Announcements, Announcements, Announcements...

Your Farmers recently took a short blog hiatus--I hope you didn't miss us too much! But our excuses are quite good (as excuses go...) Though I'd love to spend some time giving you a peek into our insanity-prone minds in this post, there is only time for some brief announcements. More of the juicy "good stuff" will follow next week.  I promise!

Now to what used to be my second-favorite time at summer camp--the "Announcements" segment of the day.  This is when the Camp Director would give you the highlights of all the cool stuff that you'd be doing that day (assuming it didn't rain, or you didn't get chicken pox, or whatever other calamity might befall you!)*

• We've added an adorable, too-cute-for-words addition to the Farm in the past weeks.  Griffith Jackson Peregrim was born just a few minutes after midnight on October 5th! Congratulations to Mama Amber for her valiant, drama-free delivery and to Papa Lew for managing to make it home just in time for the big event! (Note: Lew was diligently pressing the latest batch of cider for our beloved customers while his lovely wife labored to bring their first son into the world!) Baby Grif (as his big sister Lena likes to call him) brought eight pounds, two ounces of baby love into the world, and the proud parents/grandparents/uncles/aunts would be DELIGHTED to tell you all about him.  So stop by the Farm and ask us how he's doing--you'll be sure to walk away 15 minutes later with far TOO MUCH information!
• We are celebrating our First Annual Cider Squeeze Celebration this weekend.  Today and tomorrow (Sat & Sun) we will be running cider-making demonstrations between 1pm and 4pm in the cider room (inside our Farm Market.) Stop by and watch Lew or Wally or Amber squeezing the best Apple Cider this side of Seattle. Samples will be available. (Note: We are celebrating SWEET Apple Cider this weekend.  I realize all you European readers of this blog think "cider" only comes in a fermented form.  But if you make it to the Farm Market this weekend you'll see how an expertly-crafted Sweet Apple Cider can make you completely forget the absence of alcohol!)
• Our apple pies are getting better every week as we continue to introduce more varieties of apples to the mix.  Denae and Robin have been busy in the Bakery getting pies ready for our ravenous customers. (And Denae technically has her own full time job!) Come by for the kind of apple pie that makes you want to sink into your easy chair and just say "Ahhhhhhhhhhhh..."
• Next weekend on Sunday Oct 24th we are hosting our 3rd Chicken BBQ of the year.  Adult meals are $10 and Children's meals $7. The menu is being finalized, but rest assured that it will most certainly include a piece of our pasture-raised, succulently marinated and basted (by brother/son-in-law John) chicken.  The final menu will be posted here shortly. Reservations required.  Email yourfarmers@millersorchard.com or cal 570-587-3399 to reserve.
• Just a reminder: It's Fall, the air is crisp, the colors are gorgeous, and our Farm Market is CHOCK FULL of cider, apples, baked goods, doughnuts, squash, pumpkins, gourds and more! I know you're busy, but stop by and sample the best Fall can offer.  (After all--Amber gave birth 10 days ago and is already back working on the Farm.  If she can do it, so can you!)

That's all she wrote for now, folks.  It's off to the Farm Market to greet today's shiny, happy people.  More in this space soon.

Raising a glass of non-fermented Apple Cider to the newest Miller's scion, Baby Grif, I remain,
Delana (for Your Farmers @ Miller's Orchards)

*In case you were interested my favorite time at summer camp was the annual mud hike--slopping through mud, sometimes chest-deep on my 4'5" frame, was my idea of a good time! (Yes, despite my closet-full of high heels, I AM a Farmer's Daughter!)