Category Archives: classes

It’s National Plan Your Vacation Day!

Posted on January 31, 2017 by The Goat Cheese Lady

And we sure hope you’ll plan to spend some of your vacation with us! Join us for a one of a kind experience…The Goat Cheese Making Class at our 5 acre farm in Penrose, Colorado (45 minutes south of Colorado Springs). … Continue reading →

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Prednisone

Posted on October 20, 2015 by The Goat Cheese Lady

Last March, (when I count it out on my fingers, it makes 8 months ago), I was diagnosed, for the 7th time in my life, with Minimal Change Disease.  Minimal Change Disesase is a non-life threatening kidney disease that recurs … Continue reading →

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Colorado Agritourism!

Posted on January 29, 2015 by The Goat Cheese Lady

Agri-what? My parents went to Italy a few years ago and came back gifting bottles of exquisite olive oil lotion from an Agritourism farm they visited.  At the time, no one in my neck of the woods had heard of … Continue reading →

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Can Middle Schoolers Make Cheese?

Posted on January 21, 2015 by The Goat Cheese Lady

I had the distinct honor of being a guest presenter in the 8th grade Chemistry classes at Horizon Middle School last October.  The teachers, Mr. Lohr and Mr. Yerger, were in the midst of a 2 week “food science” unit and had … Continue reading →

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Where Did The Goat Cheese Lady Go?

Posted on January 20, 2015 by The Goat Cheese Lady

She went to Penrose, Colorado, a small, unincorporated town 45 minutes south of Colorado Springs, to a five acre piece of irrigated land with her husband, two boys, six goats and two dogs. She is me.  I am her.  I am The Goat Cheese … Continue reading →

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SOLD.

Posted on December 5, 2014 by The Goat Cheese Lady

Chapter 1 of my life as The Goat Cheese Lady has closed…with a happy, incredible ending.  Chapter 2 is now set to begin. Here are the details: As you know, we announced we were moving in August, but we officially … Continue reading →

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Book: How To Make Money Homesteading

Posted on October 25, 2014 by The Goat Cheese Lady

Oh. My.  Gosh. Herbert and I are among 17 other amazing homesteaders profiled in a new book by Tim Young called “How To Make Money Homesteading” … …and IT’S OUT ON AMAZON TODAY!!!!!!  Amazing!!! Here’s the link:  http://www.amazon.com/How-Make-Money-Homesteading-Self-Sufficient/dp/1502786052/ Don’t just … Continue reading →

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Video: Supplies You Need To Make Cheese At Home

Posted on September 18, 2014 by The Goat Cheese Lady

Now, I’m not going to say this is the highest quality film making, but heck…it’s my first one.  Just because my Great Aunt Ramona and my Grandfather worked at Alexander Film Company 272 years ago does not mean I inherited … Continue reading →

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We’re Moving!

Posted on August 26, 2014 by The Goat Cheese Lady

It’s not official yet, but we’re working on it.  It’s kind of shocking, I know.  I’m kind of shocked myself.  Not totally shocked though because last year around this time, we got the bug to move.  We just didn’t.  Last … Continue reading →

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What Would You Do?

Posted on July 31, 2014 by The Goat Cheese Lady

If someone said you couldn’t eat gluten, eggs, black beans, red beans, green beans, vanilla, almonds, mushrooms, pineapple, beef or kale, OR drink cow’s milk or beer, what would YOU do? Really.  Think about that for a second. Gluten (i.e. … Continue reading →

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