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cider pressing & Harvest Party 2011

Saturday, October 8th, 2011.
Cider Pressing, Harvest Potluck and Scarecrow Contest

Rain or Shine!

Family Friendly and Everyone Welcome!

Cider Pressing Starts at 10 am, Potluck 1-2 pm, Pressing Until Dusk.

Sunday - more cider pressing, without all the extras.

Come enjoy one last day at the farm pressing cider, eating homemade donuts and listening to some old-time music. We'll start the press at ten and you can bring your own apples or pre-order seconds apples by the bushel from us.

In colonial-era New England, cider used to rule as the safer alternative to often-tainted water. Hard cider was the drink of choice, with ciderkin for the youngins. If you love fresh cider, or are intrigued, come learn how to make some. You can turn some into hard cider if you are so inclined. If you want to learn even more there's a great event later in the fall called Cider Days.

How to make your cider:
Bring jugs and apples.
You can order cider apples with us that we'll have at the farm for you. You can freeze any extra of the delicious cider you make for later enjoyment.

BULK ORDER CIDER APPLES: 1 bushel apple seconds - probably about $12 (TBA). A bushel makes about 2-3 gallons. Order by Tuesday Oct. 4. Email orders to us at events@redfirefarm.com. Please note your name, how many bushels you want and what day you want to press your apples!

Potluck begins at 1 pm.
Bring a dish along to share. We'll make some tasty food here as well.

Pressing keeps going often til dark. See details below about pressing on Sunday.

4th Annual Scarecrow Contest

Enter the contest and help us decorate the Red Fire Farmstand with all kinds of creepy witches and monsters for the Halloween season! Scarecrows can be funny too!

There will be straw available to stuff your scarecrow for the 2011 Scarecrow Contest. Bring materials and you can build your scarecrow while waiting for your turn at the cider press!

2011 Competing Scarecrows gotta be in place by Saturday, October 8th. Earlier is better! Check out the prizes, and find out how to enter by reading the Scarecrow Contest Poster.

Cider Pressing on Sunday

Sunday October 9th, you are invited to press cider at the farm unsupervised throughout the day. If you are unable to attend Saturday's party, you are welcome to make your cider on Sunday. Reserve some apples and come on by between 9 am and 5 pm (while we have someone staffing the stand) and check in at the farmstand.