Standing Stone Farms Cheesemaking

10/12/2026

A little Irish history, a whole lot of homemade goodness. 🍞💚 Our family’s Celtic sourdough starter makes the sweetest little stocking stuffer for someone who loves to bake.
Come peek at the story, the bread, and the possibilities in our newest blog post!

Share a 128 year old Irish family sourdough tradition. Explore fermentation, bread flavor ideas, and a thoughtful holiday stocking stuffer for home bakers.

10/08/2026

From our family to your kitchen! 🍞

Standing Stone Farms started with cheese, but a couple of years ago I was gifted some of our family’s sourdough starter. Honestly, I wasn’t much into breadmaking before that, but after my first loaf, I was completely hooked!

Now, some weeks we actually sell more sourdough starter than cheese kits. I love seeing how many of you have gotten into it, too. There’s just something special about baking with a starter that has been passed down through generations.

With the holidays coming up, it also makes a really fun and unique gift for anyone who loves to bake. 🎁

Here’s a look at our happy, bubbly starter! If you’ve bought some from us, drop a picture of your starter or your fresh loaves in the comments…I’d love to see how they turned out! 👇

09/30/2026

Wait... you can make cheese at home? One of the responses I hear all the time! Annnd, Yep…In a regular kitchen, with regular milk, and absolutely no need to own a cheese cave.

I still love seeing the look on someone’s face when they realize they can make fresh ricotta themselves. It’s part kitchen project, part delicious magic trick, and a skill you get to keep.

I wrote a little about why I think everyone should try it at least once. Fair warning: you may start looking at the cheese aisle differently. 🧀
Read the post: https://standingstonefarms.com/blogs/blog/can-you-make-cheese-at-home

09/05/2026

🏆 BIG NEWS! We are beyond thrilled to announce that our Cheese Making Kit was named Food Network’s Test Kitchen’s Best Cheese Making Kit! 🧀✨

To celebrate, we just dropped TWO brand-new blog posts on the website: 1️⃣ The full story behind our award-winning kit! 2️⃣ 5 Small Bites Made with Homemade Cheese — the ultimate fall football appetizer recipes to elevate your game day spread. 🏈📱

Standing Stone Farms was born from a promise I made to Glenn — my husband of 38 years, my best friend, and honestly the best man I've ever known. I told him the goats would just be a hobby. Something tells me he's still smiling about that.

08/26/2026

🧀 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: ONE LAST CLASS ADDED! 🧀

You all completely blew me away!! Our hands-on cheesemaking classes were OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT! 🎉

Because so many of you reached out asking for another chance, I’ve added ONE FINAL HANDS-ON CLASS to the schedule on Saturday, October 17th before we take a break until Spring 2027! If you've been wanting to roll up your sleeves, learn the craft from scratch, this is your absolute last opportunity for the year!

Here are the details for the final class:

🗓️ Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM (4.5 hours)
📍 Location: Standing Stone Farms (Murfreesboro, TN)
🎟️ Price: $150 per person
🍷 BYOB: Feel free to bring your favorite w**e or beverage! (Glassware & refrigeration provided)

What you’ll make hands-on:
Butter & Cultured Butter
Fresh Mozzarella & Mozzarella Pinwheels
Creamy Burrata
Traditional Italian Ricotta
Plus take-home recipe booklets for Chèvre, Cottage Cheese, Cream Cheese, and more!

Seats are extremely limited and will sell out fast. Grab your spot now before we close the doors until 2027!

👉 Book your spot here:

Join Standing Stone Farms for hands-on cheese making classes in Murfreesboro, Tennessee — just 30 miles from Nashville. Beginner, hands-on, and private workshops available. Teaching since 2008.

08/04/2026

🏆🏆❤️❤️👏👏🎉Five years ago we won our first Food Network test kitchen award. This year we picked up not one, but two, for the fifth year running. Our Ultimate Kit took Best Overall Cheese Making Kit and our Beginner Kit took Best Soft Cheese Making Kit. Two kits, ten wins between them, one very grateful family. Thank you for keeping us in your kitchens and thank you Food Network for bringing us into your kitchen.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/how-to/packages/shopping/product-reviews/best-cheesemaking-kits

07/31/2026

These are amazing! Only made better with homemade ricotta! Ricotta is one of the easiest cheeses to make and only takes 30 minutes 👏🧀🥳

Jacques Pepin's creamy white ricotta dumplings are elegant yet easy to make 😋. Get the recipe in the comments ⬇️

07/22/2026

🧀 4 Spots Left — Come Curd the Enthusiasm! 🧀

Saturday, September 26, 1:00 to 5:30 pm, we're teaching the Hands-On Beginner Cheese Making Workshop and there are only 4 seats standing between you and a whole lot of dairy magic.

You'll make Butter, Mozzarella, Mozzarella Pinwheels, and Burrata with your own two hands, plus a group batch of traditional Italian Ricotta. Go home with recipes for even more cheeses and the know-how to keep going long after class ends.

$150 per person.
BYOB (we've got the coffee, water, glassware, and fridge space covered). Must be 18 to attend, 21 to sip.
📍Murfreesboro, TN
👉 Grab your spot before they're brie-yond gone:

Join Standing Stone Farms for hands-on cheese making classes in Murfreesboro, Tennessee — just 30 miles from Nashville. Beginner, hands-on, and private workshops available. Teaching since 2008.

06/16/2026

This will be a night to remember! Join my dear friends, Justyne & Dustin Noble Springs Dairy for this unique and delicious event.

There’s still time to grab your tickets to the Summer Farm Dinner on Saturday, June 20th at 6pm. It will be an exquisite dinner prepared by Chef Cody Castiglia. Savor a delicious five course dinner with drink pairings. Take a moment to stroll around the farm and enjoy the evening.
Tickets are available https://noble-springs.com/shop-now/ols/products/summer-farm-dinner
Ticket sales end Wednesday.
Guests must be 21 and over.
The plan is to have dinner in the field under the sky but we do have a pavilion in the event of rainy weather.

06/14/2026

🧀 **AND THE WINNER IS…** 🧀

We asked for your best (worst) cheese puns and you delivered…but one entry stopped us cold 🏆👏🥳

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Six puns. One comment. One very deserving winner.

your Standing Stone Farms Ultimate Cheese Making Kit — our four-time Food Network Best Overall Cheese Making Kit — is on its way to you before Father's Day! 🎉

Honestly we did NOT expect the level of creativity in these comments…you all brought your A game. 🧀

Thank you to everyone who entered and made us laugh, groan, and roll our eyes all week. You all made our week. 🧀

*Sharon, please send us your shipping address via private message so we can get your kit out today!*

Same time next year? We think so. 🧀