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Posponed - Cheese making for beginners

  • Malmsbury Town Hall 91 Mollison Street Malmsbury, VIC, 3446 Australia (map)

Due to social distancing measures we can no longer run this as a face-to-face workshop. We are currently looking at ways to run this via live streaming online.

Registrants will be contacted directly.

Mozzarella, haloumi and whole milk ricotta

Sustainable Malmsbury presents this workshop thanks to a Small Projects Grant from Macedon Ranges Shire Council.

Learn the ins and outs of making cheese at home from Craig Castree (cheese maker, author, horticulturalist, self sufficiency educator) and find out what you have been missing out on. 

This class includes lots of cheese tastings, notes and recipes to take home. Some specialist ingredients will be available on the day to purchase. 

Craig will show participants how to make a Bocconcini-style Mozzarella in under 8 minutes (you will never buy it again!) Haloumi in 30 minutes, and a delicious whole-milk Ricotta.

Eligibility:

Residents of Malmsbury, Lauriston, Drummond and Taradale may register for this workshop.

This is a subsidised workshop aimed at connecting and upskilling the local Malmsbury community.  Participants must be full time residents of Malmsbury and surrounding villages - Lauriston, Drummond, Taradale. Places in this class are reserved for residents of these towns. Please do not register if you reside in other towns. Registrants form other towns will have their booking refunded.

When: Sunday 19th April 2020, 1pm-3pm

Where: Malmsbury Town Hall

Cost: $30 / $20 concession

Craig Castree is a qualified Horticulturist of 40 years experience and has grown his own food traditionally and organically over this period. Craig works in Melbourne with not-for-profit organisations and businesses to deliver workshops on self-suff…

Craig Castree is a qualified Horticulturist of 40 years experience and has grown his own food traditionally and organically over this period. Craig works in Melbourne with not-for-profit organisations and businesses to deliver workshops on self-sufficiency and the important message of eating healthy food raised without chemicals.