Franklin County Cider Days

Join us for CiderDays on the first weekend of November 2024 Here's what we've got in store for your cider tasting, apple eating, and educational pleasure:

Schedule of Events:

10:00AM - 4:30PM - Free lecture series at Raven Books

10:00 - 5:00pm - Pomona's Gifts apple display - the famous Hudson Valley Orchardist Kevin Clark of Rose Hill Farm will be setting up the touring display
10:00am - 11:00am - Trees in the Landscape - Adam Buursma (Arboreal Habitats) discusses how to select and maintain apple trees in the landscape. He will touch on rootstocks, limb training, pruning, understory care.
11:00am - 12:00pm - The Commons - a panel discussion on apple trees held in common trust with Benford Lepley (Floral Terranes), Bleecker Wheeler (Watson Wheeler Cider) and Matt Kaminsky (Gnarly Pippins)
12:30pm - 1:30pm - Practical Pomology unveiling, book talk and Q&A with author Sean Turley (the Righteous Russet) on his monumental upcoming orchard reference book.
2:00pm - 3:00pm - Heirloom apple tasting and vote-off with Maine apple gurus Sean Turley & Laura Sieger (FEDCO trees, Maine Heritage Orchard)
3:30pm - 4:30pm - American Cider book talk, Q&A, and signing with author and cider pro Dan Pucci.