Source: www.ibrattleboro.com --- Saturday, September 30, 2017
The 15 th Annual Heirloom Apple Day at Scott Farm Orchard on Kipling Road in Dummerston, VT beckons Apple lovers of all ages to celebrate this iconic fall fruit. Come visit the 571-acre historic farm and orchard that border Rudyard Kipling’s former Vermont home, Naulakha, and other historic rental properties owned and renovated by Landmark Trust USA. On Sunday, October 8 at 10 AM, Noon and 2 PM , Scott Farm’s Orchardist Zeke Goodband entertains guests with the enlightening history of the orchard and its ecologically-grown fruits, accompanied by a free tasting of some of the more than 125 varieties of heirloom apples grown on the property. Sample Old World and Early American heirloom varieties such as Esopus Spitzenburg, a favorite of Thomas Jefferson, grown at Monticello; Reine des Reinette, a French Apple from the 1700s, considered the best hard cider Apple in Normandy; Blue Pearmain, a New England Apple dating back to the 1700s, mentioned by Henry David Thoreau in his journal, and Cox’s Orange Pippin, an English favorite, awarded the highest honors by the Royal Horticultural Society—just to name a few of the exciting flavors bound to excite your palate. read more ...
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