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Bloomy Rind Soft Cheeses- August 2023
$70.00 – $85.00Taught by Sheila Flanagan and Sal Speights, both internationally awarded cheesemakers, known for creative semi-aged cheeses, this course will focus on all the simplest aspects of cheesemaking and the vast variety of cheeses that can be made based on different cultures, rennets, additives and mechanical processing methods. Students will learn how to make bloomy rind cheeses, age, and inoculate them and how to add variations to their cheese. Please note: Students will check in at the Folk School, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY. They will then travel to Nettle Meadow’s Plant/Tasting Room 1256 Lake Ave., Lake Luzerne, NY for the duration of the class.
Dates/Times
- Saturday, August 26, 2023 – 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Instructor: Sheila Flanagan and Sal Speights
Member Tuition: $60.00
Non-Member Tuition: $75.00Material Fee: $10.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Students will check in at the Folk School, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY. They will then travel to Nettle Meadow’s Plant/Tasting Room 1256 Lake Ave., Lake Luzerne, NY for the duration of the class.
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Cheesemaking: Cheddar and Mozzarella- May 2023
$235.00 – $285.00Come and learn to make Cheddar, Mozzarella, and Whey Ricotta the traditional way. We will learn to make our own cultures rather than using laboratory produced cultures and will even discuss how to make homemade rennet. We will also make yogurt and cultured butter. All products will be made using organic, grass-fed, raw milk. It is recommended that you purchase (and review) the book, “The Art of Natural Cheesemaking”, by David Asher. This class is a combination of demonstration and hands on.
Dates/Times
- Saturday, May 6, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Sunday, May 7, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Roberta Devers
Member Tuition: $210.00
Non-Member Tuition: $260.00Material Fee: $25.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.
Location: 1746 U.S. 9, Lake George, NY 12845, Alfred Z. Solomon Lake George Annex, located on Rt. 9 in the Log Jam Outlets immediately behind the Log Jam Restaurant
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Cheesemaking: Cheddar and Mozzarella- May 2023
$235.00 – $285.00Come and learn to make Cheddar, Mozzarella, and Whey Ricotta the traditional way. We will learn to make our own cultures rather than using laboratory produced cultures and will even discuss how to make homemade rennet. We will also make yogurt and cultured butter. All products will be made using organic, grass-fed, raw milk. It is recommended that you purchase (and review) the book, “The Art of Natural Cheesemaking”, by David Asher. This class is a combination of demonstration and hands on.
Dates/Times
- Sunday, May 7, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Roberta Devers
Member Tuition: $210.00
Non-Member Tuition: $260.00Material Fee: $25.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.
Location: 1746 U.S. 9, Lake George, NY 12845, Alfred Z. Solomon Lake George Annex, located on Rt. 9 in the Log Jam Outlets immediately behind the Log Jam Restaurant
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Cheesemaking: Chevre, Valencay and Crottin- August 2023
$235.00 – $285.00Come and learn to make Chevre, Aged Chevre, Valencay, and Crottin the traditional way. We will learn to make our own cultures rather than using laboratory produced cultures and will even discuss how to make homemade rennet. We will also make yogurt and cultured butter. All products will be made using organic, grass-fed, raw milk. It is recommended that you purchase (and review) the book, “The Art of Natural Cheesemaking”, by David Asher. This class is a combination of demonstration and hands on.
Dates/Times
- Saturday, August 5, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Sunday, August 6, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Roberta Devers
Member Tuition: $210.00
Non-Member Tuition: $260.00Material Fee: $25.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.
Location: 1746 U.S. 9, Lake George, NY 12845, Alfred Z. Solomon Lake George Annex, located on Rt. 9 in the Log Jam Outlets immediately behind the Log Jam Restaurant
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Learn to Make Fresh Cheeses- October 2023
$70.00 – $85.00Internationally known cheesemakers Sheila Flanagan and Sal Speights return for this second course in the Art of Cheesemaking. In this course students will learn to make fresh cheeses including chevre, fromage frais, and fromage blanc. This class will also include discussion of flavoring and packaging variations. Please note: Students will check in at the Folk School, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY. They will then travel to Nettle Meadow’s Plant/Tasting Room 1256 Lake Ave., Lake Luzerne, NY for the duration of the class.
Dates/Times
- Saturday, October 21, 2023 – 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Instructor: Sheila Flanagan and Sal Speights
Member Tuition: $60.00
Non-Member Tuition: $75.00Material Fee: $10.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
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Medicinal Mushrooms: Use, Preparation & Cultivation- May 2023
$135.00 – $160.00In this course, local and common non-local medicinal mushrooms will be discussed and identified. Students will learn the medicinal properties of each mushroom, how to make a double extraction tincture and how to grow oyster mushrooms at home. Students will leave with a tincture (in process that they will complete at home) and an oyster mushroom kit that will produce mushrooms after about 3 weeks.
Dates/Times
- Friday, May 12, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: Cheryl Joyce
Member Tuition: $105.00
Non-Member Tuition: $130.00Material Fee: $30.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: Students should bring 2 pint sized jars with them
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Pizza Making & Beer Brewing- June 2023
$195.00 – $220.00Come learn the fundamentals of working with an open-air wood-fired oven as well as fermentation, while making your own pizza and brewing your own beer. All pizza oven tools and ingredients will be provided. Beer kits will include everything needed to make and take home your own one-gallon batch of beer. Other brewing equipment will be provided.
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- Saturday, June 17, 2023 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Instructor: David Riihimaki and Franz Haas
Member Tuition: $105.00
Non-Member Tuition: $130.00Material Fee: $90.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY
Special Notes: YOU MUST BE 21 OR OLDER TO REGISTER FOR THIS CLASS. Students will be working with wood, ash, fire and food, so dress appropriately.
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The History of Artisan Cheese in New York- September 2023
$50.00 – $60.00In this class students will take a trip through history as they learn about how Artisan Cheese developed from the 1800s through the present day. Students will have the opportunity to taste many of the New York cheeses discussed. Specific focus will be placed on the Adirondack Crescent Region. Please note: Students will check in at the Folk School, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY. They will then travel to Nettle Meadow’s Plant/Tasting Room 1256 Lake Ave., Lake Luzerne, NY for the duration of the class.
Dates/Times
- Saturday, September 16, 2023 – 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Instructor: Sheila Flanagan and Sal Speights
Member Tuition: $40.00
Non-Member Tuition: $50.00Material Fee: $10.00 Material Fee is added to the tuition fee in the shopping cart.
Location: AFS, 51 Main Street, Lake Luzerne, NY