2010 Events
*away from the farm events
We want to apologize for any issues at the Small Farms Food Fest that arose around the $5 Pick Your Own coupon that we have traditionally handed out with your entrance fee. Because of low pollination and a hailstorm earlier in the year, enough apples were damaged that we just didn’t feel that we could provide the coupon. To compound that, a technical glitch meant that our website did not reflect the changes we had made although we understood that an update had been made. Thanks for your understanding….and thanks for helping to make the 9th Annual Small Farms Food Fest such a success for our local food producers!
Month of October
Sunday, October 3
*City Market Harvest Celebration
at 82 North Winooski Avenue, Burlington
12:00 -4:00 p.m.
863-3659
Stop by, visit Nick, and taste some Ginger Jack, our specialty non-alcoholic drink.
www.citymarket.coop
Tuesday, October 5
Send Some Vermont Day
We’ll be shipping a bit of Vermont to anyone you’d like! We’ll send apples and cheese, and you’ll get the thanks!
Here are the options:
$29 to send 12 McIntosh apples or
$38 to ship 10 McIntosh apples and 8 ounces of Shelburne Farms cheddar cheese
These prices include shipping. Please call 985-2753 to place an order.
Sunday, October 10
*10th Annual Tractor Parade at Spear’s Corner Store
Baptist Corner, East Charlotte
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. with the parade at 1:00 p.m.
It’s the 10th Annual Tractor Parade on 10/10/10! Stop on by! 425-4444www.tractorparade.com
Sunday, October 10
*Giant Pumpkin Regatta
Burlington Waterfront
10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Giant pumpkin races begin at Noon.
www.vermont.org/pumpkin
Thursday, October 14 & Friday, October 15
Senior Citizens’ Days
9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
If you’re old enough, a bushel of Pick Your Own apples costs only $9!
Saturday, October 16
Truckload &Ginger Jack & Carboy Saturday
9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Fill your truck with Pick Your Own apples for $50 and/or check out some of our recipes made with our very own Ginger Jack and/or fill up your carboy for the long, cold winter with a special blend for $25.
Check out the “Glutton for Punishment” episode spotlighting Shelburne Orchards that aired on the Food Network. Bob Blumer entered the contest, pitting himself against some apple-solutely tough local competition. View the results!
During the season, our hours are:
Monday-Saturday 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Sunday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Pick Your Own Apples
*August 15-October 31 (dates subject to change)
Monday-Saturday, 9:00-6:00
Sunday 9:00-5:00
5 lb. bag/$5, 1/2 bushel/$20, Bushel/$30
Children’s Programs
*Tuesdays and Thursdays
We provide a children’s program at the orchard. Cost is $5 per person. Program runs from early September to early or mid-October. Kids get a tour of the orchard operations, pick some apples, and eat cider doughnuts. Cost is $5.00 per person. Groups need to sign up with Nick or Tina, please.
Month of September
Vermont Foodbank and Vermont Agency of Agriculture are again sponsoring the “Pick for Your Neighbor” program. People can pick apples at the orchard, purchase them, and then donate them to the program—we’ll store them and the Foodbank will pick up the apples. Thanks for sharing!
Sunday, September 12
9th Annual Small Farms Food Fest
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Our traditional celebration is jam-packed with taste-testing foods from local farms and food producers, a wonderful lineup of Vermont musicians, delightful tractor hayrides, a cool Tractor Petting Zoo, the a-mazing haybale maze, great facepainting, ropemaking, neat apple prints, circus arts, and lots of info available about interesting area organizations. Co-sponsored by Big Heavy World & The Radiator (105.9 FM).
Free if you’re under 12 or over 65. Otherwise, it’s $5 per person (this covers the cost of the musicians, tent rental, etc.).
So far, the following farmers and/or food producers will be there to help celebrate glorious local food: Bella Farm, Bloomfield Farm, Boston Post Dairy, Bread and Butter Farm, Folk Foods, From the Ground Up Bakery, Green Mountain Mustard, Island Homemade Ice Cream, Kingdom Mountain Maple, Maple Wind Farm, Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA), Scratch N’ Earth, Shelburne Farms & O Bread, Shelburne Orchards, Shelburne Vineyard, Slowfire Bakery, Sonia’s Salsa, Stony Loam Farm, Stony Pond Farm, Taylor Farm, Urban Moonshine, Vadeboncoeur Nougat, Vermont Coffee Company, and Vermont Pickle Company. Musicians and performance times include:
11:00 a.m. Twist of the Wrist (Northern European)
12:00 p.m. Magnolias (country)
1:00 p.m. Meat Packers (bluegrass, country, redneck)
2:00 p.m. After the Rodeo (a blend of jazz, classical, and blues)
3:00 p.m. Stone, Coane, & Sacher (bluegrass)
4:00 p.m. Red Thread (everything from Latin to Gypsy jazz to modern jazz)
And please bring a donation of non-perishable food for our local Food Shelves. Thank you!
Thursday, September 23
Apples to iPods Kick-off
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing, Woodchuck Cider, and Shelburne Orchards, stop by for this fun kick-off. Maybe you’ll even find the wooden apple in one of the participating orchards and win an Apple iPod! For more info, www.applestoipods.com
Sunday, September 26
9th Annual Cider House Run & Pie Fest
11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Start the day with a run through the orchard. Then you can enter, enjoy, or eat the homemade apple pies in the Pie Fest!
The Cider House Run/Walk (2 or 4 mile run/2 mile walk) begins at 11:00 a.m. Cost is $20 for anyone over 12 (includes a $5 Pick Your Own apples coupon). Kids under 12 are asked to pay $5 for the coupon. Please register by September 24 by calling Shelburne Health and Fitness at 985-3141. For more info, please contact Rayne at 316-7142 or e-mail him at rayne@racevermont.com.
The Pie Fest consists of 3 local judges taste-testing 30 double crusted apple pies. You MUST register prior to the contest by contacting Megan at 864-7528 or meganjhumphrey@gmail.com because entry slots fill up quickly. Once registered, you MUST arrive BY (meaning PRIOR TO) 11:30 or you will forfeit your spot!!! Judges then use their finely tuned palates to discover the winners among pies. First Place walks away with $200 cash.
Hokum Bros will entertain the masses with their delightful schtick while the judges taste, ponder, and decide.
