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Gianaclis Caldwell

In her first book, The Farmstead Creamery Advisor (Chelsea Green, 2010), Gianaclis presented would-be farmer-cheesemakers with a thorough guide to building and running a small, on-farm cheese business.

Gianaclis has been teaching all levels of cheesemaking for years, as well as speaking and teaching about the business of farmstead cheese, both at her family's licensed cheese dairy, Pholia Farm, and other venues, including the American Dairy Goat Association annual convention, the American Cheese Society Conference, and the Mother Earth News Fairs.

Gianaclis' aged, raw-milk cheeses have been recognized and applauded by America's foremost authorities on cheese. Pholia Farm cheeses have been included in many major books on artisan cheese, the latest being Max McCalman's Mastering Cheese, in which her Elk Mountain cheese is included in a short list of "rock stars of the 21st century." Her Hillis Peak cheese was the centerfold cheese in the Winter 2010 issue of Culture Magazine. She was one of the spotlighted cheesemakers in a recent publication Cheesemaking by Hobby Farms magazine for their Popular Kitchen Series.

    Gianaclis's Upcoming Events

    • Gianaclis Caldwell at Mother Earth News Fair
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      June 1, 2013, 12:00 am

      Gianaclis Caldwell will speak at the Washington Mother Earth News Fair on June 1 and 2, 2013. More details to come...

    • Gianaclis Caldwell at Auburn Library
      1140 Auburn Way S , Auburn WA 98002
      June 3, 2013, 2:00 pm

      Gianaclis will give a talk at Auburn Library on Monday, June 3 @ 2:00 PM as a part of the King County Library Food Series.

    • Gianaclis Caldwell at the American Cheese Society Conference
      American Cheese Society Conference, Madison WI
      July 31, 2013, 12:00 pm

      Gianaclis Caldwell will sign copies of her book, "Mastering Artisan Cheesemaking," at the 2013 American Cheese Society Conference in Madison, WI, July 31-August 3. More details to come.

    • Gianaclis Caldwell at College of Marin
      1800 Ignacio Blvd, Novato CA 94949
      October 25, 2013, 12:00 pm

      Gianaclis will instruct a day class for California Cheese Guild cheesemakers at the College of Marin on October 25. The class will be held at the Indian Valley Campus in Novato, CA.

    • Gianaclis Caldwell at 2013 Wise Traditions Conference
      Weston Price Conference, Atlanta GA
      November 10, 2013, 12:00 pm

      Gianaclis will present a kid's cheesemaking workshop at the Weston A. Price Wise Traditions conference on Sunday, November 10.

    • Gianaclis Caldwell at 2013 Wise Traditions Conference
      , Atlanta GA
      November 11, 2013, 9:00 am

      Gianaclis Caldwell will lead an intensive workshop at the Weston A. Price's Wise Traditions conference in Atlanta, GA on November 11, 2013. Her talk will be a part of the new Raw Milk Day.

    Gianaclis's Books

    Mastering Artisan Cheesemaking

    The Ultimate Guide for Home-Scale and Market Producers

    Beginner guides leave you wanting more content and explanation of process, while recipe-based cookbooks often fail to dig deeper into the science, and therefore don't allow for a truly intuitive cheesemaker to develop. With Mastering Artisan Cheesemaking, acclaimed cheesemaker Gianaclis Caldwell has written the book she wishes existed when she was starting out. Every serious home-scale artisan cheesemaker -- even those just beginning to experiment -- will want this book as their bible to take them from their first quick mozzarella, to a French mimolette, and ultimately to designing their own unique cheeses.

    The Farmstead Creamery Advisor

    The Complete Guide to Building and Running a Small, Farm-Based Cheese Business

    There has never been a better time to be making and selling great cheese. People worldwide are consuming more high-quality, handmade cheese than ever before. The number of artisan cheesemakers has doubled in recent years, and many of the industry's newcomers are "farmstead" producers�those who work only with the milk of their own animals. Today, more than ever before, the people who choose to become farmer-cheesemakers need access to the knowledge of established cheese artisans who can help them build their dream.

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