Quarterly Herd Update: August 2022
We are now more than half-way through the year and our herd is on cruise control as we sail through the days, weeks and months that constitute our regular milking...
Stepladder Journal
Behind-the-Scenes: Making Clothbound Cow Cheddar
Making Cheddar cheese, especially an aged, clothbound variation, is time-intensive and requires a lot of manual labor. Is it worth it? In our opinion, yes. Absolutely.
Clothbound Goat Cheddar Receives First Place at 2022 American Cheese Society Awards Competition
Stepladder Creamery Wins Gold at 2022 American Cheese Society Judging & Awards Competition / Clothbound Goat Cheddar places first in Farmstead Goat’s Milk Cheese category
Cambria Named One of the Best Off-The-Radar Destinations by Best Life
We love living and working in Cambria, and it's fun when our tiny town (and us) gets mentioned in the news! Wendy Gould, a lifestyle reporter at Best Life, says Cambria...
Introducing Ventana
The August 2022 Cheese Club shipment features Ventana, an all-goat version of Cabrillo. We actually got the idea for Ventana from our friend and fellow cheesemonger, Janet Fletcher.
Inside Look: The Milking Parlor
The milking parlor is where the first part of our cheesemaking production begins - read the blog for a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into daily milkings of our goats.
Spotlight: Cal Poly Dairy
June is National Dairy Month and we want to give an extra special shout out to our friends at Cal Poly Dairy who supply us with weekly shipments of fresh cow's milk...
Stickee Cow: A Collaboration with Firestone Walker
Beer and cheese just go together. So when we were approached by our friends at Firestone Walker Brewing Company for a collaboration for their upcoming Brewmaster's Collective beer club shipment,...
Goat Spotlight: Stephanie
Meet Stephanie, our May 2022 goat of the month. Stephanie is a beautiful, mild-mannered doe with distinctive markings that make her stand out in the herd. Read the blog to learn...
Quarterly Herd Update: April 2022
We have concluded another successful kidding season! This year was one of our smoothest yet and we were so happy to welcome 72 extremely healthy little ones onto the ranch...
How to Build a Chèvre Cheese Board
Chèvre is a favorite among creamery workers and customers alike. Over the years we have curated different flavors that we make at home and love to share with friends and...
Kidding Season 2022 Wrap-Up
And that's a wrap! We ended this year's kidding season with 72 kids. Watch this video from Michelle as she talks through kidding season in more detail.
Stepladder Fruit Varietals
As the years go by, our collection of different types of fruit trees grows and grows on the Stepladder property, which happens to be over 700 acres. See below for...
Goat Spotlight: Poppy
Meet Poppy, our April 2022 goat of the month. Poppy is a very quiet, intelligent, and observant little doe. Read the blog to learn more about her.
Behind-the-Scenes: Making Rocky Butte Reserve
To say we are excited about releasing Rocky Butte Reserve is an understatement. It's never been done before inside our creamery and we are beyond thrilled with how this cheese...