Windswept Farm and Cidery Blog

Our 2017 Lost Orchard cider harvest was a lot of fun this year. We discovered some new organic orchard sites, as well as some interesting new varieties of wild pear to add to our perry trials. Sign up for our newsletter for an invite to our next volunteer harvest event.

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Since discovering a wild old grove of heirloom apple, plum and pear trees on our 100 acre farm, foraging for wild apples and harvesting wild perry pears has quickly become one of our favourite things to do. We're continually inspired by the endless heirloom and new varieties yet to be discovered and transformed into rare vintage ciders that reflect a sense of time and place.

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Is there a better way to spend Earth day than gathering with friends to graft hundreds of cider apple trees? This past weekend we headed on over to Heartwood Farm & Cidery to continue building our own cider orchard.  Apple trees are grafted for several reasons - the first being that apple...

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You can tell it's harvest season in our neck of the woods, when you start seeing truck after truck full of apple harvest bins being delivered to the local orchards. There’s definitely a calm before the storm vibe to our days right now, as we start gearing up for our first harvests...

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It's been a busy summer here at the farm with lots of projects on the go. Work on the cidery building is almost complete - we'll be working away this long weekend, finishing up the framing and insulating in the cellar room. Note to self: next time you're planning an insulating project,...

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