Tree to Table

Can Nebraska make this a new movement? 

What do Michigan, New York and Washington have in common? They are all known for their vast orchards of apples. In fact, our cider makers at Saro order most of our juice from the Pacific Northwest. However, we are excited to have the opportunity to work with a well-known orchard right here in Nebraska City, Nebraska – Arbor Day Farm.

Arbor Day Farm and Saro Cider have joined together to put Nebraska on the map with an entirely Nebraskan cider. The result is a farm fresh hard apple cider with apples Arbor Day Farm juices and delivers to Saro to be fermented and blended into a delicious, hard cider that is big on flavor, small on sugar. 

A lot of people ask where our Joy Harvest cider got its name. This cider is named after the gentleman who planted the Preservation Orchard at Arbor Day Farm, Joy Morton Porter. (Incidentally, he is not a family member of the Morton Sterling family but is, in fact, named after one of them.) 

Mr. Joy Morton Porter began “planting” heritage apple trees in 1986.  Arbor Day Farm named this cider as an ode to Joy’s dedication and hard work in building their Preservation Orchard. Mr. Porter was the orchardist until he retired around 2011 at 80 years of age.