HOULTON, Maine — The Southern Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District is co-sponsoring “Aroostook Apple Day” 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. The event takes place at the Unitarian Church, 61 Military St. in Houlton.
This year’s Aroostook Apple Day will feature interesting workshops, fruit tastings, displays, fruit tree sales, and delicious coffee and pastries available from the Cup Café. Dee Cote will be on hand from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. with a hand-crank cider press; visitors may bring clean apples and pears and containers to press some fruit.
A series of workshops will discuss: the history of apples in Aroostook County, cider making for sweet and hard cider and vinegar, holistic orchard management, and local growers’ issues and tips.
The event is free and open to the public. For class topics and times, visit: http://www.saswcd.org/pdf/Apple%20Day%20Handout%20Back.pdf. For more info or to request special accommodations, please contact angela.wotton@me.nacdnet.net.
Aroostook Apple Day is being co-sponsored by the Conservation District, Fedco Trees, Maine farmland Trust, and Maine Organic farmers and Gardeners Association.
