Author: Kyle Richmond

The village of Theresa, Wisconsin (pop. 1200+), on the Rock River south of Fond du Lac, is home to a…

“We were all teaching ourselves, you know…flying by the seats of our pants and learning to do it as you were doing it,” he said. “It was much different than it is now.”

George now manages that cheese production facility, which now employs about 45 employees. Crave Brothers employs nearly the same amount of people across the road at the milk production facility. He is still up every day at about 5:00 a.m.

So what truly excites Lehner now when it comes to making cheese is a particular source of all great cheese – milk – particularly raw cow milk from cows feeding on clean pasture grasses.
“When I can get really exceptional milk…I drop everything,” Lehner said. “That inspires me.”

One thing that makes him an attentive cheesemonger is his attitude towards people who may not have as much to spend as an affluent, worldly traveler.

Brenda Jensen lives in the rolling hills of western Wisconsin near Westby, where she, her husband, three employees, a dog…

Shannon Berry has been at Fromagination almost three years, now its Floor & Kitchen Manager.  She traveled to the West…

This month’s featured cheese maker is Marieke Peterman of Holland’s Family Cheese, the business name for a very successful Wisconsin…

Jeff is a Fromagination cheesemonger as well as purchasing and inventory manager. He has extensive background in farming, food and…

After the huge success of our Winter Cheese Classes, we have put together a brand new series of classes based…