Cider Chat

Ragged Hill Cidery since 2017 Steve Garwood is the Head Cidermaker at Ragged Hill Cidery. He and his daughter Anne Garwood Hampp who manages Sales and Marketing and orchardist Keith Arsenault form the Ragged Hill Cider Company in West Brookfield, Massachusetts. Keith began planting the orchard back in 1984. Find Apple Varieties at Ragged Hill Orchard on their page at New England Apple Association  There are 15 acres of apples which are all dwarf tree (predominantly) and they are trellised.   Anne Garwood Hampp, Louise and Steve Garwood. Photo taken in November 2020 Building Out Ragged Hill Apples trees had to be removed (gasp!) to be build the current cidery alongside the Farm Store. The shed roof cidery dimensions are 20' wide x 75' long x 12' high The cold room stores around 20,000 bushels which allows for apples bin to be stored 4 at a time on top of each other Steve ideal storage area  would be 40’ wide x 60 long x 15 high with no posts to maneuver the fork lift around The cidery is very well insulated: