Instead of the all-day Apple Harvest Festival, a 38-year-old tradition, this year’s “Apple Festive” brings fall spirit to the Commons through a six-day, socially distanced farmers market. It will also include a socially distanced Apple Cider Trail, which will take participants through various restaurants and shops in the Commons that have apple and cider themed menus prepared. Graffin said the Apple Festive is both a great Ithaca community tradition and an important event for local businesses and farmers to connect with a myriad of customers. Teeter Farm just south of Ithaca, plans to pack their stand with apple cider, grapes, pumpkins, ornamental gourds and lots of sanitizers. But even as vendors gear up to sell apple fall favorites, some of them said they’ll miss the spirit of the old festival.

Source: Daily Sun September 29, 2020 04:18 UTC