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14th Annual Franklin County CiderDays November 1 and 2, 2008

Cider PressCiderDays is a community event celebrating all things apples in Franklin County, Massachusetts. 2010 marks the 16th year of this event and there will be two days of orchard tours, cidermaking and tastings, workshops and much more. This is for all who love apples, fresh or hard cider, apple cuisine, apple orchards or just being in New England in the fall. There is a charge for some of the activities but there is no admission for the self-guided tour of the orchards or the Marketplace at the Shelburne Buckland Community Center in Shelburne Falls.

Tickets for CiderDays 2010 will be on sale on this site beginning August 1, 2010.

In Memoriam
Terry Maloney

Fruit grower, cidermaker, co-owner of West County Cider and founder (with his wife Judith) of CiderDays

A gentle, intelligent, passionate man who will be greatly missed by family, friends and fellow cidermakers

There will be a special remembrance of Terry's life and work at the 2010 CiderDays event

Scroll down to find 2009 event highlights. 2010 events will be posted soon.


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This video features some of the many CiderDays activities from years past (video courtesy of Jim Bailey)
 

2009 Event Highlights:

This will give you an indication of the events involved in CiderDays weekend. The 2010 event schedule will be posted soon.

• Workshops, Talks and Tastings from beginner through advanced for cider makers, home orchardists and cider afficionados at various locations throughout the weekend (Saturday and Sunday)

• Apple Pancake Breakfast, Saturday, 8 - 11 am, at Second Congregational Church, Court Square, Greenfield

• The Cider Salon — tastings of dozens of ciders from around the country at the White Church Community Center in Old Deerfield. No admission without a ticket. (Saturday) Buy Ticket

• CiderDay Harvest Supper — Chef Paul Correnty will create a savory fall feast featuring apples, cider and other locally grown foods. The dinner will be held in the Blue & White Society Room at the PVMA Teachers' Center (10 Memorial St) in Old Deerfield.

• New Salem Orchards hosts its Apple Festival with child-friendly apple pressing, live alpacas, cider donuts, caramel apples, hot squash/cider soup, roasted hot dogs over a bonfire, apples, sweet cider, sun-cooked preserves and more! (Saturday and Sunday)

Cider Varieties for Commercial Growers led by Ian Merwin, apple grower and pomologist at Cornell University. This will be a small group discussion of varieties suitable for commercial growers. Held at the 3rd floor conference room at the McCuskers Building in Shelburne Falls, from 10-12 on Saturday. Cost $10

• Organic Orchardist Michael Phillips wassails apple trees at New Salem Orchards on Saturday (1 - 2 pm). Michael is also leading an orchard walk at Clarkdale Fruit Farms on Sunday (1 - 2 pm).

Tom Burford gives talks on grafting (Saturday 10 - 11) and orchard restoration (11:15 - 12:00) at Apex Orchards.

• From Apple to Bottle on Sunday at the White Church Community Center in Old Deerfield. Farnum Hill and West County Cider present a tasting of few of their ciders with the coupled with a tasting of the apples that went into them.

• Apples from the Slow Food Ark on Sunday at the White Church Community Center in Old Deerfield led by Ben Watson and Tom Burford.

• Cider and Cheese Pairing on Sunday at the White Church Community Center in Old Deerfield led by Ben Watson and Antony Liberti and Leslie Mann from South End Formaggio.

• The Marketplace at the Shelburne Buckland Community Center in Shelburne Falls, with local artisans and producers, food vendors, and, of course, apples!

 

 

 

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Workshops and Marketplace at Shelburne Buckland Community Center
 

CiderDays sponsors
CiderDays is sponsored in part by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce,
West County Cider, OESCO Inc., Ryan & Casey Liquors, Slow Food USA, and CISA
Additional funding from the MA dept of Agricultural Resources www.mass.gov/agr
Funded in part by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Business Development/
Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism. For statewide travel information, visit massvacation.com.


 


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