A very micro dairy! Sarah Fournier-Scanlon and Janice Wadron-Hansen took a big chance and started a farm. Now they’re living their dream of aspired sustainability in western Massachusetts. They’re determined to stay small, to keep their lives simple and to stay our of debt. Sarah studied sociology and ecology prior to becoming a farmer and Janice still works her day job teaching art and
Kathleen Burek’s Goat Milk Cheese
Kathleen Burek 30 years ago, she bought her first supplies from us! Kathleen Burek and her husband, John, from Montague, MA, have been living a “back-to-basics” lifestyle since they got married almost 50 years ago. They brought up their 4 boys (who are now middle-aged) with a large vegetable garden, horses, a cow, goats, chickens and turkeys. They wanted their sons to know where their
Making Cheese at an Independent School
Richard Odman and Rachel Onuf giving out samples of cheese Northfield Mount Hermon School in Gill, Massachusetts This past January, I attended a small cheese tasting event at a local church. When I realized that the delicious cheese I was eating was made at the NMH school, (www.nmhschool.org) I asked Richard Odman, the farm manager, about his operation. He quickly diverted all credit to
Robinson Farm in Hardwick, MA
Just Beginning Their Cheese Making Adventure Pam and Ray Robinson are the fourth generation of Robinsons to work their farm. Ray grew up there. Nestled in the hills of central Massachusetts, it’s a lovely place to visit, even on a muddy winter day. The make room, aging rooms and packing room are in this side of the barn. Inside the door there is
Laughing Dog Farm in Gill, MA
Daniel Botkin is the definition of a “natural-born” teacher. Remember in school when there was a “cool” teacher the other kids had, but you always had the boring ones? When you meet Daniel, you realize right away that he is an educator and you wish he had been there when you were growing up. He assesses your level of understanding about any given subject, and
Chase Hill Farm in Warwick, MA
Organic Raw Milk Farmstead Cheese Jeanette and Mark Fellows in Warwick, Massachusetts (www.chasehillfarm.com) have been living off their land for 10 years. They sell organic farmstead cheese, real milk, grass fed beef, pork and veal at their farm, a few local stores and the farmer’s market in Amherst. By working hard and living simply, they have managed to raise two children who are now in
Artisan Cheesemakers – Plymouth Cheese
Making Cheese the Way They Did 100 Years Ago! It seemed like I drove forever to the middle of nowhere, where Vermont meets the end of the earth, to find Jesse Werner’s slice of heaven! The surprise was that I wasn’t the only one there. Apparently, tourists from everywhere come in droves to see how cheese is made in a factory built by Calvin Coolidge’s
Raw Milk Symposium in Amherst, MA
Real Milk vs Processed Milk- A Very Important Issue Do we, as individuals in this country have a constitutional right to eat what we want? Do farmers in this country have the right to sell us what we want? These are hotly debated questions right now and many of the folks who are trying to supply the answers convened last weekend at the Raw
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