377: Fable Farm Fermentory’s Co-Evolution of Humanity & Apples | VT

Fable Farm Fermentory’s Co-Evolution of Humanity & Apples The Apple Calls Us In | Fable Farm, VT started 15 years ago… In this episode hear how brother’s Jon and Christopher Piana found their way to Fable Farm and how you can get there and enjoy the bounty too! Hear about: Jon and Christopher’s back stories … Read more

Ep 334 Laird Family

334: Laird’s & Co. Apple Jack & Brandy Barrel Aging | Part 2

How the Laird Family honed the making of Apple Jack In Part 1 of this two part series on Laird’s & Company, we met with 9th generation Lisa Laird Dunn. Lisa is the COO and Global Ambassador of this family business. In that episode #333 Lisa shared the family’s 324 year history beginning in 1698 … Read more

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287: Elizabeth Ryan | Hudson Valley Farmhouse Cider, NY

Who is Elizabeth Ryan? She is the founder of Hudson Valley Farmhouse Cider, but that is only part of the story. At heart she is a farmer having grown up in Iowa on a family farm. She moved east to Ithaca to study at Cornell University to originally study engineering. Life had other plans for … Read more

Andy Hallett of Hallet Cider episode 215 of Cider Chat

215: Andy Hallett of Hallet Cider | UK

Join the Talking Pommes and I, as we “Flip the bird” to the Coronavirus! Say “feck off” to the virus by signing up now for the upcoming England Cider Tour September 1-6, 2020. 215: Andy Hallett of Hallet Cider | UK Andy Hallett says he choose to become a cidermaker, once he retired from a … Read more

Cider Chat Episode 194 Ross Cider with Ria, Mike and Albert

194: The Reason for Being | Ross on Wye Cider & Perry, UK

Family Teamwork at Ross Cider Mike Johnson grew up on Broome Farm picking up apples with his grandmother, in the rural country known as Herefordshire in the United Kingdom. Thirty Five years ago cider began being made and sold commercially at the farm. More recently Mike and son Albert, who came back to the farm … Read more

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192: Oak Barrel Smoker, Cheese & Cider | UK

Repurposing an Oak Barrel into a Smoker! The Perfect Sheep for an Orchard! And of course Cider! All in this episode 192! Kate and Toby Lovell are raising Shropshire Sheep and Friesian Sheep at Handcocks Meadow Farm The Shropshire Sheep don’t debark trees which make them excellent for use in orchards. They also have a … Read more

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188: Cider & Wine Safari w/Randall Grahm at Popelouchum

Off to Popelouchum with Randall But before our Popelouchum Safari, an exciting new estate vineyard, we delve into a wee bit of news to kick off this episode 188 Two New Cider Zines We begin with an overview of Graftwood and Full Juice, two new cider zines out of UK. Graftwood is a subscription based … Read more