Fourth Annual Heirloom Apple Festival at Gold Ridge Organic Farms

Start: Saturday, September 20, 2025 10:00AM
End: Saturday, September 20, 2025 3:00PM

Welcome the arrival of fall and beloved Heirloom Apples at this family-friendly event. Featuring curated tastes of a handful of the 70+ heirloom apple varieties grown onsite in our organic orchards and our organic Extra Virgin Olive Oils. Plus, enjoy local cheese and apple pairings and taste our beloved apple cider balsamic vinegar and apple cider syrup. Stroll through our beautiful olive and apple orchards with founder-farmer Brooke Hazen or take a ride on our apple-themed trolley. Enjoy a sample of our own freshly pressed apple juice from our hand turned cider press. Spark your curiosity with culinary adventures, cooking demos and displays. Kids can win a prize on an apple-themed scavenger hunt. Wood-fired pizzas by Chef Seamus (11am-2:30pm or until sold out) - order in advance or a la carte: Margherita: Bianco DiNapoli Tomatoes, Double 8 Dairy Fresh Mozzarella, Parmigiano Reggiano, Basil & Gold Ridge Organic Farms Tuscan Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oil $22 Apple Pie: Double 8 Dairy Fresh Mozzarella, Pecorino, Potato Confit, Raw and Roasted Gold Ridge Organic Farms Heirloom Apples with Lemon Thyme $26 Sonoma Mushroom: Basil Pesto, Double 8 Dairy Fresh Mozzarella, Highway 1 Fontina, Wood-fired Local Mushroom Melange, Arugula, Gold Ridge Organic Farms Apple Balsamic Vinegar & Gold Ridge Organic Farms Picholine Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oil --CONTAINS NUTS-- $28 Heirloom Apple Salad: Sonoma Greens, Pickled Apples, Garden Dressing, Hazelnut Picada --CONTAINS NUTS-- $12 Also available: locally made apple crumble (made with our own apples, of course) and delicious apple cider slushies. Live music by Spike Sikes and his Awesome Hotcakes! Activities will all take place outside, around our olive press on the crush pad. We hope you can join in the fun! EVENT SCHEDULE 10 AM - Gates open 10:30 AM - Demo: Beautiful Apple Pie Top Techniques with Alli Keyser-Marti 11:15 AM - Demo: Easy Apple Preserve Recipes with Merrilee Olson 12:00 PM - Orchard Tour with Farmer Brooke Hazen 1:00 PM - Demo: Beautiful Apple Pie Top Techniques with Alli Keyser-Marti 1:30 PM - Demo: Easy Apple Preserve Recipes with Merrilee Olson 2:00 PM - Orchard Tour with Farmer Brooke Hazen 3 PM - Event end time