Creek & Gully Cider

Creek & Gully Cider is only one part of the Simonsen-Salting family farm—Northern Lights Orchard.

Peter Simonsen and Cyndie Salting are the elders of this little enterpirse. The two have been farming together since 1981. Like most businesses, and definitely like every farm, you go through changes, and sometimes you have to change with the land. From 1981-1984 Peter and Cyndie ran a small ground crop farm on the Lulu Island and then again from 1984-1987 on the Sannich Peninsula. It wasn’t until 1987 when the two moved to the Languedoc Road farm in North Naramata that is still the family’s main farm plot today. Cyndie, whose family has a history of farming in Naramata—dating back to late 19th century—never thought she would return to the town she grew up in to farm.

But they’re still here! In 1996 they became certified organic orchardists.

These days you’ll see their kids, Anders and Annelise—fifth generation on farm from the Salting side—and Kaleigh and Kevin, their respective partners at work both on the farm and in the cidery. You might also see some wild redhaired kids, Anders and Kaleigh’s children, Peter and Cyndie’s grandchildren, who may very well one day be the sixth generation on farm.

Alyssa Hubert, not a Simonsen-Salting, and not married to one either, joined the team as Creek & Gully’s cider-maker in the winter of February 2020. She has developed the cider program as you see it now.