Hands-On Cheesemaking and Homesteading Classes in Bellefontaine, Ohio
Learn it here. Make it at home.
You already know you want to learn this. Here is where it actually happens.
There is something really satisfying about making cheese with your own hands. Watching milk transform into something real. Pulling warm mozzarella until it stretches. Taking it home and eating it that same night. You have been curious about this for a while. Maybe you have watched someone do it and thought you could never pull that off. Maybe you have just never had a reason to try.
This is your reason.
Blue Jacket Dairy in Bellefontaine, Ohio is now offering small-group hands-on classes in cheesemaking, butter making, and traditional kitchen skills. Everything is designed for home kitchen scale. What you learn here you can do again in your own kitchen the following weekend. No experience needed. No special equipment. Just show up.
Your instructor is Angel King, founder of Blue Jacket Dairy and president of the Ohio Cheese Guild. She has been making artisan cheese professionally in Ohio for nearly 20 years. She knows how to make this feel completely doable.
Here is how it works.
You register and hold your spot. Class size is limited to 8 to 10 people so everyone actually makes something, not just watches.
You show up Saturday morning. An apron is waiting for you.
You spend two hours making fresh mozzarella and ricotta from scratch inside our creamery. You stretch and pull your own cheese. You snack on Blue Jacket cheese while you work.
You drive home with fresh cheese you made yourself and the recipes to do it again.
Picture Sunday dinner. You pull out the mozzarella you made the day before. Someone asks where you got it. You tell them you made it yourself.
That is what two hours at Blue Jacket Dairy gets you. A skill you actually keep. Food with a real story behind it. And a Saturday morning you will not forget.
Registration is open now. Classes are small and spots go fast.
More classes are on the way including butter making, jam making, water bath and pressure canning, sourdough, soapmaking, and heritage kitchen skills.
Get on the list and hear about new classes before anyone else.
Class Policies
All participants must be 18 or older.
Our classes involve dairy. If you have a specific allergy or concern please reach out before registering.
Our facility has some limitations. If you have accessibility needs please reach out before registering so we can talk through what to expect.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need any experience?
None at all. If you are curious and willing to get your hands in it you are ready.
How far is Bellefontaine from Columbus or Dayton?
About 45 minutes to an hour. Easy day trip and genuinely worth the drive.
Will I leave with something?
Yes. You make it, you take it home.
Can I come with a friend?
Absolutely. Groups are welcome. Each person needs their own ticket.
What is your cancellation policy?
All sales are final. Tickets can be transferred to another person with 48 hours notice. Contact us to arrange.
Can I take photos?
Personal photos are welcome. Please no video recording of the class.
