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BarterFaire/CiderPress A 10-10-10 350 event!

Event Details

Time: October 10, 2010 from 1pm to 5pm
Location: Church parking lot (Maple Leaf Luthern)
Street: 10005 32nd Avenue Northeast
City/Town: seattle
Phone: 206-306-4817
Event Type: barter, fair, cider, press
Organized By: bj hedahl
Latest Activity: Oct 11, 2010

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Event Description

2nd Annual Barter Fair and Cider Press.
Barter day/Cider and grape press day.
Did your garden produce lots this year? Did you can or preserve the harvest from your garden? Come to the barter faire and trade what you have for what others have. Pies, baked goods, skills and other homemade non-cash items may also be traded. A cider press will be on site to juice apples or grapes.

APPLE CIDER PRESS
Bring your own:
-Apples
-Containers to put cider in
-Bucket to take your
mash home for composting

BARTER
-Excess garden produce
-Canned goods
-Dried fruit, etc.
-Baked goods
-Eggs/Dairy products
-Arts & Crafts
-Arrange to trade Services/work/time
Come for a Picnic!
Carpool, Bike or Walk up after MeadowBrook’s Farmer’s Market
NO U.S. Dollars to be used! NOT a Flea market!
All Items must be Home-made/grown...

...Last year was fun, we had apples, grapes, vegetables, jams, pies, pizza, canned goods, jellies, herbs, face painting, pancake mix, fresh cider and grape juice.

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Comment by Claudia Levi on October 11, 2010 at 10:40am: I still have the apples. I would be happy to share, and I wonder where I could get a cider press.

Comment by bj hedahl on October 11, 2010 at 10:31am: Such a marvelous event! And the weather held!

Comment by bj hedahl on October 8, 2010 at 6:15pm: By the way, I told Claudia that last I heard there would be two, maybe three cider presses, but I guess that has changed again! I'm sorry Claudia was discouraged to even bring a small amount of apples to press, just for the sake of enjoying the event.

Comment by bj hedahl on October 8, 2010 at 6:10pm: Yes, if it rains, although John has said he thinks it WILL rain and is told us that the cider press WILL be put in the place it was last year.... I personally would like it to stay in the parking lot for the visibility of 'passer-bys', and not have everyone park in front of it by the church building and block the activity.... 'my honest opinion, (but I wasn't asked).

Comment by Joann Kerr on October 8, 2010 at 11:48am: If it rains the faire will move into the church basement and under the patio cover. I wanted to mention there will be a bike maintenance and tool sharpening spot at the faire to trade with this year.

Comment by John Samaras & Sue McGann on October 7, 2010 at 8:13pm: Claudia,
No... the press is an old fashioned hand crank apple press...
...that is fun for a few folks to make a few dozen gallons of cider..
taking turns cranking and mostly talking/visiting while waiting to help..

We're not in a hurry...
...this is not an industrial event..

John

Comment by Claudia Levi on October 7, 2010 at 3:12pm: I have tons of apples! I haven't picked them yet. The tree is huge! If anyone wants to help or have apples, I have many. Also, I was wondering how hardy a press this is. I have rented them in the past and it is a slow process. Is this an industrial press (I am hoping) I will bring apples. And good buckets.

Comment by Linda Stein on October 6, 2010 at 5:10pm: Wish I could be in two places at once and come to this, but I will be helping with another solar oven workshop with Tom at the Ballard Festival from 1-4.

Comment by John Samaras & Sue McGann on October 4, 2010 at 9:09pm: and some folks are buying 2nds from Tonnemakers at the Meadowbrook Farmers Market to make their own juice to bring home.. If so, once again, you'd need to bring your own containers to put your juice in..

Comment by bj hedahl on October 4, 2010 at 12:57pm: Definely! Last year was mostly food, but we are emphasizing all home-made goodies, such as you mention. Apples will be there for all, but depending on the number of people, there may be enough to go around, ESPECIALLY IF THEY BRING THEIR OWN CONTAINERS TO PUT THE JUICE IN to take home!