On Farm Classes & Workshops

I'm so excited to announce the class schedule for fall and winter of 2025 is live! I can't wait to welcome you all back to class! Class dates for 101, 102, and hard cheese are below. Each class is tailored to specific skill levels and builds off of the previous.  

Send me a message to reserve a spot. Private class are also available upon request for groups of 4 or larger.  

101 class
Oct 18th
Nov 8th
Jan 10th
Feb 7th
March 28th  

These are small group classes! This means you get dedicated time focused on specific interests or skill levels for you and your friends / family. Group sizes  from 5 to 8 adults, kiddos 12 and under are very welcome at class for free with pre registration.  

$100 per person  

Class is normally 2 to 2.5 hours and we cover alot of ground!  

You get to take home everything we make.  

Recipe line up:  Butter, Yogurt, Greek Yogurt, Cottage Cheese, Sour Cream, Dream Cheese and Labneh, Ice Cream, Mozzarella, Ricotta, Condensed Milk.  

102 class
Oct 25th
Dec 6th
Jan 17th
Feb 28th  

These are small group classes! This means you get dedicated time focused on specific interests or skill levels for you and your friends / family. Group sizes  from 5 to 8 adults, kiddos 12 and under are very welcome at class for free with pre registration.  

$100 per person  

Class is normally 2 to 2.5 hours and we cover alot of ground!  

You get to take home everything we make.  

Recipe line up:  Mousse,  Egg Nog,  Feta Cheese,  Farm Cheese,  Cream Cheese, Polova Cheese, Cheese Curds, Soft Cheese  

Hard cheese class
Nov 1st
Dec 13th hard cheese class and Christmas Party
March 21st  

This class will be approximately 2 hours and will focus on hard cheeses! We will use an example cheese, that is widely adaptable and universally appreciated cheese. All the skills learned in class can be used to make many other cheeses!  

Class is $50 per person. You'll take home recipes and cheese.  

Class outline
Culturing
Setting the curd
Prepping and cutting the curd
Pitching and cooking
Pressing
Brining
Aging
Maintenance
Testing for maturity

This class is for homesteaders and families looking to get a hands on milking demo. 

Learn the ins and outs of a small scale milking set up, proper management, dietary requirements, best practice milking hygiene and safe milk handling.  

$50 per person. Animal respecting kiddos are welcome.

Get a personal walk through of the full Sage River Farmstead! 

We will share all of our livestock systems and permaculture set ups. 

This is intended for the family who is looking to add animals to their homestead or learn about well tested infrastructure, rotational grazing and small scale pasture raised meat. 

$100 per group of 2, $20 per additional person. These tours are for you! I can talk for days about our farm, practices and animals. Let us know what you are most interested in and come with questions!