David Asher, Natural Cheesemaker and Organic Farmer

Name: David Asher

Occupation: Organic farmer and cheesemaker, cheese educator and cheese writer. David runs the Black Sheep School of Cheesemaking, and is the author of The Art of Natural Cheesemaking

Place of Residence: The Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada

Background and Personal History: David Asher is an organic farmer, farmstead cheese maker and cheese educator based on the gulf islands of British Columbia, Canada. A guerrilla cheesemaker, David does not make cheese according to standard industrial practices — he instead explores traditionally cultured, non-corporate methods of cheesemaking.

David offers cheese outreach to communities near and far with the Black Sheep School of Cheesemaking. Through workshops in partnership with food-sovereignty-minded organizations, he shares his distinct cheesemaking style. His workshops teach a cheesemaking method that is natural, DIY, and well suited to the home kitchen or artisanal production.