Cider Mill Friends is restoring the c.1880 Kimlin Cider Mill. An old mid-19th century barn forms the core the Kimlin Cider Mill. Mr.
The organization started in 2000 as a citizens group, incorporated as a non-profit in 2001, and purchased the Mill in 2008. The Kimlin Cider Mill is located on the east side of Cedar Avenue in the Town of Poughkeepsie, situated on approximately two acres of land. The mill was part of a larger agricultural property owned and operated by the Kimlin family since the early 1850's when the Kimlin famil
06/07/2026
Beautiful work day yesterday 🌞 thanks to our amazing volunteers for getting the plow and disc harrow on blocks, mowing the orchard, planting, weeding & watering the garden, maintaining the mowers and other odds and ends. See you next month!
06/04/2026
This Saturday the Connecticut Antique Machinery Association will be holding its annual Tractor Pull and Mineral Sale. They generously loaned us the engine we currently display in the press room, so please visit and support the very cool site of theirs!
Tractor Pull & Mineral Show — Connecticut Antique Machinery Association Back to All Events Tractor Pull & Mineral Show Saturday, June 6, 2026 10:00 AM 4:00 PM 31B Kent Cornwall Rd. Kent, CT 06757 United States (map) Google Calendar ICS
06/04/2026
We launched our brand refresh earlier this week in honor of the 25 year anniversary of Cider Mill Friends. 🎉 We wanted to thank our talented and creative partners who helped us with logo development over the years.
The new logo and the 25th anniversary branding were designed by Claire Wajda, who is both a graphic designer and on the Cider Mill Friends Advisory Board. You can check her out online at clairewajda.com. We want to profusely thank Claire for volunteering her time and expertise to this rebranding and many other graphic works over the past several years.
We also want to recognize the designers who worked with us to design our logos over the years.
In 2012, Stephen Burgess, then a Dutchess Community College student, volunteered his time and expertise to design the logo we used for the past 14 years. His idea, which continues today, is a logo using a stylized line drawing of the cider mill.
And we also want to thank Ivars Sprogis whose watercolor painting of the cider mill was our logo for the first 11 years of our group.
Cheers to another 25 years and beyond! 🥂🍎
06/03/2026
Monthly work day this Saturday! Work days also include an open house, and continuation of plant sale!
Join Cider Mill Friends for a work day this Saturday, June 6, 2026 from 9:30AM to 12:30PM. We also added Open House tours to our monthly work days this year!
We'll be at the Mill to work on clean up, maintenance, stabilization, and preservation efforts. If you plan to join us, we'll be there rain or shine, and don't forget to dress in work clothes.
If you've ever wanted to step back in time by getting a tour of the Kimlin Cider Mill or learn more about what Cider Mill Friends does, stop by the Mill at the same date and time as a our monthly work days, typically the first Saturday of each month.
We also have plenty of plants leftover from our Mother's Day Plant Sale and will continue to offer those for sale at our monthly work days.
See you at the Mill! (140 Cedar Avenue, Poughkeepsie)
05/31/2026
🚨New logo alert 🚨
This year our country celebrates 250 years and Cider Mill Friends celebrates 25 years! In honor of this quarter-century anniversary, we have updated our logo and created a special anniversary logo for the milestone year. Keep your eyes out for these logos on new merchandise and the tasting glass at our annual cider tasting event in October.
This brand refresh is inspired by the feeling of the vintage images of the cider mill and the typography that was used on past Kimlin Cider labels. The anniversary logo includes a custom ‘25’ that includes a special detail in the counter of the 5; do you see it? (🍎).
05/27/2026
Come visit us at the Arlington Farmers Market, every Thursday, 3-7p through October 29th. Located on the Vassar College Alumnae Lawn on Raymond Ave. Poughkeepsie NY 12603. We'll have special Kimlin Cider Mill related offerings and learn about how you can support our efforts to preserve and restore the Mil 🍎🍏🍎
05/19/2026
Patches of milkweed are currently competing with mugwort, the grand sycamores are slowly leafing out and the demonstration apple trees are in full leaf! Meadow maze paths are mowed and inviting for a sunset stroll…🍎🍀☀️
05/10/2026
A successful Mother's Day plant sale in between the rain drops! The wood cookie apple tree craft was popular. Check out our upcoming work days and table at this season's Arlington Farmers Market to purchase annuals, perennials, vegetable, tree, shrub and tropical plants 🌱 🌻🍅
05/09/2026
Dogs perusing the plant sale too