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 normally ripen in 85-100 days. You should email/call us a day or two before you want to pick them up. You can leave them to age up to six months. After such period we are not responsible for their well being or their resemblance to the offical NHL puck and we may just toss them.
Status as of: (but changing quickly)

Aged class wheel (Coutesy Flint)

2009
Sunday, march 29, 2009- sold out
Sunday, April 19, 2009- sold out
Sunday May 17, 2009- sold out
Sunday, June 21, 2009 (father’s day)-sold out
Sunday, July 19, 2009- Sold out
Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009-Sold out
Sunday, Sept 20, 2009- Sold out
Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009-Sold out
Sunday, Nov 1, 209-available, 15 seats
Sunday, Nov 9, 2009-available, 16 seats open
Book now via email -- 2010 class reservations being taken- 3rd sunday of each month.
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.

vat full of sheep's milk

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

cheese in moulds

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 60-75 days, the wheels will be available for pickup at the creamery. For picking up, please call us at least 3-4 days in advance of a weekend pickup. We cannot run up to the cave on a saturday morning when there is a line at the shop.

Contact us to reserve space in a future class or to give a cheese making class as a gift! $150 price of class includes tour, cheese tasting, luncheon on the farm's porch and your own cheese wheel. Space is very limited (20 some /class) so please reserve early. Because our classes are reserved months in advance our cancellation or re-scheduling policy is: Over 30 calendar days prior to class, cancel for refund or reschedule. 21-30 days prior to class-reschedule only. Under 21 calendar days prior to class-no changes allowed.

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