Carol B. HIllman serving cider in the barn next to the colonial orchard

190: Cider Revitalizes a 1750 Colonial Orchard |MA

Fifty Years of Love to rebuild a Colonial Orchard In 1968, Carol B. Hillman bought a colonial era estate with an overgrown orchard,. This glorious site also overlooks the Quabbin Reservoir, Boston’s water source, in New Salem, Massachusetts. A Historical Home Needing TLC Originally attracted to the home onsite with a fire place in every … Read more

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124: No input apples at Big Fish Cider | Virginia

Another reason to visit western Virginia – Big Fish! Kirk Billingsley of Big Fish has been charmed by cider ever since he was a kid. Coming home from school he fondly remembers being mentored by his dad who had a barrel of sweet cider (non fermented apple juice) outside the family’s home in the same … Read more