Seven degrees. That’s what my thermometer read yesterday morning. The day before that, it barely crawled up to eighteen. Next week? More of the same bone-chilling misery. You know what that means. After hours of bundling up the kids for school, scraping ice off windshields, and just surviving another freezing Read more
On Saturday, Clover Creek Cheese Cellar received two second-place ribbons at the 2026 PA Farm Show in Harrisburg. Clover Creek competed with other award-winning cheesemakers. These included Goat Rodeo Farm & Dairy, the Farm at Doe Run, and Birchrun Hills Farm. Two Farm Show Ribbons In its 11th year, the PA Read more
Every year, we share one of my family’s favorite Christmas cookie recipes. It’s a tradition that started when we were kids. Back then, Mom would let each of us choose a favorite recipe to bake together on snowy December afternoons. I can still remember standing on a step stool at Read more
My mom, Terry, makes these chipped steak fajitas all the time. They’re super easy and taste amazing. You just put everything in the slow cooker in the morning, and dinner is ready when you get home! Why This Recipe Is Great You don’t have to do much work. The slow Read more
You know how I’ve been introducing you to different cow breeds in these posts? Well, here’s a fun secret – most of our girls aren’t actually just one breed! When we first started, we had all Holstein cows. You know, those classic black and white ones? But guess what we Read more
When my parents first started making cheese at Clover Creek many years ago, they used a hot wax coat to package each wedge for sale. It seemed simple enough. But boy, did they burn their fingers! And worse, some customers told them the wax cracked. Mold grew underneath. Not good. Read more
Hey folks! Anthony here from Clover Creek Cheese Cellar. Next week, you’ll be picking up your beef from Country Smokehouse. I know some of you are wondering, “What am I going to do with all this ground beef?” Well, let me tell you about a dish that’ll make your family Read more
Every morning and evening, my grazing apprentice Angelo or I walk out to move our milk cows to fresh grass. The moment they spot us coming, every cow jumps up. They know what’s next. Fresh, sweet grass waits just beyond the fence. It’s like watching kids race to the ice Read more
Did you know that up until now, all of my cheesemaking posts have only covered the first 24 hours of the process? It’s pretty amazing how we can turn liquid milk into a solid wheel of cheese in just a few hours, right? But the real magic happens after that—when Read more
Last month, you joined me in the cheese room to see how we press loose curds into wheels. Today, I want to share a story about how necessity led us to one of our favorite cheeses, Four Leaf Clover, and the community partnerships that make these clothbound truckles possible. When Read more