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Welcome to CiderDay!
 CiderDay
is a community event celebrating all things apple in
Franklin County, Massachusetts. 2007 marks the 13th year
of this event and there will be two days of orchard
tours, cider making 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 small charge for
some of the activities but there is no admission for the
self-guided tour of orchards.
Download the
2007 CiderDay flyer, which contains a summary of the
events, schedule, times and map for the 2007 event.
Highlights
of the 2007 CiderDay festivities include:
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Organic Orchardist Michael
Phillips, returns to give a talk on Saturday. Copies
of his book, The Apple Grower: A Guide for the
Organic Orchardist, will be available for sale and
signing. On Sunday, he will wassail apple trees at New
Salem Orchards.
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The Cider Salon —
tastings of a dozen or so ciders from around the country
at the White Church in Historic Deerfield. Glasses for
tasting are $10. No admission without a glass.
Directions
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CiderDay Dinner
— 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 Building in Old Deerfield.
Tickets $25 adv/$30 door. Directions
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Apple Pancake Breakfast
— New this year, Second Congregational Church in
downtown Greenfield (Court Square) hosts an apple
pancake breakfast on Saturday morning from 8:00 - 11:00.
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New Salem Orchards hosts
its Apple Festival with child-friendly apple pressing, live alpacas, cider donuts, caramel apples,
hot squash/cider soup, sweet potato pies, apples, sweet
cider, sun-cooked preserves and more!
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Apple Tasting on
Sunday at the Deerfield Inn led by Ben Watson. Ticket:
$15
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Cider and Cheese
Pairing at the Deerfield Inn on Sunday led by Ben
Watson.
Ticket: $20
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The Meeting House
Market Place at the Brick Meeting House in Colrain,
with local artisans and producers, food vendors, lunch
served by the Colrain Friends of the Library and apple
crisp made by the Colrain Historical Society
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Apple Crawl -
Shelburne Falls celebrates its apple-centered history:
art spaces, bookstores and restaurants stay true to the
apple. The Shelburne Falls Wine Merchant will host a
tasting of European ciders, and there will be
apple/cider specials at local restaurants.
Download the
2007 CiderDay flyer, which contains a summary of the
events, schedule, times and map for the 2007 event.
We hope you'll join us for the weekend!
Ciderday
is sponsored by West County Cider, Franklin County
Chamber of Commerce, CISA (Community Involved in
Sustaining Agriculture), Slow Food and Shop Western Mass
(www.shopwesternmass.com).
Funded
in part by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts/Department
of Business and Technology, Massachusetts Office of
Travel and Tourism
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