Ahlbin’s Fire Cider

Greenfield, Massachusetts

Ahlbin’s owner, Kara, started making Fire Cider in her kitchen for her family with ingredients from her own garden. She’s taken her fine-tuned recipe and made it available to her community. The name “Ahlbin’s” carries on the name of Kara’s ancestors who came to the US from Sweden. Her traditional creations are tried and true and based on traditional folk recipes passed from family to family and generation to generation, tapping into all of our roots.

Atlas Farm

South Deerfield, MA | 95 Acres | est. 2004

Atlas Farm is a certified organic, diversified family farm run by Gideon Porth. With its roots in the fertile soil of the Connecticut River Valley, Atlas Farm grows a huge variety of produce, including fresh greens, heirloom tomatoes, carrots, and potatoes.

Baird Farm

Chittendon, Vermont | 560 acres | est. 1918

The 560-acre farm is located in Chittenden, Vermont and has been in the Baird family for four generations. Bonnie and Bob Baird own and operate the farm today while their daughter Jenna and her partner Jacob run the maple syrup business. Bob’s grandparents, Sara and Ralph Baird, both grew up on farms on the road. In 1918 they purchased our farm from Sara’s sister and brother-in-law. Their son Richard took over the operation in the 1940s and ran the farm until 1979 when Bonnie and Robert purchased the property. Maple syrup was produced here even before the Bairds moved to the property.

Bone Mountain Farm

Jericho, VT

Bone Mountain Farm is a small organic farm run by Tucker Andrews and Thomas Case. They produce various crops including specialty Winter Squash. Tucker and Thomas focus on letting vegetables find their own nutrients in the soil with a whole systems approach, to establish a high-quality crop.

Carr’s Ciderhouse

Hadley, MA | est. 2012

Carr’s Ciderhouse, operated by Jonathan Carr and Nicole Blum, is a family-run business committed to handcrafting small-batch, naturally made hard ciders as well as apple-cider-based products for the pantry. They have ensured a commitment to the traditional foodways of this area by preserving farmland, as well as the balance of the ecosystem by never spraying, minimally mowing, practicing silvopasture with goats and sheep, and planting lots and lots of trees.

Champlain Orchards

Shoreham, VT | 250 Acres | est. 1998

Champlain Orchards is run by Bill Suhr, Andrea Scott, and their two children. The farm is an almost entirely solar-powered operation. Along with growing many varieties of apples, Champlain offers a bounty of other fruits that are eco-certified, including pears, cherries, plums, and peaches, and also produces apple cider, apple sauce, and apple butter in their own facilities.

Crossmolina Farm

West Corinth, VT

Crossmolina Farm is a highly diversified, family run farm located in West Corinth, Vermont. They raise a wide variety of vegetables using intensive, market gardening techniques. They also raise pastured lamb, pork, beef, poultry and laying hens. While they are not a certified organic farm, they use organic and sustainable growing and animal husbandry practices and no synthetic fertilizer or pesticides. Their flock of laying hens spend the summer on lush pasture - helping them fertilize the fields and creating that deep yellow color and fresh flavor that is a farm fresh egg! Their pigs are a Duroc and Hampshire cross and live in pasture in the summer and in warm, cozy pig huts in the winter. They are fed local grain and vegetables from the farm and have incredible flavor and marbling.

Fishkill Farm

Hopewell Junction, NY | 270 Acre

Fishkill Farms is a 270-acre apple orchard and vegetable farm located in East Fishkill, New York. It has been in the Morgenthau family for over 100 years. Starting with peas and strawberries in the spring and culminating with apples and pumpkins in the fall, the farm provides family-friendly outdoor fun for the local community.