This weekend we went to 100 Acres - an old orchard sold to a developer who seems to be sitting on the property - only the roads have been put in. Pretty eerie place, it felt like there had been a recent death. Thousands of trees are left behind plaques that say "3 acre lot," or "1.5 acre lot for sale." Lucky for us there were many apples to be found. After extensive exploring and bloody legs we found the early variety we were looking for. We will definitely be back in the fall.
We pressed the first batch of cider on our new press this afternoon. The small wild apples that are ready this time of year made surprisingly good cider. Can't wait for weekly pressing parties in the fall. CITY CIDER!