Events / Fire Cider

Have I mentioned lately how amazing it is to be working in partnership with the Franklin County Community Development Corporation- say that 5 times, fast!   They offer guidance to anyone interested in starting a business and they have provided us with a space to produce Fire Cider and continue to grow our small business.  The CDC is currently under construction to expand their cold and dry storage as well as their commercial kitchen.   We are stoked to have more space to make more batches of Fire Cider. Last year the CDC's loan program, headed by Alan Singer, made it possible for us to upgrade all of our equipment to food grade stainless steel.   We were super happy to say goodbye to all of our plastic barrels.  We found them homes as rain barrels! [caption id="attachment_323" align="aligncenter" width="538"] Stainless steel steeping tank, stainless steep pump parts, only the best for your Fire Cider![/caption] Less than a year later, we approached Alan with another loan request, this time for two pieces of kitchen equipment that would save us many long hours in the kitchen, taking a lot of stress and physical labor out of making Fire Cider.  The result?  An awesome scrubbing tunnel that has turned a 10-12 person hour job into a 30 minute exercise.  Yes, you read that correctly.  It used to take 2 people working non stop scrubbing organic horseradish for hours on end just to prep that one ingredient for 2-3 batches of Fire Cider.  Now, we can achive even better results in just 30 minutes, and that includs set up, clean up and break down!   Here's a fun video of Dana and Brian trying out the scrubbing tunnel for the first time.  It's a bit loud, so turn the volume down! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f43-STEMEe8&feature=youtu.be Here are the before and after photos, can you tell we are super impressed with our investment?! [caption id="attachment_644" align="aligncenter" width="538"] Organic horseradish, covered in not so delicious organic dirt![/caption] [caption id="attachment_645" align="aligncenter" width="538"] So fresh and so clean and ready to be turned into Fire Cider.[/caption] With our second loan we were also able to purchase a chopper for the lemons and oranges.  Processing hundreds of pounds of citrus by hand is just asking for carpal tunnel, not to mention an injury waiting to happen.  This chopper, with it's graphic warnings, is definitely scarier than the chef's knives we've been using, and will save our hands and arms, as long as we keep them away from the blades! [caption id="attachment_646" align="aligncenter" width="538"] All thumbs ups, not to worry, we have cut resistant gloves to protect our hands while cleaning the machine.[/caption] And here's our new chopper in action, making batches Fire Cider just got a lot easier, which means that the three of us can safely continue making you Fire Cider for many years to come.   Yup, this video is loud too, what can I say, I'm working on my videographer skills! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSoH5OwJdiE&feature=youtu.be We are super thankful to the CDC and their staff for supporting the growth of our small business, we truly couldn't do this without them!  If you are thinking about starting a business, the CDC has you covered from the very beginning.

Our official SoWa market representative, Sean, will be sampling and selling Fire Cider at the SoWa Sunday Market in Boston every Sunday this month from 10 am to 4 pm - May 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th!  Oh, and he'll be there for the rest of the season too, though October!  Sean- you can even email him- [email protected] will take special orders for bulk, t-shirts and more, stop by anytime for a free shot of your favorite fiery health tonic! [caption id="attachment_405" align="aligncenter" width="538"] Getting ready for another great Saturday at New Amsterdam Market![/caption] Amy and Dana will be at the first New Amsterdam Market of the season on May 31st, Saturday from 10-5pm!  We are looking forward to seeing you all there! [caption id="attachment_575" align="aligncenter" width="538"] Blue Russ Health Coach sharing the love![/caption]

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Join us on Saturday March 8th at 7 pm for an intimate opportunity to learn about cooking with Fire Cider.  Let Dottie's, Carolann Patterson and the founders of Fire Cider show you how to really showcase it in your cooking! Dottie's chef will be featuring Shire City Herbals, co founder, Amy Huebner's healthful, mindful recipes as well as recipes from the Fire Cider Cookbook. You will take home an 8 oz bottle of complementary Fire Cider to experiment with and Enjoy!

Here's the Menu: Fire Cider Meat Loaf with Amy's mashed roasted cauliflower, steamed greens and Fire Cider slaw.

