As concerns grow over the future of apple orchards in California’s Pajaro Valley, local growers and cider makers are shifting from alarm to action. Recent discussions surrounding changes in apple purchasing by major buyers have drawn renewed attention to the region’s orchards, particularly after community members witnessed longtime apple blocks being removed along Freedom Boulevard. … Read more
The surfside of Ciderville is feeling a tremor. For years, Cider Chat listeners have traveled with Ria to California’s Central Coast through conversations with cider makers, orchardists, and apple growers whose roots run deep in Watsonville and the Pajaro Valley. Cider Chat podcast guests Jake Mann of Five Mile Orchard, Robby Honday of Tanuki Cider, … Read more
176: We Like Cider In this episode we begin with: News out and about in Ciderville – Thank you Nathan for becoming a patron of Cider Chat. Nathan is part of Harcourt Apples based in Australia approximately 11/2 hours outside of Melbourne. Audio Snap Shots from the Totally Cider Tour Monterey Bay | California, that … Read more
Jake Mann’s family legacy goes back to the early days of apple growing and shipping in the California. His parent’s ranch Five Mile Orchard is a locally known historical location, where his great, great grandfather settled and built what is known as Sam L. Mann & Company apple storage facility and orchard in the early … Read more
Eric and Katie Rider are making cider on the hillside of the Santa Cruz mountains. They are dry farming their apple trees and also using apples from Five Mile Orchard in Corralitos. (Jake Mann whose family own’s the orchard will be on an upcoming Cider Chat.) Eric and Katie’s home and cidery is smack in … Read more
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