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Dear
Friends & Family,
We
were pleased to host the Oak Glen Conservatory this weekend in
an informal student-teacher performance of Archangelo Corelli.
(Your correspondent had threatened to join the ensemble for bars
1 and 23, but in the end that proved too daunting).
It's never too late to learn a musical instrument and Freeman
House and Kathy von Arx are accomplished and patient
teachers. Drop
them a line!
Don't
miss the upcoming FARMERS
BARN BASH!
It's going to be a blast! The Paradise Valley
Model A Club will be our honored guests, leading a costume
contest for the most authentically dressed Hoover-era Partisan,
Unionist, Gangster or Unemployed Factory
Worker. Come in your best double-breasted
pinstripe suit, Service Kahkis, or Gibson Girl
attire! Click the above link or call
909-790-TIME for more information. All
proceeds benefit the Future Farmers of America and the Alex Law
Memorial Fund.
Don't forget to keep checking the barn
events link at the top left. Jesse Cross
and Scott Riley are getting the historic packing shed ready for
another year of great dinners, banquets, music, comedy, and
drama. Some people say we don't need any more drama
around here, but we think differently! Expect great
things, too, from new improvements in the Cundey pear orchard
just above us. Devon
Riley is getting it ship-shape for pioneer
tours. Even as we write, a new split rail fence is
being built that compliments the rustic orchard very nicely.
Here
at Colonial Chesterfield at Riley's Farm, we're putting the
finishing touches on our new catering kitchen. The
new ovens are being installed this week, and we plan to fill
them soon with fresh ground wheat bread, apple pies, pastries,
and baked treats from the cuisine of the 18th
century. Start planning ahead this summer and
fall for your next church, company, or family
occasion. This is a catered group picnic like
no other, because it's a PATRIOT'S PICNIC!
Long live liberty! Sign up your group
now!
Your Humble Servant,
James Riley
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Members of the group performing in
the Hawk's Head Public House.
Photo of Mallory Riley by
Fred Williamson
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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.
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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