Franklin County CiderDays - Free lecture series @ Raven Books in the Mill at Shelburne Falls
2024 marks our 30th anniversary year!
Come to the beautiful 413 to enjoy tours of the region's premier cideries and orchards with cidermaking demos and tastings, workshops, exhibitions, and educational events at a county-wide selection of venues.
Find attractions from the valley towns of Greenfield, Deerfield, and Turners Falls to the beautiful hills of Buckland, Shelburne Falls, Colrain, Heath and all the towns in between.
Whether you are a cider aficianado (hard or sweet), make your own cider, are an orchardist, like hanging out in bucolic orchards, or enjoy soaking up all the goodness of autumn in New England, CiderDays is your event!
Saturday, November 2nd
Free lecture series at Raven Books in the Mill at Shelburne Falls! 10AM - 4:30pm
- 10:00am - 11:00am - Trees in the Landscape - Adam Buursma of Arboreal Habitats
- 11:00am - 12:00pm - The Commons - a panel discussion on Pomological habitat and populated areas with Benford Lepley (of Floral Terranes)
- 12:30pm - 1:30pm - Practical Pomology unveiling, book talk and Q&A with author Sean Turley (the Righteous Russet) on his monumental orchard reference book
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm - Heirloom apple tasting and vote-off with Maine apple gurus Sean Turley & Laura Sieger (FEDCO trees, Maine Heritage Orchard)
- 3:30pm - 4:30pm - American Cider book talk, Q&A, and signing with author and cider pro Dan Pucci
There are three other CiderDays events happening outside of West County area, including in Northfield, Williamsburg, Northampton. To find more information on those events, visit https://www.ciderdays.org/schedule-of-events-2024
