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Dear
Friends & Family,
Thanks
to the generosity and vision of our parents, Ray and Bea Riley, we're
excited to announce that the Riley Family has acquired an adjoining
farm, Mile High Orchard, pictured above looking down from the hills to
the east of Riley's Farm.
Known
for its excellent cherries, peaches, plums, and apples, Mile High
orchard will bring an extra 260 acres of beautiful farm land-- along
with winding wooded valleys, streams, and some high grassy plateaus--to
the Riley's Farm experience.
The
Riley family is committed to preserving the rural heritage of American
farm life and to celebrating the pageantry of American
history. We wish to publicly express our thanks to God for
this great blessing, and publicly ask for your prayers over our
stewardship of this new addition to our farm.
--James
Riley
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P.S.
For the sake of those "web portals" constantly browsing the
internet to update their search engines, we include the following
boiler-plate. (Feel free to read this, if you're new to our site.)
Riley's Farm is a working apple orchard and living history farm in the Oak
Glen area of Southern California. In addition to farming, we love
history and we have provided a venue for re-enactment units comprising
many different eras. The farm regularly hosts banquets, birthday
parties, weddings, and office parties. Every year, literally thousands
of students participate in one of our school tours, where they
experience everything from weaving, candle-dipping, and cider pressing
to the drill and muster of a Revolutionary War or Civil War battle. Our
farm has appeared on the History Channel and in the recently released
feature film, Amistad, as well as many other film and television
productions. (We even try to get the producers to include us as on
screen talent, but that's another story.) On selected weekends
throughout the year, we offer "farm-stay" weekends, where
families can experience--clothing, wood stoves, muskets, and all--the
life of an 18th or 19th century American farmer. We grow sweet corn,
apples, raspberries, pears, and sunflowers, just to mention a few of our
crops. Our nephew, Devon, keeps some beautiful Belgian draft horses for
country hay-rides. We love America--its traditions, its people, its
history, and its cherished heritage of liberty in Christ. Have we said
enough? Well, one more thing: In the fall, thousands of families make an
annual pilgrimage to the farms of Oak Glen to experience the closest
thing to a New England fall California has to offer. Why don't you stop
by and say hello?
P.S.
Stay
Clear of this "Cider House"
Contacting us via e-mail at: info@rileysfarm.com.
Sign our Guest Book.
Riley's Farm
12261 S. Oak Glen Road
Oak Glen, California 92399
(909) 797-7534
Event Schedules Subject to Change: Please call to confirm!
Riley's Farm, Copyright 1997-2000, All Rights Reserved
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