Orchard Tours at The Cider Farm!

Join us for an outdoor, safe, socially distanced tour of The Cider Farm Orchard.  Enjoy the beauty of the spring blossoms.

Tour The Cider Farm orchard to see the unusual apple varieties used to make our ciders and apple brandy. Learn how we manage them organically and enhance the natural environment of our 166-acre farm in Mineral Point in Wisconsin’s beautiful Driftless region. You’ll have the opportunity to taste two different ciders made from the orchard’s apples. The tour will be about one hour; afterwards you are welcome to walk around the orchard, woodlands and prairie.

Of course, it’s up to Mother Nature, but the trees to blossom at different times so we’re hoping you’ll have a chance to view the beauty of the orchard as the trees bloom.

Make it a picnic! Bring a picnic blanket or chairs and advance order a boxed cheese board and cider for you to enjoy on site. Be sure to select the Cheese & Cider add-on when purchasing your tickets.

A few items to note about the tour:

• Be prepared to walk approximately a half of a mile. The terrain is varied so be prepared for uneven ground, stones and mud.
• Wear sturdy footwear. No open toed shoes.
• We encourage you to wear long pants and socks.
• All tour participants must be 21 years or older.
• We suggest you bring a water bottle and sun protection. Dress for the weather.
• Arrival and parking – once you arrive, follow the parking signs and meet near the farm building.
• Cell phone reception is limited.
• Please note this is NOT a normal orchard. We are not open to the public. Our apples are cider apples and not the apples sold for eating, baking, etc.
• Porta-potty on site.
• Water cooler to refill your water bottles.
• No picnic tables, just find a grassy spot that suits you for the cheese and cider option.
• No pets allowed.
• No smoking.

SAFETY MEASURES

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic it is important to keep everyone’s safety a top priority. We request that all guests make sure to maintain at least 6 feet from other tour guests that are not part of their family. 

More about the tour!

Deirdre Birmingham is co-owner and manager of The Cider Farm. She started the orchard by taking a grafting class with her husband, John Biondi, in 2003 to learn how to make the tannic cider varieties they felt important to the quality ciders they envisioned. She has learned by trial and error how to grow organically the English and French varieties in our Midwest climate. Caroline Kerr or Kiley Lofy, orchard employees, will assist Deirdre with the tour.

Purchase your tickets below.