The Braintree Historical Society will be hosting its third annual Community Cider Pressing at the Braintree Hill Meetinghouse on Sunday, September 29, from 11am - 3pm.

Come, bring apples, take home cider! Have too many apples to know what to do with? Want cider from your own apples? The event will feature hands-on apple pressing with a variety of traditional and new presses. There will be a presentation about apples and cider by local cider makers and apple aficionados Lin Brown and Camden Walters, tours of the Braintree Historical Society Museum and a potluck lunch (bring a dish/snack/dessert to share if you are able).

The best cider comes from a diverse collection of apples – cultivated and wild, so get out there and gather from your backyard tree or that loaded roadside tree down the street, just be sure to ask landowners beforehand! Please do not collect drop apples for this event, as the cider will be bottled raw (unpasteurized). We ask that you pick your apples directly from the tree, or by shaking onto tarps, not collecting from the ground. Bring your washed apples for pressing and clean containers for your cider. If you have just a few apples, not enough for a full press, not to worry, we will add them with others for pressing.

The event is free and open to all with donations being accepted to support ongoing preservation work at the historic Meetinghouse. The address of the Meetinghouse is 2756 Braintree Hill Road. For more information about this event, the Meetinghouse, or the Braintree Historical Society please contact Jackson Evans at 802-345-5684 or braintreevthistoricalsociety@gmail.com.

Event Info

Nov 27, 2024, 3 to 5:15 PM

Nov 28, 2024, 12 to 2 PM

Nov 29, 10 AM to 5 PM, Nov 30, 2024