Kitchen Creamery

Cheesemaking is an ancient, magical craft and one that is fun to learn firsthand. Please join me--The Milk Maid and author of the book Kitchen Creamery--as I document my home cheesemaking adventures. I hope you'll maybe even get you're own vat cooking and share your own photos and stories as well.

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My trip to #nicaragua is being made possible by the incredible group of #friends I've made since moving here to #virginiavirginia. It's a big deal to have people I can #trust to watch my kids while I'm away. #cheesediplomacy #ittakesavillage #buildbridgesnotwalls #farmer2farmer #childcare

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I'm on the cusp of a trip to Nicaragua to work on dairy farms through the #usaid 'farmer to farmer' program. It's a cool opportunity and I'm curious to work with these farmers. I'm also curious if my #cheeseknowledge will actually be useful in this foreign context. #cheesediplomacy #travelwithcheeses #nicaragua #farmer2farmer #centralamerica #buildbridgesnotwalls

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Looks like someone's been testing this cheese! #cheesecore #cheesetrier #cheeseplug #shropshire

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Fueled by good cheese, we wrote #congress, #thepresident, #citycouncil and the #schoolboard. #postcardparty #thisiswhatdemocracylookslike

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She has to decide if she wants to start with a smear of #latur or a slice of #agedgouda. #letherdecide #cheesedecisions #cheesetastingforkids #cheeseforlife

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Art for breakfast! Give me your #tired, your #poor, your #huddledmasses yearning to #breathfree. #immigrantrights #stopscapegoatingimmigrants #signsofprotest #immigrantswelcome #immigrantsmakeamericagreat #stopislamophobia #protesta

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At the cheese counter yesterday, I ran into an old friend who's both shrunk in size and gotten a little pricier. But #stilldelicious #cowgirlcreamery #redhawk #priceperpound #emiroth

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Yesterday we worked on #art as #resistance. #makethings #homemadegrahamcrackers #resist

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I've been trying to keep my Instagram account apolitical because I appreciate the way food and farming are a #commonground. However, I can't stand #trump policies any longer and have to speak up. Here is a picture of me during the #marchonwashington. I'm holding a sign thanking all the undocumented #Mexicans (amongst other #immigrants) who #cleantoilets #watchchildren and #cookmeals endlessly and thanklessly here in the #U.S. I know these people personally and will not join in on the savage #scapegoating which portrays them as the #enemy. These people do not wish to come to the U.S.; they are forced to migrate because of the #violence and #economic hardship in their home countries. The hardship and violence are a consequence of our own #foreignpolicy and #economic influence. I grew up on the line in the sand that separates the U.S. from Mexico and couldn't think of a more #neanderthal way to deal with these problems than to #buildawall. I am calling my representatives today to say so and I ask you to do the same. #buildawallaroundtrump #immigrantswelcome #immigrantes #solidaridad #protesta #vivamexico #trajabadoresindocumentados #trumpwall #immigrantrights #immigrantrightsarehumanrights #injusticia #lafrontera #mexicanborder #trumpydumptysatonawall #keepfamiliestogether #keepfamiliesunited #DACA #dignity

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Curds and whey for #futuremongers #futuremakers #futureeaters. #homemadecheese #kitchencreamery #cheesemaking #cheese

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After preschool #cheeseclass is underway. Or, err, underwhey. #cheesykid #kidcheesetasting #minimonger #gourmetkid #gourmetkids

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I'm still glowing from last Saturday's #marchonwashington and all the beautiful art and souls who were there asking for nothing more than #dignity and #respect for all members of this planet. #womensmarchonwashington #womensrightsarehumanrights #protestsigns #friendzone

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Ah-ha! I'll put my love for #homemadebread together with my love for #parmesan #cheese. #winningcombo #cheesebread #feelyourfood #parmesancheese

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A wild mushroom haul from the local woods to finish off an #inspiring weekend. #womensmarchonwashington #alternativefacts #protesta #oystermushrooms #hatecannotfeedyou #centralvirginia #fungusamongus

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We are here!!! #womensmarchonwashington #signsofprotest #dc #weprotecteachother #weprotecteachother

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I'm happy about my new #fridgeart (and look forward to tomorrow #womensmarchonwashington). #speakup #amplifierfoundation #protestsigns #wethepeople #indivisible #resilient #weprotecteachother #wearegreaterthanfear

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My brain in busy on my newiest, gooiest, cheese idea: A Southern Cheese Map! If this makes a light bulb flash in your brain, be in touch! I need lots of help on this new adventure and know it'll only happen with lots of collaboration. Email: sfmilkmaid at gmail dot com. #southerncheese #southerncheeses #cheesemap #cheeseyall #cheeseadventures #cheeseforlife #cheesecommunity