CreamLine

CreamLine is a quarterly devoted to bringing small dairies together to share information and to facilitate the revival of the small local creamery. Though oriented toward small-scale commercial creameries, CreamLine has plenty to offer for non-commercial dairies as well, but tends to be on the technical side.

Current Issue -- #35 Fall 2008

Tropical Dreams Ice Cream, Kiva: Loans That Change Lives, Kaua'i Kunana Goat Dairy, Letter Sparks Thoughts About Food Safety, Hispanic Cheese Reference Guide (book review), Will Dairy Become Politically Incorrect?, ALBC Looks to a Diverse Dairy Future

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The Home Dairy News

Especially for folks who are milking a cow or two, or who have dairy goats or sheep, but who aren't necessarily interested in going commercial, The Home Dairy News covers cheese, yogurt and other dairy foods, as well as the basics of keeping dairy animals.

Current Issue: Vol. VII, no. 3 (July-August 2008) FINAL ISSUE

The Color of Cheese (annatto); Acidity vs. pH; Raw Milk Production Handbook (book review); Consumers' Guide to Fresh, Whole, Unprocessed Milk: Safe Handling (materials review); "Then It Was Too Late"

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Most back issues are still available. I am working on an index so you can easily find topics you are looking for.

Special Notice about The Home Dairy News -- Summer 2008

As of August 2008, Home Dairy News will cease to exist and a new publication, The Cheese Enthusiast, will take its place with a new editor. Susan Marquis, is working on her web site and expects to have her first issue out in October. Visit The Cheese Enthusiast web site.

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The Small Dairy Resource Book

The Small Dairy Resource Book is an annotated bibliography of books, periodicals, videos and other materials of interest to small-scale dairies. The major topics of this book are:

cheesemaking butter ice cream
other dairy foods dairy processing business & marketing
food safety dairy animals feeds and grazing

The appendix lists suppliers, consultants, dairy processing courses, related organizations, interesting Web sites and more.

The Small Dairy Resource Book is out of print, but is available online from Sustainable Agriculture Network. Currently the book is undergoing revision and updating, and will soon be available as an online database.

Click here for updates to The Small Dairy Resource Book. Unfortunately many web pages have been changed since publishing, and I have not been able to keep up with them!

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If you prefer a paper transaction by mail or fax, fill the cart as usual but do not complete the transaction. Print the shopping cart page (one for me and one for you). On it print your name, address and phone number or e-mail (plus credit card info and signature if applicable), and mail with payment to Smalldairy, P O Box 6397, Kamuela HI 96743. (You can also use the printable form.)

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