Apple Juice!

Starting a farm is a fun but overwhelming endeavor. What does one start with? My first two entries on this blog ("From Our Wedding To The First 100 Chicks" and "Becoming Real Farmers" ) talked some about our process and how it was we ended up starting with chickens as our first, for-sale-off-the-farm product.

BUT, chickens won't be the last! And here is the second (sort of!): cold-pressed, organic apple cider. This is definitely the yummiest apple juice I've ever had, and I'm not usually an apple juice fan. It's so incredibly sweet that Milan and I usually water it down at least a third with water. It's great heated, too -- just add a little cinnamon, nutmeg and a squirt of lime or lemon juice. Pick up a jar or two when you come get your chickens on processing day (TBA, but pretty soon).


This is our 2008 bottling, but 2009 bottles are available, as well as frozen quarts from our 2009 pressing (they just don't look quite as nice). The benefit of frozen is that the juice is raw. Pasteurization to 180 degrees is necessary for bottling. Either way, though, it's still organic goodness!