Hard Cider Summer Tour
Event Details
Date
August 25, 2021
Time
9:30am
Cost
Cider Tour Suggested Donation : $5.00
(addl attendee $5.00 ea.)
Free Registration : Free
Host
Eastern New York Commercial HorticultureAGENDA
9:30 AM: Stop one: Samascott Orchards https://www.samascott.com/ 5 Sunset Ave, Kinderhook, NY 12106
Visit with Ron and Bryan Samascott to learn about their cider apple production, including new plantings of cider varieties, older varieties that have a revived market with cider producers, and their multi-generational diversified farm.
Travel time: 45 minutes
12:00 PM: Stop two: Indian Ladder https://www.indianladderfarms.... 342 Altamont Road, Altamont, NY 12009
Our lunch stop. Afterwards, we'll hear from Dietrich Gehring and Chris Carballeira about Indian Ladder's apple and cider production.
Travel time: 25 minutes
3:30 PM: Stop three: Nine Pin https://www.ninepincider.com/ 929 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Our final stop for the day is an urban cidery in the heart of Albany. We'll learn from Alejandro del Peral about Nine Pin's business growth, fermentation practices, and marketing approaches.
Participants will use their personal vehicles to get from location to location and can join us for whichever stops they are interested in seeing.
If you have any questions, please contact Gregory Peck at gmp32@cornell.edu
Apples
Apricots
Asparagus
Beets
Blueberries
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cherries
Cucumbers
Dry Beans
Eggplant
Ethnic Vegetables
Garlic
Grapes
Horseradish
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce / Leafy Greens
Melons
Nectarines
Onions
Parsnips
Peaches
Pears
Peas
Peppers
Plums
Potatoes
Pumpkins / Gourds
Radishes
Raspberries / Blackberries
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Snap Beans
Squash - Summer
Squash- Winter
Strawberries
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
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