Apples. Hard cider. Weddings. Wine. Hustle. Hope. Debt. It’s all in the mix for the eighth-generation orchard as it looks to generation nine and the future. TURNER — The new, bright-red Bucher apple press sticks out in the old barn that is the center of Ricker Hill Orchards’ cider operation, a high-tech giant half the […]
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Learning the finer points of apple picking
Jason Morgan picks Ginger Gold apples for Ricker Hill Orchards on Perkins Ridge Road in Auburn on Tuesday morning. He and 10 other first-year workers were learning the ropes from Sam Ricker and 50 other seasoned apple pickers on one of several of the farm’s properties in the area. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Norman Samuels picks Ginger […]
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Ricker Hill Orchards earns honor
From left, Ricker Hill Orchards’ Jeff Timberlake, Harry Ricker and Andy Ricker. TURNER — The Maine Grocers and Food Producers Association has named Ricker Hill Orchards the 2017 Producer of the Year. Ricker Hill has primarily been known for its apples, with orchards that spread across seven Maine towns from Turner to Bridgton. Founded in 1803, […]