Apples are Number One on the dirty dozen list of conventionally grown fruits and vegetables to avoid (in 2014):
https://knowwhereyourfoodcomesfrom.com/2014/03/11/dirty-dozen-plus-two-conventionally-grown-produce-to-avoid/.
And they’re at the top of the list of conventionally grown fruits and vegetables to avoid again in 2015:
www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary.php. The cideries included in this directory deserve praise for producing hard apple ciders from apples grown organically and/or with a declared commitment to sustainable agriculture.
California
Apple Garden Farm
3875 Tomales-Petaluma Road
Tomales (Marin County)
707.878.9152
www.applegardenfarm.com
Indigeny Reserve
14679 Summers Lane
Sonora (Tuolumne County)
209.533.9463
https://indigenyreserve.com/
Colorado
Big B’s
39126 Highway 133
Hotchkiss (1 mile west of Paonia in Delta County)
970.872.3065
www.bigbs.com
Maryland
Distillery Lane Ciderworks (DLC)
5533 Gapland Road
Jefferson (Frederick County)
240.344.8856
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of orchards; no organophosphates sprayed
http://distillerylaneciderworks.com/
Massachusetts
Bear Swamp Orchard & Cidery
1209B Hawley Road
Ashfield (Franklin County)
413.625.2849
www.bearswamporchard.com
Michigan
Green Bird Cellars & Organic Farms
9825 E Engle Road
Northport (Leelanau County)
231.386.5636
Winery offers hard ciders (using its estate grown apples) including Peach and Coffee ciders (in addition to wine, beer, spirits)
http://www.greenbirdcellars.com/
JK’s Scrumpy
1431 Duffield Road
Flushing (near Flint in Genesee County)
917.771.4584
http://jksfarmhouseciders.com/
New York
Aaron Burr Cidery
Wurtsboro (Sullivan County)
No tasting room at farm; tastings summer months at Westwind Orchard in Accord (Sullivan County)
Limited farm tours & CSA pick up days in summer
https://www.aaronburrcider.com/
Finger Lakes Cider House
4017 Hickok Road (east of South Main Street toward Cayuga Lake)
Interlaken (Tompkins County)
607.351.3313
Features its own Good Life Cider as well as ciders from its friends at Black Diamond Cider, Eve’s Cidery, Redbyrd Orchard Cider and South Hill Cider.
www.fingerlakesciderhouse.com
Westwind Orchard
415 Lower Whitfield Road
Accord (Sullivan County)
https://www.westwindorchard.com
Vermont
Fable Farm Fermentory
1525 Royalton Turnpike
Barnard (Windsor County)
802.234.5667
http://fablefarmfermentory.com
Washington
Alpenfire Organic Cider
220 Pocket Lane (off Cape George Road)
Port Townsend (Jefferson County)
Tasting Room Hours: Sat & Sun 12:00PM-5:00PM, Mon-Fri By appointment only
First certified organic hard cider orchard and cidery in Washington State
www.alpenfirecider.com
Finn River Farm & Cidery
142 Barn Swallow Road
Chimacum (north Olympic Peninsula in Jefferson county)
360.732.4337
www.finnriver.com
Tieton Cider Works
619 West J Street
Yakima (Yakima County)
509.571.1430
http://tietonciderworks.com
Wisconsin
The Cider Farm
7258 Kelly Road
Mineral Point (Iowa County)
608.219.4279
www.theciderfarm.com
