The first round of hard cider making we did in 2025 went better than I had expected and I really enjoyed the process. So this year we decided to roughly double the amount of cider we’d make. The process I followed was largely the same as I did last year. Read more…
It’s hard to imagine that the last post I made here was in April. I guess it goes to show how fast time flies these days. I can’t believe 2025 is almost gone but I’m also looking forward to things slowing down as they always do for the next couple Read more…
I won’t lie to you folks – I’ve been looking forward to spring since last summer. The farm is a busy place most of the year but tends to calm down for a month or two early in the year when it’s just too cold to do anything outside. While Read more…
One of the products we’d like to make at the farm is hard apple cider. The first apple trees I’ve been focusing on grafting have been mostly heirloom cider varieties. With any luck we’ll be harvesting apples from at least some of those trees in the next 4-5 years. That Read more…