Bins of freshly picked Honeycrisp apples waiting to be eaten!

You might have noticed the recent change in the weather.  Suddenly it’s feeling a little cooler out there, and you know what that means… our wonderful summer days will soon be history!  The dropping temperatures will be followed by those lovely Fall colors, [...]

Luis carefully training young apple trees.

Springtime is a wonderful time of the year to be a fruit grower.  In the past  weeks we went from wondering when Spring would ever arrive, to seeing the orchards in full bloom.   We had good weather for pollination last week and the petals are now  falling.

The [...]

Cider flavor is at its peak right now. We are currently using 6-8 different varieties of apples each time we press a new batch of cider. This means that now is also a great time to try your hand at making some apple wine. There are a number of reasons that [...]

Our excellent employees Angelica and Luis are a key ingredient to our blue ribbon cider.

The second week of December marked the annual Fruit and Vegetable Grower Expo held in downtown Grand Rapids.  This expo includes informative education programs, a trade show with over 400 exhibitors, as well as a statewide cider competition.  This [...]

Our cider press is running non-stop this time of the year!

October is here and that means crisp fall days are back.  What better way is there to enjoy the new season than with a flavorful glass of our fresh squeezed cider?  Our cider is pressed fresh daily from tree-ripened apples that are grown [...]

After our normal seasonal hiatus, the Engelsma Apple Barn Cider Mill is finally back in full operation!! Bridget was up at 4am this morning grinding and pressing apples so the folks attending the annual GVSU Family Day in Allendale would have plenty of fresh cider. It is also apple picking time, and [...]