Barb and Steve Adams of MeadowWild Farm Raising goats in their “retirement” I began communicating via e-mail with Barb Adams when she wrote to us with a question about making Halloumi.* She mentioned that she had attended Jim Wallace’s advanced workshop on Italian Cheeses in October, 2011. She’s from Minnesota (Barnum) and I haven’t interviewed very many cheese makers from there, so, I asked
Rebecca Siegel in Thetford, Vermont
Rebecca Siegel of Thetford, Vermont Another remarkable home cheese maker who has made it all and then some … Even after all the posts I have done about home cheese makers, I’m still amazed when they fearlessly set out to make the most complex cheeses… Rebecca Siegel’s husband, Michael, for example, with very little experience, tried to make a clothbound cheddar in 2010. That’s
Latte Da Dairy in Flower Mound, Texas
She loves her “girls!” I met Anne Jones of Latte Da Dairy a few weeks ago at the American Cheese Society‘s Annual Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. She purchased a set of our Kosikowski books to add to her collection. At the award ceremony, I watched her accept 2 ribbons- her Latte Da Caerphilly received a 3rd place award and her Chocolate Goat Cheese Truffles
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
Making Cheese in Belize
Kathleen and Andrzej are living their dream in Central America Kathleen (at left) and her husband, Andrzej with Colette (a fan of their cheese). Their home when it was almost completed in 2007. We first heard from Kathleen when she made a comment at our post about Ashley in Zambia: We’re making cheese in Belize! We’ve had many of the same problems, (tropical climate)
Victory Hill Farm in Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Sarah in barn with baby goat. There are only five other cheese makers in the state and they are all over 7 hours away! Sarah and Lee Pinet raise goats and make artisan, farmstead cheese which they sell at their farm and at local farmer’s markets. They learned how to do all this in western Nebraska, far from any classes or mentors or even any
Dalyn-The Dirt Road Diva & Queen of Quite Alot
Dalyn Weller of Yakima, Washington is a very busy lady! She has three children at home. She homeschools. She raises many different kinds of farm animals. She creates and sells soap products. And, she makes kefir, yogurt, chevre, mozzarella, feta and ice cream with her goat’s milk. (Her yummy yogurt cheese blog post is shown at the end of this article.) According to her blog
Goat Education Day in Northern California
Mark November 6th on your calendar! We are big fans of the North Valley Dairy Goat Association in Red Bluff, California. Why? Several reasons: 1. Their membership fee is only $12/year! It’s even less if you join as a family or if you are under 18. With your membership, you get a link to your farm on their website (NVDGA.org), monthly get-togethers, the opportunity to