October, 2011
Tuesday, October 4
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:
$38 to send 12 McIntosh apples or
$48 to ship 10 McIntosh apples and 8 ounces of Shelburne Farms cheddar cheese or
$60 for 18 apples or
$72 for 16 apples and 1 pound of cheese
These prices include shipping. Please call 985-2753 to place an order.
Sunday, October 9
*11th 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 11th Annual Tractor Parade! Stop on by and check out the parade, the food, and the crafts! Carrie Spear does an amazing job organizing the whole thing… 425-4444 www.tractorparade.com
Sunday, October 9
*Giant Pumpkin Regatta
Burlington Waterfront
10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Giant pumpkin races begin at Noon.
www.vermont.org/pumpkin
Sunday, October 9
Edie Carey Benefit Concert
****Please note change in location and time****
Born in Burlington, Chicago-based singer/songwriter Edie Carey will present a very special benefit concert at North End Studio, 294 North Winooski Avenue in Burlington, on Sunday, October 9 at 7:30 p.m. Proceeds from the concert will be donated to the Vermont Disaster Relief Fund to help victims of Tropical Storm Irene. For more info or to purchase the $18 tickets, please go to Edie’s website at http://www.ediecarey.com/ or you may purchase tickets at the door. Locally, please contact Megan Humphrey at meganjhumphrey@gmail.com or Barb Kelly at bkkelly11@hotmail.com. Thanks so much for supporting Vermonters who need our help!
Thursday, October 13 & Friday, October 14
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 15
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 taste some of our very own Ginger Jack and/or fill up your carboy for the long, cold winter with a special blend for $36 for 5 gallons and $42 for 6 gallons. If you have a larger container, please drop it off earlier and we’ll decide on a price.
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/$40
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.
September, 2011
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 11
10th 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: The Bakery at Farmhouse Kitchen, Bella Farm, Bloomfield Farm, Boston Post Dairy, Bread and Butter Farm, Cider Pops, Flack Family Farm, Folk Foods, Huntington River Vineyard, Island Homemade Ice Cream, Kingdom Mountain Maple, Lincoln Peak Vineyard, Maple Wind Farm, Meeting Place Pastures, Nitty Gritty Grain Company, Nomadic Oven, Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA), Scratch N’ Earth, Shelburne Farms & O Bread, Shelburne Orchards, Shelburne Vineyard, Slowfire Bakery, Stony Loam Farm, Stony Pond Farm, Taylor Farm, Urban Moonshine, Vermont Coffee Company, and Vermont Pickle Company.
We’re lucky enough to have the following groups play during the day:
11:00 Red Thread
12:00 Cartwheels
1:00 Starline Rhythm Boys
2:00 Gordon Stone
3:00 After the Rodeo
4:00 Twist of the Wrist
Please bring a donation of non-perishable food for our local Food Shelves. Thank you!
Saturday, September 17
Ringo Matsuri-Taiko in the Orchard
10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Join us at this delightful gathering of community and college taiko groups from the East Coast and Canada. Taiko fills the orchard! Free and open to the public.
Sunday, September 25
10th 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.
