6:28am: Gemma and Sara arrive at the bottling facility just as our 40-ton tanker is pulling in from Samascott Orchards in Kinderhook, New York.
Arriving from Samascott
8:00am: Our empty bottles are stacked and ready to go.
Bottles awaiting juice
8:30am: After being heated to 185 degrees to ensure a safe two-year shelf life, pasteurized juice is put into bottles on the filling machine.
The filling machine
9:00am: The bottles, after coming off the filler and getting caps, are cooled and make their way to the tagging area.
On the way to tagging
9:30am: With tags on board, the bottles move down the conveyer belt to the labeling machine.
Flip the tag, learn about our growers
Awaiting labels
11:00: Tagged and labeled bottles move down the conveyer belt to be packed in boxes.
Flip the tag, learn about our growers
11:30: The finished product. What do you think?
Local apple juice, not from concentrate
Five Acre Farms. Positively Local.TM