For dessert we will enjoy Fire Cider Apple Chutney over Ginger Ice Cream

The cost for this event is $30

Sign up NOW by calling Dottie's, 413-443-1792, as space is extremely limited.

Please feel free to share this event with your friends. We look forward to serving you!

[caption id="attachment_506" align="aligncenter" width="538"] Fire Cider 'slaw as served at Dottie's in downtown Pittsfield, MA[/caption]

The end of 2013 is nearly here and we will be doing our last two Fire Cider events of the year this weekend December 13th through the 15th! You can find Brian at the New Amsterdam Market this Sunday December 15th from 11 am to 4 pm in Manhattan's historic Seaport!  He will have glass growlers, half gallons, t-shirts and of course plenty of 8 oz and 16 oz stocking stuffers, I mean, bottles of Fire Cider.  If you want to make sure we'll have what you want on hand, send an email to [email protected] and he'll be sure to bring your special orders! [caption id="attachment_405" align="aligncenter" width="538"] Brian getting ready for another great Sunday at New Amsterdam Market![/caption] Amy and Dana will be at the Fire Cider booth at Crispina's Holiday Shindy on Melville Street in Pittsfield this Friday, December 13th from 5-8 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm.   There will be many awesome local artisans at the Shindy, plus live music and Dottie's coffee too!  Got a special Fire Cider request?  Email [email protected] and we'll be sure to have what you need! [caption id="attachment_406" align="aligncenter" width="538"] This event always puts us in a festive mood! Or maybe it was all those Fire Cider Hot Toddy's Dana made last year ; - )[/caption] One last announcement for all holiday gifting procrastinators: The last day that you can order and be guaranteed Fire Cider for Christmas via UPS Ground (aka: cheapest shipping option) is December 17th.   Remember: everyone loves Fire Cider (except for the people who hate it)! Fire Cider will be taking some much needed time off from December 24th through January 1st 2014.   All web orders and whole sale orders received after midnight on Monday December 23rd will be fulfilled and shipped on or after January 2, 2014.  We thank you kindly for your patience while we recuperate and get ready for our best year yet! Looking forward to seeing you all this coming weekend.  2013 has been an outstanding year because of awesome folks like you!

We are looking forward to this September's Eastern States Exposition aka The Big E!  Fire Cider will have a tent outside the Massachusetts building on the following dates: Friday September 13th, the first day of the fair, lucky us! Saturday September 14th and Sunday the 15th.  And happy birthday Dr. Huebner! We will be out on the lawn for Massachusetts Day on Thursday the 19th. And Fire Cider will finish out this 17 day event Thursday the 26th through Sunday the 29th. We hope you will stop by for a sample of your favorite tonic, and maybe even pick up a new Fire Cider t-shirt.  This round we are getting fire engine red shirts with white printing, pretty sharp! We'll see you at the fair!

[caption id="attachment_268" align="aligncenter" width="538"] The Sowa Open Market[/caption] We are excited to announce that Fire Cider will be available at the Sowa Open Farmer's Market on 500 Harrison Ave. in Boston this season! Elise, Amy and Brian's sister, will be running the Fire Cider booth, handing out samples and answering all of your burning Fire Cider questions. [caption id="attachment_269" align="aligncenter" width="538"] The Sowa Farmer's Market[/caption] The coolest part is the bike and trailer she'll be using to get Fire Cider to and from the market, how very Boston of her. Come by and meet Elise and pick up an 8, 16 or 64 oz bottle of your favorite spicy, sweet, tangy tonic on the following Sunday's from 10 til 4 pm: July 28th August 11th and 25th September 1st, 22nd and 29th October 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th See you there!

Come and get all the samples of Fire Cider you can handle!!

This afternoon from 4-7 pm at Gracefully Market on Avenue A in Manhattan Michelle will be handing out samples of Fire Cider, just one more reason to stop by this awesome 24 hour grocery store! [caption id="attachment_247" align="aligncenter" width="538"] Grand Street Bakery knows what you want on a Friday night: free spicy cocktails![/caption] On Friday, yep, that's tomorrow, Brian will be sampling Fire Cider as well as spicy Fire Cider Micheladas at The Grand Street Bakery in Brooklyn from 7-10 pm  Come for the free drinks, stay for more free drinks!