If you have fruit trees growing on your property, then you likely know the struggle of keeping up with the bounty as it ripens and falls to the ground.
Portland Cider Company wants to put your surplus or unwanted fruit to good use. Community members are invited to donate bushels of edible-quality apples and pears to be pressed into cider for the company’s annual Fruit Forward Drive.
The cider will be served in Portland Cider Company’s taprooms starting in late fall. 503 Distilling will also turn some of it into a special-edition brandy. A portion of proceeds from the cider and brandy will benefit Fighting Pretty, a local nonprofit working to help women fighting cancer feel strong and beautiful.
Bushels (a minimum of 40 pounds) can be dropped off at the cidery in Clackamas every Saturday in September, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Donors will receive vouchers for their donated fruit to redeem for cider when it’s ready.
