Fall Feature
New Salem Cider
William Grote, founder of New Salem Cider
Episode #27 is our fall feature! Nothing makes us prouder than to present farmers and other members of the agribusiness community. Here we interviewed William Grote of New Salem (MA) Cider.
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New Salem Preserves in New Salem, MA. An heirloom apple orchard on 125 acres overlooking the Quabbin Reservoir in central Massachusetts.
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New Salem Preserves in New Salem, MA. An heirloom apple orchard on 125 acres overlooking the Quabbin Reservoir in central Massachusetts.
NEW SALEM CIDER PRODUCES BARELY 1000 GALLONS OF HARD CIDER EACH SEASON, FROM APPLES GROWN ON JUST OVER 150 HEIRLOOM TREES. WE SORT & WASH THE APPLES BY HAND, AND RELY ON AN ANTIQUE PRESS WITH LIMITED CAPACITY TO EXTRACT THE JUICE, SO OUR CIDERS ARE MADE IN INDIVIDUAL BATCHES – PRESSED AS THE APPLES REACH PEAK RIPENESS.
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