Inside Look: The Milking Process
There are four main ingredients in cheesemaking. We specialize in goats milk, cows milk and blended milk cheeses and are proud to have our own herd of dairy goats on...
Stepladder Journal
Beer & Cheese Pairings
This year, we're celebrating St. Patrick's Day with no green beer. We're classing up the shindig with a specially curated cheeseboard and beer from There Does Not Exist brewery located...
Celebrate International Women's Day with the Stepladder Herd Team
Happy International Women's Day! To celebrate the holiday, we wanted to spotlight some of our female herd crew members who are working around the clock this kidding season ensuring our...
Goat Spotlight: Lyon, the Mini LaMancha
Lyon is our striking Miniature Lamancha buck we brought to the ranch to add to our breeding program in October 2021. He is a very quiet, mild-mannered and docile buck...
Quarterly Herd Update: January 2022
With the vibrant green grass in the pasture as the perfect background, we did a little photoshoot with the herd. Below is a new photo of each doe that's part...
Behind-the-Scenes: Making Cabrillo Reserve
Aged Cabrillo is back for a limited time! Aged Cabrillo was the special-release cheese featured in the August 2021 Cheese Club shipment. We took our classic Spanish-style goat's and cow's...
Behind-the-Scenes: Making Cultured Butter
Learn more about our brand new European-style cultured butter and how a test batch a few years ago left us wanting more.
Behind-the-Scenes: Making Burning Love
New year, new cheese! We're excited to announce what's in the February 2022 Cheese Club shipment including the Club-exclusive, Burning Love.
Cheese Freshness & Proper Storage
Hopefully, you never have expired Stepladder cheese in your fridge, but if you do, here are some helpful tips to remember about freshness and good vs. bad molds.
Holiday Farmer's Market Update
It's not too late to stock up on local fruits, veggies and cheese at farmer's markets throughout California for holiday meal cooking! Here's our most up to date list of...
There's a New Spread in Town: Fromage Blanc
Did you know New York delis are having a cream cheese shortage? According to our friend Janet Fletcher, there's good news that we have alternatives. Several other fresh cheeses can fill...
Goat Spotlight: Amaranth
Amaranth is a darling doe who was born on the ranch on March 2, 2019. Like all of the baby goats born on the ranch, Amaranth was hand-fed and is...
Cover Crops: What Are They and Why Are They Important?
As we are finally coming into California’s small window of the rainy season, we like to make sure we have cover crop seeds spread in all of our orchards, especially...
Sponsor a Goat Program: Meet the Goats
Interested in becoming a Goat Sponsor, awesome! Meet the 10 available does for symbolic sponsorship below!
Goat Spotlight: Alexis
Alexis is friendly toward her human companions, and will generally meander over to us and ask for a quick scratch.