|
Dear
Friends & Family,
We're
having a beautiful clear, blue-sky weekend, a perfect time for a
Fall trip to the farms of Oak Glen. According
to brother Scott, you should make the most of the next two
weeks, since the late summer heat has dampened our crop a bit.
We are happy to report, nevertheless, that my nephews, Jesse and
Ryan, will be offering cider pressing tours well into the late
fall, so if you can't make it up here until the leaves are
turning gold, there will be plenty of sweet, cold cider flowing.
A
word about the management up here at Riley's Farm:
Our parents bought this land with the hope that every
member of their family might someday build a home and run a
business in keeping with Oak Glen's rural heritage.
Quite a few of us have taken them up on that hope, and, frankly,
there is always a bit of sibling rivalry going on. I
have come to believe it is one of the more entertaining parts of
the "Riley's Farm experience."
So
if you see apple-pulp flying and two family members whispering
violently at each other, relax. It's all part of the
ride.
Your Humble Servant,
James
Riley,
|
Four of my six kids clowning
it up for the web site.
Fall Farm Cam:
Taken 10-7-2001, 8:35 AM. Cool and clear
autumn weather.
The Public House was well-guarded Friday by some of our Civil
War School Field Trip staff. Schedule a trip into the
past for your family or students soon!
|
|
|
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
|
