City Fruit Cider Press Rental

Thank you for your interest in renting a City Fruit cider press! Our three cider presses (two manual and one electric) are available to help you reduce fruit waste and create family or community-building events. Check out our cider press instructional video and our cider press written instructions to see how the presses work.

Cider press rental fees support City Fruit’s mission to harvest and steward urban fruit trees to support sustainable and equitable access to fruit. Learn more about our work addressing food insecurity and reducing food waste here.

1. You must have a vehicle large enough to fit the press and all the components. 
At its longest points, the Electric Cider Press is 53″ deep, 40″ tall, and 21″ wide. 

At their longest points the Manual Cider Presses are 27″ deep, 24″ tall, and 24″ wide.

 

Additional components include a crate of equipment (canister, plunger disk, etc.) and the grinder box. See this image for more details. Your vehicle needs to be completely cleaned out wherever the press will be stored during transit (truck bed, trunk, flattened backseat, etc.), to prevent damage to the press.

2. You must bring two people to load and unload the cider press. When coming to pick up or return the press, you can park in one of the visitor spaces in our parking lot or in the alley behind the office. City Fruit’s address is 4000 Aurora Ave N, Suite 123, Seattle, WA 98103.

3. You must clean the press before returning. Each press comes with laminated cleaning instructions, along with a how-to-guide for assembly and operation. Cleaning the press involves thoroughly cleaning the press and all its parts, especially the grinder and the mesh bags (make sure to wash the mesh bags with soap). Failure to do so may result in being barred from renting the press again and a cleaning fee of $50. 

4. City Fruit is not responsible for any manufacturing defects in any borrowed cider presses or any damage to vehicles used to transport the presses. Should the press become unsafe or in a state of disrepair while in your possession, please immediately discontinue use of the press and notify City Fruit of the issue as soon as possible. Borrowers are expected to be familiar with using presses before use. Check out our cider press instructional video here and written instructions here.

5. If a press is damaged due to improper use, you will be charged for the cost of repair. Cider presses are to be returned in the same condition as they were issued, barring normal wear and tear. If the press is destroyed, lost/stolen, or unfixable, you will be subject to the cost of replacement.

6. Cider press rental fees are nonrefundable. If you need to cancel your cider press reservation, please email emily@cityfruit.org as soon as possible. We are unable to refund your rental fee, but know that your contribution will support City Fruit’s work distributing 90,000+ servings of fruit annually to community members experiencing food insecurity.

5-Day Weekend Rentals (Thursday thru Tuesday)
Pick up time: Thursdays 1-3pm
Return time: Tuesdays 10am-12pm

2-Day Weekday Rentals (Tuesday thru Thursday)
Pick up time: Tuesdays 1-3pm
Return time: Thursdays 10am-12pm

City Fruit is a small team, and we have limited availability to be at our office consistently during the busy harvest season. If you need to pick up or return your press outside of these times, email emily@cityfruit.org to see if alternative options are available.

If you are running late to pick up or return a cider press, please call the City Fruit office ASAP at 206-922-3967. If we are unable to answer the phone, leave a message. Late returns without prior notification will be subject to a $50 late fee.

	Weekday	Weekend
All cider presses	$79	$99
All cider presses -- City Fruit members price (find the 10% off coupon code in your member emails)	$71	$89
All cider presses -- community partner price (for organizations supporting individuals experiencing food insecurity)	$49	$59
one crate of apples for cider pressing (~50lbs)	$25	$25

If you are a City Fruit Member, you have a coupon code for 10% off your cider press rental in a member email that you can include below!

I have reviewed the attached details and instructions for operation and cleaning and fully understand the rules and regulations of the cider presses. I understand that failure to comply with any of these rules may result in revocation of my borrowing privileges and/or legal action against me.