This is the next in the series on making feta cheese on a homestead scale from fresh raw cow’s milk. In this video we add the rennet and set and cut the curd. This is the fun chemistry part of the process where the milk transforms into something else. I also talk a little about raw milk products and why they are so hard to come by in our economy.
Category: Local Food
Making Feta Cheese on a Homestead Scale Pt 1
This is the first in a series of videos making feta cheese with raw milk from our local dairy farm. If you want to make cheese on a larger scale, this is an easy way to do it without having to set up a warm water bath or having a heated jacketed stainless steel vat. It’s all about the transfer of heat from one place to another and then keeping the heat where you want it. There are easier ways to do it than what they tell you in the cheesemaking books.
My Harvest This Season and a Homesteading Tip for Tomatoes
Throughout the season I took footage of harvesting various crops, and this is the video montage of those harvests. I show you the course of the season ticked off in vegetable and fruit harvests, from strawberries to fall cauliflower.
A Bounty of Venison and Mushrooms at my Door
I took little break from the mudroom when a local hunter dropped off a deer for me. It takes a little time to process, but it’s a bounty of venison for me and Banjo. This is another foodie video focused on all local food, which is not only more sustainable, but tastes so much better.
Tips for Planting Fall Strawberries for a Berry Bonanza
Heading out to the vineyard to plant a new bed of strawberries. Strawberries are one crop I can count on to always do well where I live, and I think they might be the best fruit crop you can grow anywhere. They flower and fruit so early in the year, there isn’t time for anything to get to them. They’re also easy to establish and they fruit abundantly a year after planting. In this video I give some tips for moving a strawberry bed and ensuring the plants get a good start in the spring.
Making wine from organic grapes: first steps
This was a pretty good year for organic grapes in my vineyard. We didn’t get a late frost and we had dry weather early in the season, which goes a long way toward ensuring there will be a good crop. That means I have enough grapes to make a significant amount of wine this season. In this video, I take you through the harvest, the fermentation, and the pressing of the grapes.
Making Feta Cheese on a Homestead Scale Pt 1
This is the first in a series of videos making feta cheese with raw milk from our local dairy farm. If you want to make cheese on a larger scale, this is an easy way to do it without having to set up a warm water bath or having a heated jacketed stainless steel vat. It’s all about the transfer of heat from one place to another and then keeping the heat where you want it. There are easier ways to do it than what they tell you in the cheesemaking books.
My Harvest This Season and a Homesteading Tip for Tomatoes
Throughout the season I took footage of harvesting various crops, and this is the video montage of those harvests. I show you the course of the season ticked off in vegetable and fruit harvests, from strawberries to fall cauliflower.
A Bounty of Venison and Mushrooms at my Door
I took little break from the mudroom when a local hunter dropped off a deer for me. It takes a little time to process, but it’s a bounty of venison for me and Banjo. This is another foodie video focused on all local food, which is not only more sustainable, but tastes so much better.
Tips for Planting Fall Strawberries for a Berry Bonanza
Heading out to the vineyard to plant a new bed of strawberries. Strawberries are one crop I can count on to always do well where I live, and I think they might be the best fruit crop you can grow anywhere. They flower and fruit so early in the year, there isn’t time for anything to get to them. They’re also easy to establish and they fruit abundantly a year after planting. In this video I give some tips for moving a strawberry bed and ensuring the plants get a good start in the spring.
Making wine from organic grapes: first steps
This was a pretty good year for organic grapes in my vineyard. We didn’t get a late frost and we had dry weather early in the season, which goes a long way toward ensuring there will be a good crop. That means I have enough grapes to make a significant amount of wine this season. In this video, I take you through the harvest, the fermentation, and the pressing of the grapes.