Dear Crabby, What’s all the hype about Cider Mills?
Dear Crabby, I just moved to the area from down south, and I see all these signs and advertisements for cider mills. What is all the hype for? What do these mills have to offer? Sincerely, Sal Sourly...
View ArticleLocal Cider Mills Open Despite Poor Apple Crop
Poor Apple Crop Despite the poor apple crop here in Michigan, local cider mills open for the fall season. The early heat wave followed by a frost resulted in the apple crop being down by 90 percent....
View ArticleCider Mills Open with Bumper Apple Crop
Bumper Crop 2013 The Michigan apple crop is back. After last year’s disappointing drop of 90%, causing apple and cider prices to rise, the apple crop is way above average for this fall season. Only 2.7...
View ArticleCider Mills Wind Down For Season
Michigan Apples Set State Record It was a good season for apples here in Michigan. The state set shipment records two weeks in a row in October. With 9.2 million total apple trees in commercial...
View ArticleRochester Cider Mill seeks support from Oakland Twp. residents
The Barkham family and Rochester Cider Mill have been a fixture in the Rochester community for over 30 years. Now, they’re looking for the community to return the favor and support them at an Oakland...
View ArticleRochester Cider Mill Still Waiting
Oakland Towhship Board of Trustees listen to public comment regarding the Rochester Cider Mill Two More Weeks The Barkham Family, owners of the Rochester Cider Mill, and their attorney, Eric Lipson,...
View ArticleYates, Paint Creek and Rochester Cider Mills
Yates, Paint Creek and Rochester Cider Mills What’s the latest with Rochester Area cider mills? A spring pressing, a two-year extension, and year-round operations sum up the spring news at three local...
View ArticleRotting Good Intentions
Fall has certainly settled in here in Rochester and I am loving every second of it. We’ve enjoyed a few trips already to the Rochester Cider Mill and walked around Van Hoosen Farm for The Stonewall...
View ArticleRochester Hills Public Library Hosts Cider Tasting
Visiting Michigan Cider Mills To get you in the fall mood, the Rochester Hills Public Library is hosting a cider tasting during the lecture, Visiting Michigan Cider Mills on October 10. Visiting...
View ArticleDear Crabby, Where’s the Best Cider Mill in Southeast Michigan?
Dear Crabby, Now that fall sorta feels like it’s here, I was wondering if you have a favorite cider mill you could recommend. Thanks, Paul Pomme Dear Paul Pomme, Gee, pal. Are you looking to get me...
View ArticleRochester Cider Mill Tasting and Tour
Rochester Cider Mill Tasting and Tour Day Trip with the OPC Join cider aficionado, Michael Dwyer, as the Older Persons Commission (OPC) visits three local cider mills with the OPC bus. Attendees will...
View ArticleDown on the Farm is Fall Fun in Oakland Township
Cranberry Lake Farm (CLF), October 6, From 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. There will be tons of fun family activities, free and open to the public, including a hayride, pumpkin painting, and horse grooming...
View ArticleCelebrate Oakland Township Bicentennial March 16
Oakland Township to Celebrate Bicentennial with 200 Free Donuts on March 16 Oakland Township Celebrates 200 Years Two-hundred years ago on this date, Benjamin Woodworth “Uncle Ben” and William Russell...
View ArticleRochester Cider Mill is Oakland Township’s Oldest Cider Location
In 1938, Frederick Sargeant and his son, George, planted an orchard on a 73-acre parcel along North Rochester Road in Oakland Township. Sargeant’s Fruit Farm sold apples, peaches, and cherries, along...
View ArticleRochester Cider Mill Still Waiting
Oakland Towhship Board of Trustees listen to public comment regarding the Rochester Cider Mill Two More Weeks The Barkham Family, owners of the Rochester Cider Mill, and their attorney, Eric Lipson,...
View ArticleYates, Paint Creek and Rochester Cider Mills
Yates, Paint Creek and Rochester Cider Mills What’s the latest with Rochester Area cider mills? A spring pressing, a two-year extension, and year-round operations sum up the spring news at three local...
View ArticleRotting Good Intentions
Fall has certainly settled in here in Rochester and I am loving every second of it. We’ve enjoyed a few trips already to the Rochester Cider Mill and walked around Van Hoosen Farm for The Stonewall...
View ArticleRochester Hills Public Library Hosts Cider Tasting
Visiting Michigan Cider Mills To get you in the fall mood, the Rochester Hills Public Library is hosting a cider tasting during the lecture, Visiting Michigan Cider Mills on October 10. Visiting...
View ArticleDear Crabby, Where’s the Best Cider Mill in Southeast Michigan?
Dear Crabby, Now that fall sorta feels like it’s here, I was wondering if you have a favorite cider mill you could recommend. Thanks, Paul Pomme Dear Paul Pomme, Gee, pal. Are you looking to get me...
View ArticleRochester Cider Mill Tasting and Tour
Rochester Cider Mill Tasting and Tour Day Trip with the OPC Join cider aficionado, Michael Dwyer, as the Older Persons Commission (OPC) visits three local cider mills with the OPC bus. Attendees will...
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