Got Cider? visitors ask at the 2016 Gravenstein Apple Fair Got Cider Past “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” the proverb goes. And when life gives you apples, make apple pie, apple juice, applesauce, and apple art. Moreover, now more than ever before, you make hard cider. “Got cider?”, people often ask,…
The Gravenstein apples have arrived, and so has the Sebastopol Community Apple Press, where you can bring your apples and make freshly squeezed juice. Slow Food Russian River lets you use the press, for free, at the Luther Burbank Experiment Farm at 7777 Bodega Highway on most Saturdays and Sundays…
Dont miss #GAF2015 Farm Panels!! Going strong for 42 years! You can’t miss this annual tradition of the Gravenstein Apple Fair. We’ll see you there on August 8 & 9 at Ragle Ranch Park in Sebastopol! Come by the Slow Food Russian River booth for a sample of fresh Grav…
The Gravenstien apples are here! With an early harvest, the apples are now available throughout Sonoma County. Gravenstein apples are avialable at local farmer’s markets, Oliver’s Markets in Santa Rosa and Cotati, and Andy’s Produce Market in Sebastopol. If you’re looking for a simple delicious recipe that highlights the Gravenstien…
We’d like to acknowledge the following people and institutions (and many others unnamed here) for their support in making the Press a successful operation in 2014: The Western Sonoma County Historical Society and the Farm Committee of the Luther Burbank Experiment Farm, for hosting us at the lovely Farm for the…
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