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UNITY — Great Maine Apple Day, a celebration of the history, flavor and tradition of Maine apples, will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, at the Common Ground Education Center.
Featured presentations will include:
• A panel of local cider makers moderated by Khris Hogg of Perennial Cider Bar in Belfast.
• Favorite Apple Varieties for the Home Orchard with Seth Yentes of North Branch Farm in Monroe.
• Preserving Fall Fruit — a demo with Jenn Legnini of Turtle Rock Farm & Cannery in Union.
• Growing Peaches, Plums, Cherries and More with Jill and Brian of Winter Cove Farm in Winterport.
• Tour of MOFGA’s orchards (including the Maine Heritage Orchard down the road from MOFGA’s Education Center) with MOFGA’s orchard coordinator, Laura Sieger.
Have a mystery apple that you want identified? Come talk with a dream team of Maine apple identifiers! You can also see, and bring home to sample, rare and heirloom apples grown at MOFGA and on other Maine farms.
Local producers will have apples, cider, baked apple treats and more for sale, along with fruit tree seedlings and fall produce. Chestnuts grown on MOFGA’s grounds will be roasted to perfection for you to taste. Try pressing apples for cider with a crew of experienced volunteers or attend a 15-minute demonstration on baking the best apple pie crust! There will be activities for kids — both young ones and older ones. For more details, check out MOFGA’s website.
The event is sponsored by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and Fedco Trees.
Admission is $2 for MOFGA members and $4 for nonmembers; kids get in free.
Attendees must pre-register so MOFGA can monitor attendance and, if need be, limit attendees. The event will be outdoors, and masks are required to be worn by all.
