Little Green Cheese | Cheese Making at Home
Cheese making at home with Gavin Webber
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 103
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2024
LGC083 – How to Make Cheese After the Apocalypse!
Back behind the microphone for another season of podcast episodes, I am looking forward to bringing you some excellent interviews. This one is no exception.
Today I caught up with Ritic (that's his p…
LGC082 – Ancient Egyptian Cheese Discovered
I knew from my cheese research that cheese making originated in the fertile crescent, however, I didn't know that a sample of cheese from ancient time has been found preserved in a tomb. Not edible …
LGC081 – Holy Goat Cheese Wins Major Award
Well done to Ann-Marie and Carla of Sutton Grange Organic Farm for winning the delicious Producer Award.
Cheese news
Holy Goats herd gives perfect curd
This week's Listener questions are from the follow…
LGC080 – Würchwitzer Mite Cheese
Who would have known that little arachnids can improve the flavour of an otherwise mild cheese? Introducing Würchwitzer Mite Cheese!
Cheese news
Würchwitzer Mite Cheese - You'll love it almost as much…
LGC079 – Champion Cheesemaker Biddy Fraser-Davies Dies
It was sad news in this weeks episode for a well-known New Zealand cheesemaker. Champion Cheesemaker Biddy Fraser-Davies passed away last week, but she leaves a lasting legacy for other artisan chee…
LGC078 – Local Creameries
Not that far from you is probably an artisan cheesemaker that sells locally made cheeses from local dairy animals and eating local grass. In this episode, I urge you to reach out to them and see if …
LGC077 – Cheese Thieves in Italy
Did you know that there is a lucrative black market in stolen Parmiggiano Reggiano in Italy? Neither did I, but there is such an issue. Listen to the podcast to find out more!
CHEESE NEWS
Thieves in …
LGC076 – Japan’s cheese makers to get aid amid EU imports
So Japan's cheesemakers are worried about cheap European cheese imports. Their government is helping with the development of native lactic acid bacteria aka starter cultures. I think it's a good mo…
LGC075 – Turning Whey into Vodka
Now I like a drink now and again, so I found this news article very interesting. Turning Whey into Vodka could be a side hobby!
CHEESE NEWS
Researchers turning leftover whey from cheese-making into vo…
LGC074 – Will Real Camembert Become Extinct?
It's an outrage, I say! Real Camembert may become extinct after 2021, after a change in designation laws.
CHEESE NEWS
Camembert Without Raw Milk? It’s Treason, Connoisseurs Cry
THIS WEEK’S LISTENER QUE…
LGC073 – Record American Cheddar Exports
One markets loss is another one's gain. That is why there have been Record American Cheddar Exports so far in 2018.
CHEESE NEWS
Record American Cheddar Exports are up a staggering 83% from last year
TH…
LGC072 – Royal Breakfast Cheese
A Cheese Fit for a royal breakfast. How delightfully British!
CHEESE NEWS
A Cheese Fit For a Royal Breakfast
THIS WEEK’S LISTENER QUESTIONS ARE FROM THE FOLLOWING CURD NERDS;
- Tim wants to know when chee…
LGC071 – Ants On Cheese?
Ants in my cheese? No, this story is about Ants on cheese as a rind!
CHEESE NEWS
Cheesemaker ups the anty and US says yes
THIS WEEK’S LISTENER QUESTIONS ARE FROM THE FOLLOWING CURD NERDS;
- Shlomo asks i…
LGC070 – Anyone Can Make Cheese
During my time as a home cheesemaker, I have met many people who have taken the next step to commercial production. This weeks news item is about such a fellow.
CHEESE NEWS
Engineer excels at cheesema…
LGC069 – Rare Breeds in Cheese Making
Good cheese needs good milk. One unique dairy on Bruny Island has sourced three rare breeds of cow to assist in making the best cheese possible!
CHEESE NEWS
Heritage cows provide unique cheese and bee…
LGC068 – Woombye Cheese Company
I never thought that I would cry during a podcast episode, but this weeks news story choked me up and got me right in the feels.
CHEESE NEWS
Award-winning Woombye Cheese Company legacy held in great st…
LGC067 – Cheese Towers on the Rise!
It may sound like a pun, but apparently, Cheese Towers are on the rise! Yes, couples including my daughter Megan, are opting for Cheese Towers in lieu of wedding cakes. Who would have thought?
CHEES…
LGC066 – EU Labelling Laws In Australia
The second time is a charm. Back again after an extended absence due to medical reasons, so I'm hitting the ground running with a full range of topics this week.
CHEESE NEWS
LGC065 – I’m Back!
Back after an extended intermission, I'm back on the podcast bike again. Yay! I've also gone back to the old format with Cheese News and Listener questions via voice mail.
CHEESE NEWS
LGC064 – Is Home Cheese Making Worth It?
During this episode, I reply to a statement that I often get on my YouTube channel that boils down to; is home cheese making worth it financially and does it contain chemicals and it would be quicker…