CiderFeast New England 2021 Recap

A Uniquely New England Event

The first CiderFeast New England was held on June 24 at the historic downtown river boardwalk in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Jimmy Carbone, who grew up in Haverhill, started hosting Cider Week NY events at his New York City beer bar in 2011 and annually hosts CiderFeast events as part of Cider Week. Since 2011, Steve Wood of Farnum Hill and Eleanor Leger of Eden Ciders have been asking Jimmy to host a June cider event. He finally made it happen and will make CiderFeast New England an annual event in his home town. Read more press about this Uniquely New England Event

2021 Participants:

• Farnum Hill Ciders, Louisa Spencer, Lebanon, NH
• Eden Specialty Ciders, Eleanor Leger, Newport, VT
• Shoal Hope Ciderworks, Robert Brosofsky, Provincetown, MA
• Spoke and Spy Ciderworks, Ron Sansone, Middletown, CT
• Ciders of Spain, Jim Asbel, MA
• Ragged Hill Cider Company, Steve and Anne Garwold, Brookfield, MA
• Headwater Cider Company, Peter Mitchell, Hawley, MA
• Artifact Cider Project, Florence, MA
• Urban Farm Fermentory, Portland, ME
• Portersfield Cider, Pownal, ME
• New Salem Cider, William Grote, New Salem, MA
• JMASH of Hilltop Orchards, Dave Martell, Richmond, MA
• Moonlight Meadery, Michael and Bernice Fairbrother, Londonderry, NH
  

Light Bites From:

• Carbone’s Kitchen Haverhill
• Brewer’s Crackers
• La Pizza di Forno
• L’Arche Hummus

The harmonious confluence of climate and soil, coupled with the Puritan value of self-sufficient agriculture, gave New England an unrivaled crop of apples. As the region was settled, easy transport via abundant waterways fueled the growth of the apple industry.

on New England Cider from American Cider by Dan Pucci and Craig Cavallo

Thank you to our supporters including:

• Melissa Seavey at the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce
• Team Haverhill and the Destination Downtown Haverhill Committee
• The city clerk office in the City of Haverhill
• Harbor Place
• The Greater Haverhill Foundation
• David Buchanan of Portersfield Cider in Maine, author of Taste, Memory
• Ron Sansone
• Ben Watson, curator of Franklin County Cider Days
• Mike Shay, @ciderofthenight
• Apple Artist Eric Lewandowski

Read more on 97.9 WHAV Wavelengths here