APPLE
BUTTER
DAYS
APPLE
BUTTER
DAYS
at Stone Soup Farm
November 14th & 15th, 2026
Join us for a special weekend celebrating the autumn harvest with preservation workshops, apple butter making, and a heritage meal by Chef Charlie Ray. Each day you can experience unique activities honoring our heirloom orchards and native influences from the region. Embrace heritage tastes and teachings in this memorable community event!
Heritage Feast- Saturday, November 14
&
Apple Butter Social- Sunday, November 15
A Taste of the Harvest, A Story of the Land
Experience the journey of food from harvest to preservation and finally to the table. Through hands-on workshops, storytelling, and curated three-course meal, we will explore how different cultures have approached seasonality and the importance of making use of what the land provides.
Saturday, November 14, 2026
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Reservations Required
Ages 18+ Only, $170 Per Person
HERITAGE FEAST Itinerary
Cider Pressing & Butter Making Workshop ⎸ 11:00 a.m.
Begin the morning with fresh cider while orchardist Tim leads a discussion on the growing season and the significance of this year's harvest.
First Course: The Preservation Table ⎸ 12:00 p.m.
We welcome you to our grazing table featuring foods that demonstrate the preservation techniques explored later in the workshop.
Hands-On Food Preservation Workshop ⎸ 12:30 p.m.
Our hands-on workshop explores how food preservation allow communities to extend harvests, minimize waste and prepare for colder months.
Techniques will include: facto-fermentation, Scandinavian pickling, dehydration and water activity, brining and curing.
Each guest will prepare and take home jars of fermented foods along with an understanding of proper care.
THE MEAL
The Ancestral Table ⎸ 2:00 p.m.
Our meal focuses on regional ingredients and native food traditions. Honoring the relationship between communities and the natural environment.
Chef's Fire Dining Menu
Chef Charlie Ray will prepare and serve the story behind each ingredient. Enjoy gathering around the fire pit for conversation and observation around food traditions passed between generations. Feast is served family style at our tables in the Woodland.
Menu Ingredients include:
Rabbit
Succotash
Taro Root
Roasted Winesap Apples
APPLE BUTTER SOCIAL: COME for the tastings, stay for the stories
Join our late harvest preservation and food pairing party. Gather around our cider deck for an interactive apple butter making workshop while we sample heritage apples and sip cider. There will be festive activities for all ages, heritage pairings and stories carried through food, creating meaningful connections to the land and to one another.
Sunday, November 15, 2026
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
No Reservations Required
Social happenings
Apple Butter Making Workshop
Help core, peel and render down heritage apples to create our signature fruit butter. Tim will lead the workshop with discussions on the revitalization of regional landscapes through local agricultural communities.
Heritage Pairings
Meet us at the Craft House for pairing flights featuring local fruit, artisan drink and selections from Rogue Creamery.
Harvest Foods
Enjoy seasonal foods including our famous stone soup, charcuterie plates, local bakes and autumn mixology.
Crafting in the Garden
We will be dipping taper candles, making jam jar lanterns and crafting dolls from scrap materials throughout the day. Join us for these hands-on activities or explore playscapes in the
Children's Garden.
Fireside Social
Let fire pits warm the atmosphere while you sip and chat in our earth lounges. Roast a s'more and feel the change of the season.
Cultivar Studio
Savor small batch farm collections to shop from in our store.
Stone Soup Farm & Heritage Orchard
12131 S. Oak Glen Road, Oak Glen, CA 92399
Credit & Refund Policy
Stone Soup Farm & Heritage Orchard is not able to offer refunds for events after the date of purchase or credit for future events. Stone Soup Farm & Heritage Orchard may make exceptions to this policy in extenuating circumstances at Stone Soup Farm’s sole discretion.
Cancellation Policy
While cancellation is unlikely, in the event of heavy rain or other circumstances, Stone Soup Farm holds the right to cancel the event. If Stone Soup Farm must cancel the event for any reason, a full refund will be issued to each participant.