Skagit Cider Fest

110 Stewart Road,Mount Vernon WA 98273

09 April, 2022

Description

Calling all Cider lovers! Come meet the makers, learn about the cider-making process and sample some of the best ciders in Washington. Viva Farms + Skagit Farm to Pint + Farmstrong Brewing present Skagit Cider Fest Join us in the expansive Farmstrong Brewing beer garden to meet the makers, learn about the cider-making process and sample some of the best cider around including: Alma Cider, Bauman's Cider, Bull Biter Cidery, Dragon's Head Cidery, Garden Path Fermentation, Greenbank Cidery, Greenwood Cider, Hammered Dwarf Cider, Locust Cider, Lost Giants Cider Co., Madrone Cellars & Cidery, Misfit Island Cider Company, Ragged & Right Cider Project, Renaissance Orchards, Soundbite Cider, and more. Play your favorite lawn games, eat great food from Rooted Kitchen, purchase your favorite cider to take home from our festival store, and stay awhile longer for an incredible afterparty concert from the legendary Baby Cakes! SKAGIT FARM TO PINT ROADSHOW VIP TICKETS INCLUDE ENTRY TO THIS EVENT! Your ticket provides tokens redeemable for 8 four-ounce cider samples. Additional tokens can be purchased at the event. The sampling event is 21+ for ticketed guests only. The afterparty is at 5pm and is open to all ages and free to the public up to capacity. Rain or Shine. Viva Farms is a non-profit farm business incubator and training program with a mission to preserve sustainable farming and create a resilient and just local food system. We do that by empowering aspiring and beginning farmers by providing bilingual (Spanish-English) training in organic farming, as well as access to all the essential resources needed to run a successful farm. We believe that farming must be a viable livelihood in order to protect the social, economic and environmental well-being of our region. The average age of the U.S. farmer is nearly 58 years old. Their imminent retirement (70% are expected to retire in the next 20 years) means the potential loss of critical agricultural knowledge that would impact food security, human health and the environment. Viva Farms started with just five farmers farming on eight acres in 2009. Since then, we have educated over 1,000 small farmers (350+ Spanish speakers) in sustainable organic farming. Today, we are incubating 35 farm businesses on 119 acres of organic farmland across three sites in Skagit and King counties of Washington State. Notably different from national trends, 45% of incubating farm owners are women, 31% of incubating farm businesses are Latino-owned, and the average age of our participants is 36 years old. This is the future of farming.