Ria Windcaller with orchardist Carol Hillman in western Massachusetts

In Uniquely Quabbin: Cider Roots That Reached Around the World

Sometimes it takes someone asking you to look backward to see how far a story has traveled. The September-December 2026 issue of Uniquely Quabbin magazine includes an article I wrote about the cider history of western Massachusetts, and how my own path through cider began here before leading to Cider Chat®, eCiderNews™ and Totally Cider … Read more

Cider Chat Episode 003 with Robert Colnes and his Cider House

003-Robert Colnes | Building a Cider House

95-years-young and the Cider House He Built! Robert Colnes, of New Salem Preserves wanted to build a cider house for the farm’s bountiful orchard. Little did he know when he started that he was on journey that would take him two years to complete. New Salem Preserves is situated on the edge of the Quabbin … Read more