our first sale!

We really weren't expecting to sell cheese today but this great little family was walking by and called for a tour. 10 adults and several kids. We told them they could choose between either the free tour or the $1/person tour which included cheese samples. They of course wanted to sample cheese so we took them in and it lasted about 30 minutes, we got to use the posters we made and they got to see everything from the frozen bags of milk to the rotting bleuy goodness. They sampled What's Her Name and fell in love. They all pulled out their wallets and came up with the $32 price tag. It was a great day for Joel and I.

"Hi Rachel & Joel, I just wanted to thank you for the tour your gave our family of your up and coming cheese shop. We enjoyed your story and of course your wonderful cheese! Thank you for allowing us to be your first customers! Attached are the photos of your first sale! Congratulations on following your hearts and making your dreams come true! Hope to stop by your cheese shop next time we are in town, but until then...happy cheese making! Sincerely, The Nichols' Family"

first tour to the shop

Ephriam Middle School was the first to sign up for tours. The Home Ec. class came and we all had a great time. The kids seemed to be excited over the prospects of having a world famous cheese company in their midst.

Each tour lasted 20 minutes, 10 with me outside talking about the sheep and 10 with Joel talking about the cheese making process and smelling the aging room.. many a kid ran out plugging their noses.

I was fun having the bus come and drop off new kids, they really were excited to be there and had a great time visiting us (being out of class).

The best part was at the end. They each got some goodies but we did offer some 9 month old Oolite Bleu Cheese. Many didn't dare but a few did and this was basically the reaction from most... some did like it though!

Dear Rachel, Thank you so much for the tour and the great goodies. What a wonderful opportunity for my students. It was a great presentation! I would love to come again in the spring. Call me when you can take us again. I should have about 60 students. Did all go well on your end? Were the students respectful? I hope so. The comments and conversations on the way home indicated that they learned a lot. Thank you so much. Jeanne

getting the shop ready for tours.

Hung the art work, lined up the cheese & hung painted signs.. We are ready!

hey cheese!

What's Her Name looks pretty- this is her getting ready to meet tourists and those wanting to buy some cheese. The bleu's have taken on life of their own! We used the same recipe but they are all turning out differently than what we have seen in the past.

SALT RUB

VINEGAR WASH

RED BLEU?

OTHER BLEU?