Ben Kishbaugh & Troy Lehman of Big Hill Ciderworks | PA

289: The Road Less Traveled at Big Hill Ciderworks | PA

The Makers at Big Hill Ciderworks Troy Lehman and Ben Kishbaugh are long time friends who originally met while working in the automotive industry. Years later they team up on a very new career path as cidermakers! Both men were not originally orchardist, but that didn’t stop them from purchasing farms about a 1/2 mile … Read more

Cider Chat Ep 281 Cider Cider Fueled Road Trip 2021 NY/PA

281: Cider Fueled Road Trip to NY and PA

Cider Fueled Road Trip Day 1 This episode begins on a road trip to New York state, specifically the west side of the Hudson River to Stone Ridge Orchards one of the three farms that is under the umbrella of Hudson Valley Farmhouse Cider. The other two orchards are Breezy Hill, on the east side … Read more

Ep 280 Fluffy Slippers at Santa Cruz Cider Company

280: Why the Cidermaker wears Fuzzy Slippers

Grab the slippers, the house is on fire! In February of 2021, Nicole and Felix Todd had a chimney fire at the their home and the damage done made it unlivable. Having a fire even in the best of times is an ordeal, but during a pandemic is a whole other ball of wax. Felix … Read more