Harvest Festival At Botanic Garden

[pappy]

The Harvest Festival at the BG is two weekends from now. Below is the text from the website. As it says, we will have apple cider (not the hard kind), and for the first time we will have apples to sell. Our cider will be fresh, and not pasteurized. I'll be easy to find ... I'll be on the wrong end of the cider press.

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Harvest Festival at the Heritage Farm
Saturday-Sunday, October 9-10, 10:00am-2:00pm daily


You don't need to leave town to visit a farm this weekend. Come to the Botanic Garden's Heritage Farm for the seventh annual Harvest Festival. Sample the smells, sounds and tastes of the fall harvest!

Find out how apple cider is made and sample fresh cider pressed on-site. Cider and whole apples (Ida Red, Rome, MacIntosh and Fuji) are for sale during the event, so you can enjoy the crisp flavor of autumn at home. All sales benefit the New Mexico BioPark Society.

Volunteers will be stationed throughout Heritage Farm providing demonstrations, games and crafts. Activities will include

* Tractor-drawn wagon rides
* Dummy steer roping
* Colcha embroidery demonstrations
* Pie baking and tasting
* Farrier demonstrations
* Beekeeping demonstrations

A Taste of the Wild Catering will have down-home food available for purchase. The special menu features beer-braised bratwurst, barbecue brisket, garden-fresh vegetables, roasted corn on the cob and more. On Sunday from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Muddy River String Band will delight you with old-time, bluegrass and folk music.

 

[pappy]

Also, if you want apples I highly recommend getting there on Saturday. We have limited numbers of Rome, and MacIntosh. We should have plenty of Ida Red and a ton (almost literally) of Fuji (my favorite, they are still harvesting so I don't know yet how much Fuji we have). We will have two bag sizes. The larger bag holds ~12# of apples and I think we settled on $6. The smaller bag holds ~7# and will sell for $4. Prices were as of this afternoon (when the decision was finally made to sell apples) and subject to political whim.

 

[evanz80]

Hey Jon -

Thanks for the info. That sounds like fun. We're going to see if we can fit that in next weekend.

Also, for the rest of you Cruiserheads, just in case you were not aware, our very own Pappy is featured in the October 2010 issue of "Albuquerque - The Magazine." There's a full page spread on "10 Plants to See at the Botanic Gardens" with a large picture of a smiling Mr. Stewart. Unfortunately, I see neither Cruisers nor tractors in the picture. Just Jon and plants. Maybe we can have a different focus for the next article? Just kidding!

It's a great article and picture. Ellen says that he looks like a very eligible bachelor. In case you don't rush right out to the news stand to get your own copy, we'll try to remember to bring it to the next HDC meeting.

Congratulations Jon! It's good press for both you and the Botanic Garden.

 

[Daisy 53]

We are going to try and make it as well.

Daisy

 

[pappy]

A little story on that pic. This was the first year for the Victoria lilies. The picture shows the second flower that came up. We guessed when it was going to bloom, and was off by one day. The photographer was scheduled, then rescheduled to the next evening. They showed up at 7pm, and we waited, and waited. At 8:15 we saw movement in the bud and by 8:45 it was fully open. Pictures took only about 5 minutes, but it was a two hour evening.

More on the Victoria lily at: Botany at the ABQ Bio Park | KOB.com

 

[TroutRunner]

Good stuff. Well done!!

G

 

[pappy]

Thanks. Ya, they give you three minutes, no edits, no rehearsal, hardly any prep on their end, one take. Only one bobble at my end. Gotta talk fast if you have anything to say.

 

[marcfj60]

I like how the visitors to the park understand the rarity and significance of the lily and throw rocks at them to see if they can bust holes in them.

 

[pappy]

Rocks, bark, coins, plastic cups, straws ...

 

[OGBeno]

Great segment Jon.....Mary Ann looks quite flowery herself!

 

[pappy]

She is expecting #2. I have another story about that filming that I won't put in writing.

 

[pappy]

Prices were as of this afternoon (when the decision was finally made to sell apples) and subject to political whim.

Cider is fresh and NOT pasteurized. It must be consumed promptly. It can be frozen.

1 gallon cider: $6
1/2 gallon cider: $4

750ml apple cider vinegar: $7

Small bag apples, ~6-7#: $4
Larger bag apples, ~12-14#: $7

Event is this weekend. Come on down. I'll be in the cider barn on the wrong end of the squishing machine both days.

 

[Rudical]

I'll be in the cider barn on the wrong end of the squishing machine both days.

Just wondering what the "wrong end" means. Can you explain?

 

[pappy]

You will just have to come out and see.

 

[evanz80]

Just wondering what the "wrong end" means. Can you explain?

I'm thinking the "wrong end" is the end making the cider, not the end drinking the cider...