Growler Day Transition:
 
We've been open since Sept 5, with Growler Days every Saturday.
Halloween day is our last weekly G-day for 2026! Next month we may schedule one before Thanksgiving, but don't rely on it -- we might wimp out until December.

For the final retail weekend, Oct.31-Nov.1: Saturday will be Growler day, also offering other Farnum Hill ciders.
Farnum Hill Ciders and Growler refills will be available both Sat and Sun, but the special Growler price happens on Saturday only ($10 vs. $12).

HOURS THRU NOV 1:
Thursdays & Friday -- cash, check or Venmo only!
10AM-6PM
Saturday & Sunday  -- can accept credit/debit as well as cash, check or Venmo.
10AM-5PM

The overall Fall setup has been different from past retail seasons -- again, our last retail day is Nov. 1 this year.
Remember: we don't have pumpkins, squash, etc this year! For those, go to Riverview Farm on River Road off 12A, just across the Plainfield line from Lebanon!  They have all the fall treats.

Fall 2026 at Poverty Lane Orchards:

Since Sept 5 we've been open Saturdays and Sundays with Staffed Retail, accepting most forms of payment.Thursdays and Fridays, it's been cash, check or Venmo for apples and sweet cider, all self-service. 

With staff here, we're allowed to pour tastes and sell our alcoholic ciders. People will be here to help customers, accept credit/debit (also of course cash, check or Venmo.) The orchards have been open for picking (the crop was patchy, so the quest wasl longer than last year!)  Sweet cider was available once we started pressing. 

However there weren't pre-packed bags of apples, or local treats as in past years.
We've let you know as best we can where to get the delicious things you may have seen here in the past.

Thursdays and Fridays, Honesty box accepted cash, check or Venmo, no plastic: The orchards will be open for picking (you'll see that the crop is patchy, so the stroll will be longer than last year!)  Sweet cider will be available once we start pressing.

CHANGES in '26
Retail going minimal! Pick-Your-Own apples only, we're not packing the tote bags this year. There will be fridges full of our sweet cider, as soon as we start pressing. Visitors can hang out, use the chairs picnic tables, take the walks, treat the place as a very large back yard -- and there will be a porta-john as always.
But please take your picnic trash home...

We'll inform you how to track down local treats you may have seen here in past years.

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays CLOSED: There's a solid wholesale crop of cider fruit, so passers-by will see tractors and wagons and activity, but not rows of parked cars!
With all best wishes,  The Wood family.

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Growler Basics:
Growlers are half-gallon reusable containers. We fill them from small batches of Farnum Hill ciders we call "Dooryard" batches -- because they're only available here in our dooryard. People come to the barn, taste what we have, decide what to take home in their containers. Bring anything that divides neatly into half-gallons, there's no need to buy our new glass jugs.

These days, the only still -- non-bubbly -- ciders we offer are Dooryard (growler) batches.) They're fun to taste, even if you end up choosing Extra Dry or Farmhouse, which you can also taste.. (Extra Dry and Farmhouse, both bubbly, are also both available in the Hanover and Lebanon Food Co-ops, the Extra Dry only in the Lebanon Price Choppers and in the Lebanon Hannaford store.)

Be aware that Farnum Hill Ciders are dry or barely off-dry, not sweet at all. 

Here's how we describe the XD in our salesy language 
"This madly fruity, totally dry cider unfurls complex citrus, tropical, herbal and mineral notes framed by a fine acid-bitter balance and refreshing astringency, through a long, food-friendly finish.  Don't search for fresh-apple flavors in these ciders any more than you'd search for fresh-grape flavors in good wines... the juices have been transformed! Pour at red-wine temps -- 55-65F -- if you want the whole sensory show. Alcohol 7.5%"

And here's promo lingo on the Farmhouse -- (it's all true):

"Our most casual cider. Barely off-dry but just. not. sweet. Pale gold, bubbly, with hints of sweetness amid tart, bitter, and fruity elements: citrus, pineapple, bittersweet apple, and whiffs of good earthy funk.
It has a clean, appetizing finish that is super-friendly to food.
Alcohol 6.50%"

Our ciders have all this enjoyable complexity because we grow cider apple varieties, which make superior cider for the same reasons that wine grapes make superior wine. But -- most of them taste very odd if you try to eat them! However, there are some fabulous "crossover" varieties that do it all: taste great, cook great, and ferment great. See our back labels for a list of apple varieties that contribute their character to Farnum Hill Ciders.

Here's a partial group shot...

We fill growlers from small batches of Farnum Hill ciders we call "Dooryard" batches -- because they're only available here in our dooryard. These days. the only still -- non-bubbly -- ciders we offer are Dooryard (growler) batches.) They're fun to taste, if you end up choosing Extra Dry or Farmhouse. 

Of course Farnum Hill bottles (Extra Dry), cans ("Farmhouse")  are also here for tasting and sale. Delicious for any occasion, great with food. Farnum Hill dry, complex ciders make prime gifts for people with wide-awake taste buds -- also they're less alcoholic than wine at 6.5-7.5% ABV! 
They're also available at Co-op Food Stores locally.
Our Extra Dry bottles can also be found at extremely good prices in local Price Choppers and Hannafords.  We've raised our wholesale price to them more than once, but they haven't raised their retail price... 


(Growler Day November-August is a quiet monthly affair. Off-season basics HERE. )

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