Culinary Workshop: Cheesemaking with Taylor Hartson
Goat's milk cheese has been a staple in households around the world for centuries. Every region has its own style of making goat cheese that highlights the distinctive features of where the cheese is produced — from the bloomy rinds of the Loire Valley to the experimental and inventive wheels of new American artisan cheesemakers.
In this class, Taylor Hartson, a farmstead cheesemaker at Verdant Hollow Farms, will teach us how to make four kinds of cheese from a simple lactic goat's milk curd, just by tweaking the cultures, the shape, and the aging style. We'll talk about how to select and source ingredients for cheesemaking, demonstrate the key steps of the process, and, of course, taste a variety of goat's milk cheese produced right here in southwest Michigan.
- Contact:
- Granor Farm Events Team
- Email:
- events@granorfarm.com
We are thrilled to have Taylor Hartson as our guest instructor for this cheesemaking workshop! Taylor is the Dairy Operations Manager at Verdant Hollow Farm in Buchanan, MI and helped open their farmstead goat creamery in 2024. Join us to delve into the world of cheesemaking right here in Southwest Michigan.
Students will arrive to a glass of sparkling wine and snacks then partner up with their fellow classmates to prepare several goats milk cheeses with demonstration and support from Taylor Hartson.
After creating their cheeses, students sit together for a meal from the Granor Kitchen and have the opportunity to ask any remaining cheesemaking questions. Dinner will feature Granor Table Wine.
Students leave with full bellies, cheese to take home, complete digital and printed recipes, and a hands on knowledge of each dish as well as a slew of kitchen tips and techniques to take to their own kitchen.
- Contact:
- Granor Farm Events Team
- Email:
- events@granorfarm.com
Getting to Granor Farm
Farm Store & Farm
3480 Warren Woods Road
Three Oaks, MI 49128
Greenhouse & School House
3520 Warren Woods Road
Three Oaks, MI 49128
From:
Downtown Three Oaks: Three Oaks Rd. (north) to Warren Woods Rd.
St. Joseph & Chicago: I-94 Exit 6 (Union Pier)
New Buffalo: Red Arrow Highway (north) to Warren Woods Rd.
Niles: Highway 12 West to Pardee Rd. to Warren Woods Rd.
We are located 7 miles east of Red Arrow Highway or 3 miles north of Highway 12 on Warren Woods Road, between Log Cabin Road and Pardee Road.
Events , What's happening on the farm this season
There’s a bunch of great reasons to visit the farm all year round, from our annual Seedling Sale, to visiting the Farm Store, to participating in our CSA or Farm Camp programs. Join us on Fridays and Saturdays for dinner in our state of the art Greenhouse!
Art Attack Dinner with Edward Ravine
Join us for a special evening celebrating the work of local painter, Edward Ravine.
Dinner will begin with a welcome drink and a conversation with Ed about his artistic process and how his paintings are shaped by the Southwest Michigan landscape. Following the discussion will be a multi-course collaboration dinner inspired by Ed's selected paintings and prepared Granor Kitchen Team.
Presented as part of Art Attack 2026.
Culinary Workshop: How the Sausage Gets Made
Despite its reputation, sausage is not a messy process! Join Granor Chef Erin Stanley for an introduction to sausage making at home. We'll cook a sausage-filled dinner together and leave with the skills to level up your summer grilling.
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Our workshops are the most in-depth course we offer. Chef Erin will demonstrate everything you need to know about sausage making from meat selection, grinding, mixing, linking and cooking. Students will also mix their own breakfast sausage to take home. After the demonstration, we will come together as a group and enjoy the fruits of our labors as a sit down, family-style meal. The meal includes Granor Table Wine.
