dzpiez,
I use curd from a restaurant supply co. The only problem is that it comes in 42lb box for about $2.25lb but in a cheese supply co website I found a list of milk that is suitable for cheesemaking available in your State.
California
Raw Orange County California
Mother's market one of our very few sources for raw milk is our local health food store.
Raw New Frontiers Natural Marketplace,
896 Foothill Blvd., San Louis Obispo, CA
(805) 785-0195.
Organic Pastures dairy,
located outside of Fresno, CA. source of raw milk for those cheesemakers who live on the central coast of California. The usual delivery is Sunday around 1 PM. Call their number, ask for the dairy department, and ask to speak to Cory, a very helpful guy who will set aside the amount you want to pick up.
Past Davis, CA.
Nugget Market and at the Davis Food Co-op Clover Farms Organic Whole milk
they say "Not Ultra Pasteurized" right on the label.
Past? Carlsbad, CA. At Jimbo's Naturally on Calle Organic milk
Past Bristol Farms
2080 N Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA I usually buy ALTA DENA milk, it is supposed to be hormone free (although it is not labeled organic) and it is available at most of our Southern California grocery stores
Past People's Food Co-op,
4765 Voltaire, San Diego, CA Alta-Dena milk in San Diego works well for cheese.
?? Past Straus Family Creamery Bay area and North
....they write:
Our milk is NOT ultra pasteurized. We use the HTST method. This means 170 degrees for 19 seconds. Note: some folks have reported this is problematic milk ... it is higher than normal past temps at 161F for 16 secs ... at 172 it becomes marginal milk for cheesemaking
? Claravale Dairy
Watsonville, CA
Santa Cruz, CA area (central Coast, CA - about 90 miles south of SF)
http://claravaledairy.com/index.html They have milk at New Leaf markets and Staff of Life. South of Santa Cruz, CA:
They sell raw, organic milk delicious!
Past Bayview Farms whole milk
Lathrop, CA,
available at most Raley's stores in the Bay Area This sets a more abundant curd than even some of the organic milks available here. It is homogenized and pasteurized, NOT ultra-pasteurized.
NOTE: I have had at least one customer report that this is heated to 177F and held for 27 secs and no longer works for making mozz
Raw Organic Pastures
Fresno, CA.
http://organicpastures.com The BEST is the raw milk from Organic Pastures in Fresno, CA.
Past Whole Foods in Walnut Creek
has Clover and Strauss Family Creamery both taste great and are NOT ultra pasteurized.
Past I have used Straus milk with great success. Their cream top whole milk is incredible.
http://www.strausfamilycreamery.com/I have also used Horizon milk.
http://www.horizondairy.com/ I have made the mozzarella cheese 3 times and my family and I have loved it every time
Julie Foley
Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery Sebastopol, CA
contact@redwoodhill.netwww. Redwoodhill.com)
(707) 823.8250 x102 We are a goat farm and creamery located about one hour north of San Francisco which produces goat’s milk . I have steered many of our cheese-making inquiring customers towards your website. Our milk can be found in many Whole Foods Markets as well as other natural food stores within the San Francisco area.
