Friday 7/28
Time |
Event |
Presenters / Panelists |
10:00-3:00 |
Driving Tour/Caravan of the Birthplace of American Horticulture. 10AM – Assemble at Milton Historical Train Station for Coffee 41 Dock Rd., Milton, NY 12547 Caravan in participants vehicles to Crawford House 189 Montgomery St, Newburgh, NY 12550 Visit site of Andrew Jackson Dowing former nursery Visit Downing Park Visit to Andrew Jackson Dowing grave 12PM - Lunch Provided at Drumlin Farm, Milton NY. 10 Milton Tpke, Milton NY 12547 1:30PM – Depart Drumlin Farm. Caravan in participants vehicles to Esopus 2PM - Visit Klyne Esopus Museum with historian Louis Tiemperio 764 Rte 9W, Ulster Park, NY 12487 Discussion of Esopus Spitzenburg Apples Taste Esopus Spitzenburg ciders. 3PM – Departure for Ashokan (Optional / Additional Fee) Purchase Tickets Here |
Dan Bussey (God of Pomology) [WI], Elizabeth Ryan (Stone Ridge Orchard, Hudson Valley Farmhouse Cider, Breezy Hill Orchard) [NY], Joan Porr, Johanna Porr Yuan, Mary McTamaneny, Louis Tiemperio |
3:00-6:00 |
Check in at Ashokan Center |
Complete NYAC Registration form before arrival |
6:00 |
Local No Accommodations Guests Arrive |
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6:00-7:00 |
Dinner |
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7:00-7:30 |
Toast & Welcome |
John Bunker, Elizabeth Ryan, Laura Sieger & Ashokan Representative |
7:30-9:30 |
Cider Social & Live Music |
Bring your favorite cider to share! Music by The Vanaver Caravan |
Saturday 7/29
Time |
Event |
Presenters / Panelists |
8:00-9:00 |
Breakfast |
Value |
9:00 |
Local No Accommodations Guests Arrive |
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9:00-9:30 |
Break / Book Signing |
Author: Dan Bussey (Illustrated History of Apples in the United States and Canada) |
9:30-10:45 |
Out of the Bush: A Conversation with Introverts |
Kevin Clark (Rose Hill Farm [NY]), Erin Robisnson (Scott Farm)[VT], Casey Darrow (Green Mountain Orchards)[VT], Laura Sieger (Maine Heritage Orchard) [ME], Fabio Chizzola (West Wind Orchard) [NY] MODERATOR: Kevin Clark |
10:45-11:00 |
Break |
lue |
11:00-12:30 |
Everything but the full time cider maker: Hobbyists, Hustlers, Artists & Activists discuss their experiences outside the producer “norm” in contributing to agricultural community |
William Mullan (Pomme Queen) [NY], Melissa Madden (Open Spaces Cider) [NY], Benford Lepley (Floral Terrains) [NY], Maria Kennedy (The Foraged Fruit Project) [NY/NJ] MODERATOR: Maria Kennedy |
12:30-1:30 |
Lunch |
Store Will Be Open |
1:30-2:30 |
The Three Grandmothers: French Origins of American Apples |
Todd Little-Siebold (College of the Atlantic) [ME] |
2:30-3:00 |
Break / Book Signing |
Author: Matt Kaminsky (The Wild Apple Forager’s Guide and Pomological Series: Wild Apple Exhibition Vol. 2) |
3:00-4:30 |
Towards a New Malus Pomology |
Matt Kaminsky (Gnarly Pippins, Meadowfed Lamb)[MA], William Mullan (Pomme Queen)[NY], Benford Lepley (Floral Terrains)[NY], Lee Kepes Vandewater (Pierrepont Cider)[NY] MODERATOR: Matt Kaminksy |
4:30-5:00 |
Break / Book Signing |
Authors: Dan Pucci (American Cider: A Modern Guide to a Historic Beverage) |
5:00-6:00 |
Keynote - "Apple Picking" w/ Q&A |
John Bunker (Apples and the Art of Detection) [ME] |
6:00-7:00 |
Dinner |
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7:00-8:00 |
Cider Tasting & Techniques of Coferments. How coferments taste different from strictly pome fruit ciders. What to look for and what the fruit additions do to the color, flavor, texture, sugar, acid, etc.. |
Dan Pucci (co-author of American Cider) [NY], Matt Sanford (Rose Hill Farm) [NY] MODERATOR: Dan Pucci |
8:00-10:00 |
Cider Social & Live Music |
Bring your favorite cider to share! Music by Lynn and the Boot Kickers |
Sunday 7/30
Time |
Event |
Presenters / Panelists |
8:00-9:00 |
Breakfast |
NY Apple Camp 2025 planning session Laura, Melissa, Maria (anyone is welcome) |
9:00 |
Local No Accommodations Guests Arrive |
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9:00-10:00 |
Callery Pear: Exploring, Breeding and topworking |
E.G. |
10:00-11:00 |
Charles Downing and the Dangers of Documentation |
Dan Bussey (God of Pomology) [WI] |
11:00-11:30 |
Break / Book Signing |
Author: John Bunker (Apples and the Art of Detection) |
11:30-12:30 |
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Bill Mackentley (St Lawrence Nursery) [NY] |
12:30-1:30 |
Lunch |
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1:30 |
Check Out & Depart |
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1:30-5:30 |
Hit Your Favorite Cider Bar |