Minerals are ground into a fine white powder

Mill machinery at Zaanse Schans

Rotating cog operates an adjacent wheel to transmit power

Windmill of Zaanse Schans

One of the windmills at Zaanse Schans

Top of a windmill

A presentation on traditional cheese making in the village

Cheese making presentation

Shredding cheese is easy with this shredder which you can buy in the shop

Cheese making equipment

You can buy presentation packs of traditional Dutch cheese at the shop

Try the red-waxed Edam or one of the many varieties of Gouda.

A visit to Catharina Hoeve, a cheese farm at Zaanse Schans

Home-made mustard is sold from this window.

A typical gabled house