LYON REAL ESTATE

$1,795,000 Debbie Davis #01237920

916.213.2323

Beautiful & stunning home with Mid-Century Modern appeal. 3-4 bed/2.5 bath & 2,969 sq ft

$899,000 Ron Greenwood #01134887

916.712.4442

Wyndgate Community at its best! Beautifully remodeled & maintained. 3 bed/2.5 bath & 2,368 sq ft

$875,000 Gayla Mace #01432489

916.765.0210

Charming spacious custom ranch style home in Del Norte Woods. Pool. 4 bed/3 bath & 2,545 sq ft

$787,000 Gloria Knopke #00465919

916.616.7858

Move-in ready! Spacious great room. Room for RV parking. 3 Bed/2 Bath & 1,397 sq ft

$549,000 Sheri Scott #01947728

916.835.6190

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Meticulous 2-story townhome. Spacious, guest suite, private patio. 3 bed/3 bath & 1,829 sq ft

$499,000 Suzie Smits #01848670

916.837.5302

Luxurious spacious home designed by Roger Scott. Gated community. 2 bed/2.5 bath & 2,708 sq ft.

$785,000 Irma Verras #01447955

916.996.5709 astefully updated open-concept modern living. Secluded. RV access. 3 bed/2 bath & 1,855 sq ft

$599,900 Diana Scheid #01052283

916.595.7884

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$545,000 Barbara Frago #00580837

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$499,000 Daniel Tejeda #01958603

916.895.8829

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Lovely home. Hardwood oors & newer appliances. Courtyard. RV access. 3 bed/2 bath & 1,611 sq ft

$475,000 Jennifer Ramey #01380577

916.549.6294

Marvelous mid-century modern, original hardwood oors. Pool. 4 bed/2 bath & 2,324 sq ft

$465,000 Daniel Wakabayashi #00782678 the soil. Sheep herds are being considered for weed control.

Sarah Hemly says, “We live here. We don’t want sprays on our orchards.” For her, farming and cider making are about “respecting the fruit, the people and the process.”

Hemly is a cider industry leader. She studied cider making and various techniques from Tasmania to the Basque region of Spain and Somerset, England. She speaks with awareness of the complexities and tensions that manifest in each bottle.

When I ask how we can support cider makers and fruit farmers, she mentions the pressures on farmers to bring quality products to market at reasonable prices. The cost of farmworkers and the desire to pay them living wages while delivering products at prices customers accept is a challenge.

Cider is classified as a wine, sparkling and otherwise, in California. It’s taxed accordingly. This creates a financial challenge as retail cider sells far below the price of sparkling wine.

If cider had its own category for taxes, fees and labor, companies such as Hemly could continue to thrive and treat employees to improved wages without struggling to stay in business.

Hemly’s plans include helping other local farms. She wants to “see a resurgence in apple growers in California, and to support other organic apple growers to increase their volume.”

Many apple growers left California due to financial pressures. Hemly holds as firm as the farm’s tree roots in delta peat.

Find Hemly Cider at Sacramento and Davis food co-ops, Raley’s, Nugget Markets, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, BevMo and Total Wine & More.

Gabrielle Myers can be reached at gabriellemyers11@gmail.com. Her latest book of poetry, “Too Many Seeds,” can be ordered from fishinglinepress.com. Previous columns can be found and shared at InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n