Thompson”™s Cider Mill”™s opening day had customers flocking to two locations this year due to the need for additional space to meet social distancing requirements. The Cider Mill located at 335 Blinn Road, Croton-on-Hudson, shifted part of its operations to Fable Farm on Kitchawan Road in Yorktown.
“The shift of our fresh cider, apples and baked goods sales to our second location a mile away at Fable Farm on Route 134 proved very successful and enabled us to maintain social distancing protocols at the Cider Mill where we are offering our hard ciders only,”™”™ said owner Geoff Thompson.“ This was our biggest opening weekend in 44 seasons, helped by ideal, clear, crisp early fall weather.”
Thompson”™s makes fresh cider each week from a blend of not fewer than 10 varieties of locally grown apples, including many lesser known and heirloom varieties from the Cider Mill”™s orchard. Over the course of the 15-weekend season, which continues until Christmas, more than 35 varieties of eating apples are also available during the season.
Tom Deacon, owner of Fable Farm said, “We”™re excited to partner with Thompson”™s for the fall season to provide a safe, open space for people to shop and enjoy their cider and doughnuts.” The farm raises several hundred free-range chickens who lay blue, green and purple-colored eggs, and offers a variety of organic produce, including heirloom tomatoes, squash, radishes, garlic, microgreens and more that are available at the farm”™s market.
