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A collection of useful links. Web sites of people and businesses who have a realtionship with Cottage Crafts are marked by a Please support their businesses.

 Cheese Links
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www.MakeCheese.co.nz (Cheese making tutor )
The web page of our friend and cheese maker Jean Mansfield. Jean gives hands on cheese making classes for the home cheese maker.

CheeseForum.org
CheeseForum.org, Cheese Forum / Cheese Making Forum, Recipes, Equipment, Ingredients, Pictures / Over 1000 Cheeses Listed, Info & Pictures / News / Events / Quotes / Sayings ... This site is loaded with information and has a very friendly forum.

OverTheMoonDairy.co.nz
A cheese business which is also running the New Zealand Cheese School (see link below). Experience the cheeses and you will be definitely Over The Moon!

NewZealandCheeseSchool.co.nz
The name says it all. This is where New Zealand Cheese Masters learn their business. The school also offers courses for home cheese makers.

MilkYaCow.co.nz
So you have the recipe, you have the cheese making stuff but how do you get the milk out of this cow? No worries, check out MilkYaCow.co.nz and you will find New Zealand made portable milking machines for Cows and Goats. Call Brendon the #8 Inventineer!

NorthTec University
Northtec University is providing courses in sustainable rural development as part of their free course program. They also give cheese making courses. Please contact them for more information.

Farmlet.co.nz
Amazing people living an amazing life! The link brings you directly to a nice article about making Camembert

FiascoFarm.com
A US web site with a ton of information about cheese making as well as farming and growing herbs etc.

MilkMe.co.nz (Customer and Milk Map contributor )
A person who loves Cheese, Wine and Cows (in no particular order) must be a good person! Follow MilkMe on his blog.

 Cheese Shops and Factories
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Kaiwaka Cheese Shop
Directly situated on State highway 1. A huge range of cheese produced locally and around New Zealand. Also European delicatessen, wine and spirits. Some of our products are available as well. A must stop for all cheese loving travellers

Barry's Bay Traditional Cheese
Located in wonderful Banks Peninsula. Huge range of cheeses. Cheese manufacturer with cheese shop. Watch the cheese makers doing their work.

 Food Links
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MartinboroughManner.co.nz (Customer )
Another one of our cheese making customers who is into delicious food. Jams, Marmelades, Chutneys and flavoured salts which can be used to flavour cheese sauces etc.I wonder if the salt would work in cheese making as well.... I see an experiment coming up!

PlatterChatterFood.com (Customer )
One of our customers wrote a book. A book about food! A book about friends! A book about enjoying life! About sharing food! About everything a cheese maker loves to do! Check it out!

KiwiChilli.com
This web page is HOT! No, not what you think! C'mon it is under the "Food" section!!! If you love Chillies then there is no way you want to miss this web page. I only say: Chilli Lollies!!! Smoked Chillies! Pickled Jalapenos!

 

 Other lifestyle links
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KIWIRECO.CO.NZ - Products from recycled plastics
Friends of us who started a business and supply gardening material made from recycled plastic. Brilliant products in an environmental friendly way

Lifestyleblock.co.nz - Small Framing Community
The biggest lifestyle farming community in New Zealand!

HammocksOnline.co.nz - Mexican Hammocks New Zealand Hammock Specialist
After all this cheesemaking you need some rest. There is nothing better than swingig slowly with the wind in a Mexican Hammock. Check out their web site, they have great products, great prices and outstanding service.