New cidery takes root in Solon

The Barnards of Maple City have a farm without a barn and will soon open a cidery with few apples.

But they do have gumption, strong backs and hospitable natures that should go a long way in ensuring the success of Heartwood Cidery.

For sure harsh weather won’t be a deterrent. David Barnard was joined on Sunday morning by his father-in-law, Ed Nyberg, in planting posts to complete an 8-foot deer fence enclosing Heartwood’s 10-acre parcel just off Lautner Road within eyeshot of M-72. The temperature had edged above 20 — barely — but felt colder under a harsh northwest wind.