Artisanal Skills

Online Course | Learn Cheese Making at Home with Marcus Fergusson

Overview

Join Marcus, who first learned how to make cheddar cheese at River Cottage and has since won Best British Cheese at the Virtual Cheese Awards. He returns to share his expertise, ensuring you have a memorable cheese-making experience as you learn how to make cheese at home.

In this hands-on course, Marcus will guide you through the process of cheese making, equipping you with the skills and confidence to create four delicious types of cheese: Caerphilly, Camembert, Ricotta, and Labneh. He’ll also share his tips on how to ferment vegetables and adapt common household items for cheese making, so you won’t need to invest in expensive specialist equipment.

Experience the magic of cheese making as you watch the milk transform. Marcus will explain the science behind each step, as the milk takes its “leap towards immortality.” Join us and unleash your inner cheesemaker!

Highlights

  • Learn which equipment you’ll need for making cheese (and how to make the equipment and cheese molds at home) for your cheese-making experience.
  • Discover how to make Camembert, Caerphilly, ricotta, and labneh cheeses.
  • Learn how to taste cheese professionally and enhance your cheese-making skills.
  • Gain confidence in knowing when the cheeses you make are ready for eating, ensuring you enjoy the fruits of your cheese-making efforts.

Accommodation

If you would like to stay at the heart of River Cottage, we offer overnight accommodation at River Cottage HQ in our beautiful 17th century farmhouse. We have three stylishly refurbished bedrooms for B&B plus the 2-bedroom Gardener's Cottage. These get booked quickly so for more information go to rivercottage.net/stay to book. Alternatively, we have put together a list of our local accommodation which includes B&Bs, self-catering, hotels and camping.