They say if you want to get something done, ask a busy person. It’s true. I asked Dennis to answer my questions for this interview and he got right back to me, despite a daunting travel schedule. I always say that cheesemakers are the most interesting people in the world and I present you with yet another example … Dennis’s Story I’m an architect who
Whoops! Cheese Making Disasters
Sometimes things just don’t go the way you planned! That’s why we have a technical advisor on our staff to answer questions. (Jim Wallace can always be reached at jim@cheesemaking.com.) Most of the time, folks don’t take pictures of the cheeses that got away, for obvious reasons. But, recently I was doing Paulette Walker’s interview and, along with photos of her fabulous cheeses, she sent
Michelle Becker in Toledo, Oregon
How we came to interview Michelle … The Cheese Queen is known in kingdoms near and far. (The Queen is also known as Ricki Carroll, the founder of our business, New England Cheesemaking Supply Co.). Ricki’s brother, Peter lives in Oregon and he has been volunteering at a vaccination clinic there. Michelle Becker works at the same clinic. They chat while they work and recently,
Aline LaForge in Applegate, Oregon
Aline and her husband, Ned Tompkins have a small farm outside the tiny town of Applegate, Oregon (population 1,116). Along with their goats (7 does, a buck and a wether) they have a McNab pup and 6 chickens. Ned is an organic gardener and they have always had gardens wherever they lived. They’ve only been at their new farm for a year and Aline told
Valencay-Style Cheese by Marybeth Bullington
We interviewed Marybeth Bullington of Elfin Acres in Creswell, Oregon recently (click here). Marybeth gets a LOT of fresh, raw milk from her 50 +/- Nigerian Dwarf goats. Valencay is her favorite cheese, although she loves all the “fuzzy, delectable little cheeses.” Regarding this article, she told us: I have been pondering the arrogance of me teaching cheesaphiles about creating the mysterious Valencay. I’m feeling
Marybeth Bullington in Creswell, Oregon
Marybeth contacted us recently to suggest that we interview a friend of hers who is a great cheese maker. We could see from the link she gave us that the other cheese maker is probably indeed a great cheese maker, and we hope to interview him soon. But, we wondered if Marybeth herself might be worthy of an interview. After all, she had told us
Kat Musgrove in Eugene, Oregon
Kat’s Story I tried goat cheese one day and knew I had to have more of it in my face. Buying it became expensive but lucky for me, Eugene is full of backyard goat farmers. So I began purchasing the milk at around $10-$15 per gallon. I tried all the online recipes using vinegar and lemon juice as the coagulant – sometimes it worked great,
Cheesemakers Sharing About the Pandemic – A Series/2
Many of you have given us blog interviews in the last 10 years (since we started this blog) and many of you will be interviewed in the future (when we hear from you). We reached out to a few of our interviewees (randomly) to ask if they would share their experiences during this pandemic. We thought it would be best to ask folks we have