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Philly Farm Visit!

A few weeks ago, Lucy, Amy, and I took advantage of the spring weather by doing what Lucy’s Whey cheesemongers do best this time of year: visiting cheesemakers! This was my first farm visit in the Northeast, and as we headed out of the city toward Birchrun Hills Farm in Birchrunville, Pennsylvania, I had high [...]
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California Dreaming…of Cheese!

Spending my youth and early adulthood between suburban Boston and New York City, the austere beauty of New England and the American Northeast says ‘home’.  Four distinct seasons offer a diverse bounty of vegetables, flowers, grasses, and critters.  Summer tomatoes,

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Pleasant Ridge Reserve

My First Week as a Cheesemonger

(Or, How I Found Pineapple in my Pleasant Ridge Reserve) Before coming to work at Lucy’s Whey, I felt confident in my palate and even admired its ability to distinguish Brie from a triple creme, sheep from goat.  I could

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Calves at Uplands Cheese Company, Dodgeville, WI

Season for babies!

It’s that time of year–babies are here! Now, they’re all terribly cute to look at, but here at Lucy’s Whey we love that they serve as harbingers of cheese to come.  Nowadays, of course, with modern technology and staggered breeding,

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