Geesh, I've been trying to upload these pictures since Monday and finally got them to upload. Will I always have computer issues!?
Here's the weekly foliage shot. I promise you, it is getting more colorful out there!
Tuesday Farm Crew was a little different. We made cider! It was my first time making cider, and I really liked it! It reminds me of pasteurizing milk (I know, I know. It's all about cows with me...)
Step 1 was
dumping the apples into the cider crusher (very technical name). When
the apples got dumped in, someone hand cranked the machine and crushed
the apples into a mash, which fell into a little basket. 
After the apples were crushed, the basket was pushed forward and a wooded disk was placed on top. Someone turned the black piece you see in the picture, so it pressed the apples and all the juice came out.
Once we had enough cider, we put it in a sap finisher, brought it up to 170 degrees to pasteurize it, and then shut the heat off.
Then, we bottled! We made 16 gallons. Woo woo!
Fall is really here uh? I'm loving Fall in Vermont.
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