Thompson Creek Organics
Principals:
Blair and Marcie Smith
Location:
Applegate, OR
Miles to Market:
30
Farm Size:
6 acres
Supplies to Co-op:
apple cider from these varieties - Red Delicious, Macintosh, Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Rome Beauty, Gravenstein, Arkansas Black, and some new varieties to come - Ginger Gold, Williams Pride, and Matsu
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Thompson Creek Organics Cider Like No Other
Thompson Creek Organics is a small, organic, family owned orchard in Southern Oregon's Applegate Valley. Their annual harvest yields approximately eighty thousand pounds of apples. However, each one of those apples is picked only when it’s fully ripe, which accounts for the incredible burst of flavor in their cider.
Originally from California, owners Blair and Marcie Smith made the move with their daughter Allison, around 2002. Thompson Creek Organics began with the purchase of their orchard, a total overhaul of that orchard, and the installation of a complete juicing facility on-site. Marcie’s mother Patty, and the Smith’s partner Angelina round out the family business.
Both their orchard and their processing facility are certified organic, which is itself no small feat. Besides being organic, Thompson Creek Organics goes a step further to produce the best product : their cider is UV treated rather than heat pasteurized through an FDA approved process that uses UV light to kill pathogens. This achieves the same result as heat pasteurization but keeps all the beneficial enzymes intact and preserves the zippy, raw cider flavor.