Jennifer Tamble, 43, grew up on Signal Mountain and has been a loyal customer of Fairmount Orchard throughout her life. Now, she’s an employee of the orchard’s fruit stand, which is painted the color of apple cider.
On Nov. 30, the stand will sell its final bushels of apples and jugs of cider.
“It’s been very much a part of my life every year,” Tamble said of stopping by the orchard for apples and cider, which for her was a fall ritual typically combined with a trip to the haunted house that the Waldens Ridge Emergency Service did as a fundraiser.
During the annual holiday tour of homes on the mountain, she recalls that everyone would serve cider from Fairmount Orchard.