Franklin County Cider Days
Saturday, November 02, 2024 from 10:00am to 04:30pm
Franklin County Cider Days
The Mill at Shelburne Falls
49 Conway Street
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.
