We have purchased 23 acres of land on County Route 138 in the town of Ovid – less than one mile off the Cayuga Wine Trail.  To say we are excited is an understatement.  We will be working feveriously this winter to establish Blackduck Cidery.  We’ll put up a small tasting room and production building with a view of the lake.  We will also begin planting a new block of cider apples and perry pears.  And, we will begin planting a u-pick apple orchard.  We know everyone is eager to have a u-pick orchard that is organically managed in the area.

We had tremendous success last year growing melons.  We are selecting varieties that were customer’s favorites and will plant a much larger amount of melons on our new land for 2011.  We hope to expand our melon and pepper offerings next year.  We also will be adding pumpkins and winter squash.

We have a few available fruit shares for 2011.  Please check our Fruit CSA page for more information.  Our members enjoy 20 weeks of fruit all grown on our farm in Interlaken & Ovid.

The plant geeks were starting to layout the new land the day after we closed!

We took a little trip to Boston after harvest for a needed break away from the farm, but for some reason ducks follow us everywhere.