Cheesemaking Classes...

The Valley Shepherd Creamery cheese making classes have become a popular gift item and a wonderful day spent on the farm working with us to make cheese. You may reserve space in one of our classes by purchasing a class seat on our online Sheep Shoppe (see link below), printing a copy of the reservation form and mailing it with a check or or calling 908-876-3200 x22. Please do not assume you are in until we confirm because things are moving too fast for us.
NOTE; The 2 Lb class wheels that are aging in our cave ripen in 90 days. All the class wheel will be brought to the shop 90 days after the class.
Sixty (60) days later, we are not responsible for their well being or their resemblance to the offical NHL puck and we dispose of them.

Class Status as of: (but changing quickly)

Aged class wheel (Coutesy Flint)

THE 2012 DATES- ALL SUNDAYS.
April 22, 2012 - SOLD OUT
May 20, 2012 - SOLD OUT
June 17, 2012
July, 2012 fully reserved
August 2012 fully reserved
September 23, 2012
October 21, 2012
November 4, 2012
November 11, 2012
Private and/or corporate/team building classes for over 12 people available on other Sundays or midweek (not Saturdays)- please call or email us.

Make sure you tell the date you want in the comment section located on the final page of the checkout procedure.

Classes include a private tour of the Creamery hosted by the owners, as well as lectures and cheesemaking in the dairy. Breakfast & Lunch will be served at the Creamery's porch.

DOWNLOAD a Cheesemaking Class brochure (Adobe PDF file) now!

Each student will make an individual handmade cheese wheel (appx 1Kg) and mark the wheel for future retrieval. The wheel will then join other wheels in the Valley Shepherd Creamery's cheese aging cave. After 90 days, the wheels will be brought up for pickup.

Contact us to reserve space in a future class or to give a cheese making class as a gift!
$155 price of class includes tour, cheese tasting, luncheon on the farm's porch and your own cheese wheel. Space is very limited (25 some /class) so please reserve early.
CANCELLATION & RESCHEDULING POLICY
Because our classes are reserved months in advance our cancellation and or re-scheduling policy is:
Less then 30 days before class date or no-show on class day: No re-scheduling, no refund, no substitute.
30 to 60 days before class date: No refund but you may schedule for another currently available class date.
60 days or more: reschedule for another class date or request a refund.
OTHER ITEMS:
DRESS
light color clothing, Tee shirt, sneakers fine. Shoes may get wet.
GUESTS
No guests, relatives or other no participating individuals will be allowed in the class.
TIME
Arrive before 10am for breakfast. Class is usualy completed by 4pm.
PICK UP YOUR CAVE AGED WHEELS
sign up at class for either pickup at dairy or shipping via UPS ground (pls prepay) Either way, we notify you for pickup 90 days after class. Class Wheels are held for 60 days at shop before disposal.

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