Remember when you were a child – how you would pretend to make things and you would give them to people who would pretend they were thrilled to be getting them? There’s just something that attracts us to that interaction. We love making people happy. There is something about Pedro Collins that reminds us of that. His Facebook page (The Little Village Dairy) is full
Paul Stovall and His Butterkase
Paul Stovall (67) of Sonora, California is the Frank Sinatra of the cheese making world- doing it his whey! What do we mean? Well, he makes his own cultures and his own molds and his own mats and his own-everything. He’s on a budget, yes, but he’s mainly an extreme “do-it-yourselfer” who doesn’t mind experimenting, even when that means “failing” a good part of the
Miranda Bradley, Roller Derby Cheese Maker
By Cateland White (Note: Cateland is a writer (and a cheese maker) who lives in Las Vegas with her husband and her daughter, Bugsy. For more about her – click here.) I’ve known Miranda Bradley since before she became Miranda Bradley – back when she was my adorable little niece, Miranda White. She always loved animals so when she grew up to become a vet
Rebecca Brill in Maugansville, MD
We first got to know Rebecca when she shared with us her method for making ricotta with a sous vide circulator (click here). It became apparent from her emails that she is an accomplished cook, as well as a fellow cheese maker. We thought you might like to know more about how Rebecca manages to use her many skills to raise a healthy family in
Jack Aldridge in Iowa
I recently added Jack Aldridge to my list of the most fun and interesting cheese makers in the entire world. I admit – this is a long list, but Jack is up there at the top. His energy and enthusiasm for life seemed to burst through his e-mails. He’s the kind of person who just makes you feel glad you’re alive. At one point, in
Greg Perkins in Ecuador
Greg Perkins is from Chicago originally, but he has been living and working in Central and South America for many years. He is currently helping a small cheese making operation, Productos Lacteos Yaznan in Cayambe, Ecuador* with a new product line. He told us that the land is flowing with milk, but few cheese makers make anything but the traditional queso fresco. The family business
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
Connie Paris in Surprise, Arizona
Surprise is located just northwest of Phoenix. It seems like an amazingly short time ago, but it was actually founded in 1938! It’s a cute story because the founder named it Surprise as she “would be surprised if the town ever amounted to much.” It did and it is now the 6th fastest growing city in Arizona. Like many others, Connie Paris moved there 2