New cidery Providence Farms puts down roots in Chesterfield - Richmond BizSense

New cidery Providence Farms puts down roots in Chesterfield - Richmond BizSense

John and Allie Beard. (Images courtesy Providence Farms Cidery) During the pandemic, John and Allie Beard began making hard cider in their kitchen as a hobby to pass the time. Now, after selling their products at local farmers markets and festivals in recent years, that hobby has a home of its own.  The married couple recently opened Providence Farms Cidery at 1315 S. Providence Road in Chesterfield County.  The cidery sits on a roughly 24-acre …