Fellow member mtn_prof forwarded the following info:
Hello,
I'm not associated with these cheesemakers nor have I taken their class, but they are just down the road from me and they make great cheese, so I thought I would pass it on:
We are scheduling our next workshop series for Saturday and Sunday, September 25 and 26. The Beginners' Cheese Making workshop will be conducted on Saturday, and the Basic Goat Husbandry workshop will follow on Sunday. You may sign up for one or both workshops. Cost for each workshop is $100, with a deposit of $50 required to hold a spot. Deadline for deposits for these workshops is Wednesday, September 15. Attendance is limited to 12 participants per workshop, and only a few spots are still available. Please email for availability before sending a deposit.
Cheese Making Workshop topics will include:
- Clean milk, milk flavor, and composition
- Milking strategies--where to get milk for cheese making
- Care and sanitation of utensils and equipment
- Bare-bones cheese making equipment
- How to make simple chevre and two or three other cheeses chosen by the group
- Use of rennets and cultures for beginners
- Moulding, draining, aging
- Kefir and other fermented dairy
Basic Goat Husbandry Workshop topics will include:
- Determining your goat keeping goals
- Preparing the home place: fencing, housing, other animals
- What to look for when shopping for the right stock
- Body conditioning and determining health
- Feeding techniques
- Vaccinations, parasite control, common health issues with goats
- Basic breeding and kidding
- Culling
Additional topics may be added to the above. This fall, rather than increasing the price of the workshops, we will not be providing lunch for participants. We will continue to provide snacks and drinks throughout the day.
Accommodations and more about the Bakersville and Mitchell County area may be found at the following links:
http://bakersville.com/visitors.html (http://bakersville.com/visitors.html)
http://www.mitchell-county.com/visiting/stay.php (http://www.mitchell-county.com/visiting/stay.php)
We look forward to meeting you!
Cynthia Sharpe & Dwain Swing
OakMoon Farm & Creamery
452 Roan View Drive
Bakersville, NC 28705
www.oakmoonfarm.webs.com (http://www.oakmoonfarm.webs.com)