Apple House Market at Arbor Day Farm reopened after a fire in September 2020.
The renovated facility in the city of Nebraska was unveiled at a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, along with several new additions, including two event rooms for guest use.
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Additionally, the facility has a viewing room and a tasting room. In the viewing room, guests can see trees being packed for shipment, cider being pressed and apples being sorted. Videos will be shown during the off-season to continue to educate customers on these processes.
The tasting room will offer visitors the opportunity to sample locally and globally grown produce, including Arbor Day coffee, wines and other products.
Apple House Market has also been expanded to over 6,000 square feet and will be powered by 62 solar panels to reduce the building’s carbon footprint.
A portion of all opening weekend proceeds will be donated to the Nebraska City Fire Department in appreciation for helping to put out the fire.
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The upgrades were paid for with both insurance money and private donations.
Photos: Arbor Day 2018 at the birthplace of the holidays, Nebraska City
Joel Topham, grounds and orchard manager at Arbor Day Farm in the Nebraska town, helps 4-year-old Bella Witte pick up dirt from a newly transplanted tree during ceremonies at Arbor Lodge State Historic Park.
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Happy D. Klown, right, demonstrates how he transformed Kilee Olson, a first-grade teacher at Northside Elementary School in the Nebraska town, into a rabbit during Arbor Day ceremonies at Historic Park State Arbor Lodge.
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Joel Topham, grounds and orchard manager at Arbor Day Farm in Arbor Lodge State Historic Park, asks students, “Who wants to be an arborist?”
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Presley Richardson, left, receives a free tree from Susan Freshman during Arbor Day ceremonies at Arbor Lodge State Historic Park. Richardson is a sophomore at Northside Elementary School in Nebraska City.
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Nebraska City Mayor Bryan Bequette picks up dirt from a newly transplanted tree during Arbor Day festivities at Arbor Lodge State Historic Park. Behind him is Austin Mackrill, Vice President of Arbor Day Farm.
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Nebraska City Mayor Bryan Bequette holds a tree during Arbor Day ceremonies at Arbor Lodge State Historic Park.
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Austin Mackrill, Vice President of Arbor Day Farm, picks up dirt from a transplanted tree at Arbor Lodge State Historic Park.
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Eric Gustafson, left, and Zach Debban, right, of Jensen Gardens Custom Landscaping, plant trees at Pulaski Park on April 5, 2018. The “Trees for Omaha” program, which hopes to plant a wide variety of native trees across Omaha to protect against the emerald ash borer, officially launched on Arbor Day, April 27, 2018.
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