More NW Cider Press and Cider Events at Harvest Time

Well it is that time of year again. The harvest season where you’ll find all of us involved in apples (or trying to be) running like mad. Picking, milling, pressing, sanitizing, storing, testing, adding nutrients, racking, worrying. I don’t have my own trees or an orchard yet but I’ve been beyond busy “hustling” and collecting [...]

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Cider Academy.

Done deal. 4 years in the waiting and I’m finally going to attend Peter Mitchell’s Cider Academy. The course I am taking is Cider Making – Principles & Practice course and it is held at the WSU Mount Vernon extension. Not too far away. I’m pretty excited overall and the syllabus is a dream. I [...]

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Apple Crazy in Olympia.

Fall has always been my favorite time of the year. The temperature, the weather, the colors, the sounds, the smells. It all works for me. The past two years have left me Apple crazy during Autumn. This condition is exacerbated now that I own an apple press. I’ve been out hustling them apples and harassing [...]

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