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Cider pressing at GeerCrest Farm -- courtesy of Adam McKinley

Events & Holidays November 1, 2023

Apple harvest promotes food resilience

By Melissa Wagoner On Saturday, Nov. 4 “the Silverton Food Co-op is joining forces with GeerCrest Farm for a fun family event” – a community apple cider pressing and fall pop-up food market. “We’ll have apples be the star,” co-op board member Beth Myers-Shenai said of the occasion, which will include both a cider pressing party as well as the […]

The R.C. Geer farmhouse south of Silverton. The nonprofit that operates the 1851 homestead has received a heritage grant that will allow it to replace the roof. GeerCrest Farm & Historical Society

Arts, Culture & History August 14, 2023

Preserving history – GeerCrest receives grant toward a new roof

By James Day The Geer farmhouse is in line for a new roof, courtesy of a grant from Oregon Heritage. Oregon Heritage, a division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, awarded the GeerCrest Farm & Historical Society $20,000 for its roof project. The award was one of 18 statewide that added $277,681 to historical preservation efforts. Jim Toler, a […]

Apple harvest promotes food resilience

Preserving history – GeerCrest receives grant toward a new roof

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