Calves at Uplands Cheese Company, Dodgeville, WI

Season for babies!

It’s that time of year–babies are here! Now, they’re all terribly cute to look at, but here at Lucy’s Whey we love that they serve as harbingers of cheese to come.  Nowadays, of course, with modern technology and staggered breeding, cheesemakers can arrange for their animals to give birth, and hence give milk, year-round.  Many [...]
Ardith Mae goats

Lucy’s Whey Heads Upstate!

Last week Amy, Lucy, and I hit the road to visit some of our cheesemakers! On our drive north, we ambled our way through the fresh snow and bucolic hills of northern Pennsylvania to Ardith Mae Farm for a tour

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Tarentaise

Lucy’s Whey March Staff Picks!

“What’s your favorite cheese?” It’s the most common question we get asked here at Lucy’s Whey, and also the most dreaded.  We cheesemongers are madly in love with all of our cheeses, and favorites fluctuate on a day-to-day, if not

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Cheese and Chocolate

Have some chocolate with your cheese!

While most folks think that chocolate best expresses affections on Valentine’s Day, at Lucy’s Whey we tend to believe that cheese does a better job.  Knowing that we’re not about to change the hearts and minds of chocolate lovers on

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