Redbyrd’s First Annual Orchard Wassailing in photos
Come Wassail With Us!
Join us for an evening of rousing fun and revelry! We’ll stomp through the orchard and then share in music and food and libation. Bring a dish to pass and stay for dinner! We’ll have a few flashlight led winter orchard tours, lots of hot cider, and fiddle music to knock your socks off…so dress warm! When? January 17, FRIDAY! From 4:30 PM until 7pm Wassailing will occur at sunset, don’t miss it Where? At Redbyrd’s orchard in Trumansburg! Where is that? […]
Happy New Year!!!
Hello 2014, a happy new year to us all! There’s sunshine in the orchard, fresh snow on the ground, and a buzz of excitement in the air here at Redbyrd. We’ve entered the season of planning, and dreaming, and scheming, and, of course, bottling. Don’t forget it’s also the season of tending to the sheep, Eric reminds me. Welcoming in this new year gives us the opportunity to look back upon 2013…which feels quite lovely as i sit by the wood stove […]
Best Holiday Gift EVER…Cider CSA sign up begins today!
We’re sooooooo excited to have Cider CSA sign-ups begin, we might just do some hooping in the snow!!! How ’bout you? Drink local, drink sustainable! Redbyrd Orchard Cider’s CSA is a wonderful option for those who want to commit to supporting their local orchardist and cidermaker. CSA stands for community supported agriculture, although most folks don’t think of their beverage as an agricultural product, it is! and boy does that make a difference in what you get in your glass. Here at […]
Photos from second day of ‘Build Your Own Cider Press’ Workshop!
Harvest Cider Released. Just in time for an appearance on your holiday table!
Welcome to the world, Harvest Cider!!!!! We are excited to announce the release of our first cider of the 2013 harvest season! Join us in celebrating…we’ll be at Pressbay Alley, 116 W. Green St., Ithaca, NY Monday November 23, 2013 3:00-7:30pm as part of Good Life Farm’s Thanksgiving Market You may also directly pre-order 2013 Harvest Cider from us for local pickup, $14/bottle, case and half-case orders 10%off. Just shoot us an email or phonecall the old fashioned way. Find Harvest Cider […]
Interested in Growing Apples? Holistic Organic Orchard Classes Offered
Join us, along with a handful of New York State’s finest apple growers and cidermakers, as we get down to the real grit of apple growing! We’re proud to be a part of this wonderful team of teachers… Groundswell is honored to be working with an outstanding group of orchardists who have designed the course. They will be teaching and hosting these hands-on sessions at orchards around the Tompkins County area. This is a unique opportunity to learn from some of the […]
Double Dog Timberworks & Redbyrd to Offer Build Your Own Cider Press Workshop!
Imagine the amazing autumn pressing parties you’ll be able to host. Kids running around kicking leaves, adults getting to laugh and drink and work hard together making something delicious, maybe even a small bonfire in the background. Ahhhh, now that’s community! that’s cider! and all that could be yours… Our good friend, Maria Klemperer-Johnson, a local builder, teacher, and soon to be orchardist, approached us late this summer with a fantastic idea~~~~let’s create a cider press kit, easy to assemble and offer […]
Redbyrd Orchard Cider 