4th Annual Spring 2010 Open House

Saturday, April 10th 10-3 

Wine tasting, Hay rides, baby goats, milking for kids (win a blue ribbon!), Cheese tasting, tour and sales

Farmstead-Cheesemaker Tutoring

In the hopes of meeting the requests we get to answer questions about setting up a farmstead creamery, making aged cheeses, etc, we are now offering two ways to hopefully meet the needs of aspiring creamery owners or just the serious hobbyist. Gianaclis' book "The Farmstead Creamery Advisor"  (Chelsea Green Publishing) available July 2010, pre-order at www.chelseagreen.com.

On-farm Consultation Sessions: One-on-one tour of the creamery and dairy, questions answered about equipment, milk quality, construction of dairy, creamery and aging room, cheesemaking, etc.  75.00/hour.

Farmstead Cheesemaker Short Course: Two days of hands on dairying and cheesemaking.  Day 1: Milking, Cheesemaking, animal husbandry, milk quality, business. Day 2: Milking, creamery Clean-up, Affinage, animal husbandry, business, cheesemaking theory.  Days start at 6:AM and finish in the evening.  Meals with the family are included, lodging in our vintage 1971 31' Airstream trailer, when available.  You will work alongside different members of our team throughout the day. Please note, the course is two very full, long days.  Bring your questions, notebook, and energy! Includes a copy of "The Farmstead Creamery Advisor". 800.00. (Couples 850.00)

Topics

Milk quality importance-DHI, SCC, CMT, Plate counts, antibiotic residue testing; milking machine options and maintenance; cleaning chemicals; waste water disposal options; floor plan design; shipping and packaging; invoicing and working with retailers; making hard aged cheeses- milk composition, pH, affinage options, product testing; holistic herd health; fecal parasite floats; and more.

Cheesemaking Classes

Spend the day making and tasting cheeses in the Pholia Farm Creamery.  Beginning and up levels. Limit 10.

Cheese, accompaniments, and wine luncheon included.  (Feel free to bring some wine to share!)

Options: Reserve the whole day for your private group of up to 10. 

Special dates can be arranged.

Goat Herdsmanship 101

These sessions are designed for the beginning goat owner who wants some hands on training and experience. You will arrive at 6AM and participate in the milking and the feeding of kids.  Share breakfast with the family and then the day will proceed with herbal-deworming, disbudding & castrating- when possible, learning how to give injections, hoof trimming and reviewing basic first aid and medication choices.  When possible, breeding and AI are done, or at least reviewed.  Follow the herd on it's daily hike and review forage plants.  Bring your lunch.  Day will end at about 4PM (for you!), but feel free to stay for the evening chores after a break (known as "happy hour") from 4-5PM.

Bring a notebook, your questions, a lunch, and a lot of energy!

One-on-one sessions 100.00

Class Registration From

Directions to Pholia Farm

Exit # 48 I-5

From South, turn R on Depot St  /  From North, turn L on Depot St.

Turn L on Pine St. (just after crossing train tracks)

Straight through 4 way stop sign

Proceed approx 7.5 miles (Pine St. becomes East Evans Crk Rd)

L on Queens Branch Rd (just after gas station and market)

Go approx 1.4 miles, road will make a 90 degree curve to the Right and becomes West Evans

Proceed 1 mile. 

9115 W. Evans on the Left (driveway is on a curve, so slow down at exactly 1 mile)

All the way up gravel drive, speed bumps in road, Gate.

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