A late-season excuse for an apple workshop and group work in the sunshine.
Join us one last time this fall to learn from one of Maine's foremost artisan cidermakers. Angus Deighan of Rocky Ground Cider (@rockygroundcider) will reflect on topics of interest to participants, drawing on his experience in the craft cider scene in Maine, including: the logistics of his operation, relevant regulatory information and small business ecosystem, knowing what kind of apples to harvest from feral trees, and how to plant new orchards with the varieties and flavors that will achieve the right blends needed for optimal dry cider making.
Saturday October 11th,
8am arrival with a potluck dinner at 6pm
Fruit exploring: chat about apples, learning the flavor profiles, tasting crab apples and more about historic orchards led by Angus.
Fruit Foraging: gathering apples, driving around to Orchards in the area, learning about different varieties.
Bring along a picnic lunch, and something for a potluck dinner!
Sunday October 12th, 8am arrival with a potluck dinner at 7pm
Cider Making: pressing the apples!
Check the juice: sugar content, pH, flavor
Fermentation basics: containers, airlocks, racking and sulfite calculations.
Participatory supper-making and feasting and drinking of hard cider by the campfire in Smithereen Farm's timber-frame kitchen.
Picnic lunch (bring with you) and a potluck dinner (bring a dish for 1 of the nights)
Be ready to help out with meal prep/clean-up in a shared space and bring warm clothes!
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Cost
Workshop fee: $40 per person
Camping at Smithereen Farm or Blueberry Land is included in your workshop fee. (See below for more details)
Indoor rooms are available at Fox, Elver, or Cat (historic houses by the river) for $60 per room, per night. Single and double occupancy available (private bedroom, use of shared kitchen and bathroom). You may opt to stay one or two nights!
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Details
Attendees will receive a welcome email the week before the workshop with more details.
Workshop takes place at the Smithereen Home Farm, 767 Leighton Point Road, Pembroke ME 04666. This is also where the Home Farm Camping platforms are.
Blueberry Land Tent Platforms are located at 306 Youngs Cove Road, Pembroke, ME 04666.
(When you map yourself there, note that Ox Cove Road is only suitable for high clearance or 4WD vehicles, so go around via Young's Cove Road.)
See our 2025 Welcome Handbook for campers and visitors, for details about your visit, and for suggestions of places to visit on the road to Pembroke.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pTojatdRoEbY9Tr31f_PFRVtb0Xm8BAY/view?usp=sharing
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Hard cider can be pre-ordered by the case and Angus will bring it up Downeast for you to pick up. Cider is $185/case of 750ml bottles, $115/case of 375ml bottles. Cases will be mixed, highlighting different blends and styles! You can also buy value added products directly from Smithereen Farm — in which case, bring a cooler!
Questions? Email
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