Hi! We’re Sean and Marcella, and we run Blackshire Farms and The Cidery at Blackshire Farms. Our 19-acre farm is located in Southwest Minnesota and is home to an apiary, acres of heirloom cider apple trees and lush patches of rhubarb, asparagus and heritage raspberries. 

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To the west of our family farm you'll find the Cidery, our hard cider production facility, tasting room and event center, which rests on 50 acres of rolling grassland.  

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​Sean grew up watching his grandfather farm and studied horticulture in college and has operated several other successful farm ventures in South Dakota and California. Marcella grew up on a farm but left for the city to study writing. Today she works as an educator and leads community writing workshops. 

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Together, we’ve been building a vision for Blackshire Farms since 2016. In May 2018, a week after our son was born, we planted just over 1000 cider apple trees.  A year later, we planted 500 more, with the goal of starting a cider orchard and bringing back a taste of America that's been largely missing since Prohibition. In 2025, we're opening the Cidery as a regional event center, tasting room and community space.

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We'd love to host your special event!

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