-Day Cheese Challenge via Zoom
Virtual, Interactive Cheese Classes We have known Kate Johnson, the owner of The Art of Cheese in Longmont, Colorado for many years. In the last 5 years, she has taught classes at her school, online, and at her own winter retreats in Hawaii. Recently, she published her new book – Tiny Goat, Big Cheese. Kate is the proverbial “ball of energy” and now, during the
Cheesemaking in Paradise
Kate Johnson, founder of The Art of Cheese located in Longmont, CO, offered her first cheesemaking retreats this winter in Hawaii. She had told us about them in our December interview with her. (Note: She’s already scheduled next February’s retreat and you can save $$ by enrolling early – https://theartofcheese.com/event/cheesemaking-in-paradise-retreat-in-kona-hawaii/.) We knew Jamie Ryer was attending the first retreat, so we asked him to take
New Online Course: Environmental Monitoring in the Dairy Industry
A couple of years ago, we posted an article about a new online course, produced by the North Carolina State University FBNS (Food, Bioprocessing & Nutrition Sciences) Department – Free Food Safety Course for Cheese Makers. Now, the same folks have created another important online course – Environmental Monitoring for Food Safety. This one takes 8 hours to complete altogether (of course, it’s ‘on-demand,’ so
Cheese Making Workshops in Montreal
Les Ateliers Fromagers It’s been almost 5 years since Sylvain Puccini and Philippe Kotula began offering cheese making workshops in Montreal and Quebec City. They rent commercial kitchens for their classes and it has been a very successful endeavor for them. They are both from the South of France. Philippe, who teaches the workshops, is also a consultant for cheese businesses, having made cheese professionally
Cheese Making Retreat in Hawaii / February, 2020
Cheesemaking in Paradise Retreat! Leave it to our friend Kate Johnson in Colorado* to come up with this fun idea! Kate is a constant source of information and inspiration for cheese makers and now she’s bringing it all to Hawaii this winter for a combination vacation/cheese making retreat, limited to only 8 lucky participants. From 4-H Dairy Goats to Hawaiian Cheesemaking Retreat: Kate Johnson started
Red Gable Cheese Workshops
Red Gable Cheese Workshops is located in Sparta, Tennessee-a small community located on the scenic Upper Cumberland plateau approximately an hour and a half from Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga Tennessee. On her 33 acre farm, Karen teaches artisan cheese making utilizing both goat and cow’s milk along with raising a dairy goat herd. I had to interview Karen by e-mail because Tennessee is a little