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Dear
Friends & Family,
Fall
proceeds, warm and clear, with most of the apples now off the
trees and into the bins, ready for you to
cider. To schedule a cider-pressing tour, call
my nephew Jesse at 909-790-5852. Pumpkin
picking is still going strong. Public hours are
Tuesday through Sunday, 10-5. For picking and walk-on
activities call the general store at 909-797-9108.
You don't have to be part of a classroom to enjoy a Revolutionary
War or Civil War weekday field trip. We host
families and even corporate groups for a day of
team-building spirit, playing the minuteman. It's
less expensive than a round of golf, and you get to rid your
country of foul placemen and tyrant tools!
A special note to public musicians: please don't sing or
play your fiddles, flutes, banjoes, or other musical instruments
in the area immediately surrounding the packing
shed. That is the contracted musical territory
of Dennis Riley, who is available for all musical needs in that
area for a fee.
Merely
one voice among a merry band of brothers, I remain,
Your Humble Servant,
James Riley
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The black oak grove above Grandma
and Grandpa Riley's house.
A view looking across Oak Glen
from the east. That's Riley's Farm in the foreground and
Los Rios in the distance.
Weekend pumpkin pickers and cider-makers head up to the packing
shed, via our ultra-modern transit system. (Saturdays and
Sundays only)
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The Pumpkin Field -- October 8, 2001
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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 1997-2001, All Rights Reserved
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