Cheesemaking Classes
Join us for cheesemaking adventures for all ages and levels
Cheesemaking Class: Traditional Feta
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Saturday, May 16, 12-3 pm
Valley Milkhouse, Oley, PA
$60 per person
Become part of the flourishing fermenting community! Join Stefanie, founder of Valley Milkhouse circa 2014, on a cheesemaking journey to craft traditional feta. The class features a live cheesemaking demonstration with opportunities for hands-on participation. Observe the fascinating transformation of milk to curd, and learn the principles of cheesemaking from a passionate artisan. The class also includes a sensory cheese tasting of 5 different milkhouse cheeses, from fresh to soft-ripened to cave aged. Participants will have the chance to take home some of the cheese made in the class.
These intimate classes are limited to 12 people. Curious curd lovers aged 10 to 105 are welcome (check out our kids class for a fun learning opportunity for the littler ones!).
Class features:
Live cheesemaking demonstration from milk to curd
Guided sensory cheese tasting and evaluation
Opportunities for hands-on participation
Cheese 101: theory and principles of cheesemaking
Practical tips for the home cheesemaker: tools, ingredients, sourcing milk, and how to outfit your home creamery
Resources and reading list
Walk away with the curds made in class
Gift certificates make great birthday and wedding gifts!
Cheesemaking Class for Kids!
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Saturday, June 20, 10-12 pm
Valley Milkhouse, Oley, PA
$30 per adult / $10 per child
(includes plenty of cheese and snacks)
Join Stefanie on a cheesemaking adventure made for our littlest artisans. This class is geared towards children ages 4 to 10 but is welcome to all ages. Students will learn about the cheesemaking process by making a simple ricotta style basket cheese. Kids will help transform milk into curds, hand-shape fresh cheese and decorate it with herbs and flowers, and learn all about cows and milk! The class will also tour the cheese cave, peer into the creamery, and taste several milkhouse cheeses (with a chance to provide genuine feedback in the ways only kids can do). *Parents must accompany and care for their children during the class*
Class features:
Live cheesemaking demonstration from milk to curd
Opportunities for hands-on participation
Cheese tasting experience
Learning about cows, milk, and the cheesemaking process
Walk away with the cheese shaped and decorated in class