Hello from the Netherlands

[Jorieke]

Hello there
I am Jorieke, I live in the Netherlands (Gelderland) and we have a small farm. With pigs (for meat), chickens, ducks, a lot of vegetables, fruit, etc. We do not (yet) have a cow/goat/sheep/etc. But our next-door neighbour has a lot of cows So in the wintertime I will make cheese (about 20 liters of milk, every 1 or 2 weeks) for the following year.
In spring we are busy with sowing and young animals. And in the summer we make beer and work even harder in the garden. In autumn we harvest a lot and will make wine and jams and stuff. And winter=cheese. Well... and a lot of meats like air drying ham/coppa/sausage.

I mostly make Gouda cheese. With cumin, nettle, fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) and other herbs. And I make the cheeses with white mold, and some of the blue stuff And offcourse things like yogurt and sour cream.

[Paine88]

Welcome to the forum!
I've only been in amsterdam, but I love it there. Next time I will pay more attention to the cheese-shops!
It really sounds like you are living my perfect life with a good balance of meat, cheese, gardening and brewing!

Looking forward to seeing more from you

[john H]

Welcome  Jorieke, Sounds like you have your hand full their on the farm.

John

[Danbo]

A warm welcome to you.

Danbo

[awakephd]

Welcome!

[Al Lewis]

Welcome!  I would be very interested to know which cheese you put fenugreek in as it is usually associated with curries.

[Jorieke]

Thanks for the warm welcome

I put the fenugreek in Gouda cheese, it is 1 of my favorites:

[john H]

Thanks for the warm welcome

I put the fenugreek in Gouda cheese, it is 1 of my favorites:

I have only made plain Gouda and spiced Gouda with caraway. How much fenugreek do you use to how many liters of milk.

Thanks

John

[Jorieke]

Hello John, I use 1 to 1,5 grams per liter. And you have to boil and soak them a little bit before adding them. Like you do with all the herbs or spices I guess. But these seeds are a little bigger, so have to soak a little longer.

I have never made cheese with caraway, does it taste a little like cumin?

[reg]

Welcome Jorieke. The gouda with caraway is pretty good, my fathers favorite. Like yourself I also make a lot of cured meats

[H-K-J]

sounds like you keep very busy all year
Let me give you your first cheese 
OH!  And welcome to the forum

[Jorieke]

H-K-J: Thanks I do not yet know what it means to 'get my first cheese', but it sounds fun

[awakephd]

Jorieke, a "cheese" means a "thumbs up" - you'll see it to the left of one of your posts, under your thread count.

[nccheesemike]

Welcome aboard! Your cheeses look great! Here's to many more

[Jorieke]

Thank you awakephd! I get it now.