Spindrift
at Welbury Pointis an adult nature
sanctuary. Six cottages on
six acres of natural
preserved oceanfront
featuring the island's only
white sand beaches. Wildlife
appreciation and privacy are
encouraged in this unique
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Who?
Natural food lovers like YOU!
What?
An apple tasting extravaganza of
the best selection, tastiest and
most wholesome apples
anywhere!
When?
Sunday September 28, 2007 9am-5pm.
Where?
Participants choose to visit those
orchards that interest them, based
on a map showing locations &
descriptions of each.
Suggested starting location is
Fulford Hall at Salt Spring's
south end.
Why?
Because Salt Spring has a fascinating apple-growing
heritage, is the home of a new apple Organic Apple Coop, and is the Organic Gardening
Capital of Canada.
Tickets?
$10 each, students $5, kids under 12,
free.
Tickets available ONLY on
Festival day at Fulford hall and
outside the Ganges tourist info
centre.
Admission
includes a map of Salt Spring showing
locations of
host farms descriptions of each. Participants choose
locations they wish to visit
and will be challenged to see
everything within
the hours of between 9-5.
Salt Spring Island's
10th Annual
Apple Festival
Celebrating
Red-Fleshed Apples: The apples of the future
Sunday Sept 28, 2008
This
is your chance to visit Apple Heaven while still on earth! Become a Salt Spring Island Apple Connoisseur for a day.
Where else do you have over 350 different apple varieties being grown
organically?
Salt Spring's apple history
dates back to 1860. Explore our incredible
island, the Organic Gardening Capital
of Canada.
Seeing
red in 2008
Red-fleshed
apples are truly the apple of the
future. Apple Luscious Organic Orchard
on Salt Spring Island grows 23
varieties of red-fleshed apples that
are great to eat. The excitement of
biting into these apples, the great
taste and the novelty is amazing. You
never have to encourage a child to eat
them. The red colour is an indication
that the fruit has extra antioxidants,
in the form of anthocyanins, that are
great health benefit. They taste even
better than they look. The first
reaction to biting into the red flesh
is always “WOW”.
Apple Festival highlights from
2007
About
700 people attended to tour
15 farms
Display
of 262 apples all grown
organically on Salt Spring
Island
Tasting
of 105 apple varieties at just
one farm (Apple Luscious). Most
others had tasting of their own
varieties
At
least 12 labeled varieties of
apple pies baked by the Pie
Ladies
Theatrical
performances by Johnny Appleseed,
Theodore Trage, the Queen and
Captain Apple
A
rich history of apples going
back to 1860
An
on-site narration by Naidine
Sims tracing her black history
on Salt Spring back to 1860
Salt Springers are very proud of
their apples and the incredible
collections we amass at Fulford
Hall for every Apple Festival is a
sight to take your breath away.
The scent of apples when you enter
the room will take your soul on a
journey. Last year, we had 262
varieties all grown organically on
Salt Spring Island, all arranged
alphabetically and all having
detailed labels. The task of
setting up the collection is
performed the night before by a
team of about 30 island
volunteers, ranging in age from
children to senior citizens, who
consider this one of the
highlights of their year. They
love their apples and they are
delighted to show island visitors
our apple diversity. Note that at
Apple Festival 2006, there were
296 varieties, but with a very
cold, wet spring in 2007, some
varieties did not produce a crop.
We are hoping in 2008 to break the
300 variety barrier for the first
time.
This festival is farm based,
connecting you to the organic
farmers on Salt Spring. They are
your best guarantee of food
quality and good health.
click
to enlarge photos of Apple
Festival 2006
photos
by Ron Watts
Salt
Spring Island
among
the first area in BC to grow
apples (1860)
now
grows over 350 varieties
organic apples
home to the Salt Spring Island
Organic Apple Coop
is
the Organic Gardening Capital
of Canada
Proceeds go to:
development of a juicing facility on Salt Spring
annual $500 bursary given to someone on Salt Spring, to
support practical learning in the field of organic
agriculture.
supporting the education of a
third world child
Up to $100 going towards thanking in the best possible manner,
a local who has made Salt Spring a better place to
live.
Captain Apple- A new Superhero
Johnny
Appleseed
Those interested in becoming involved in this festival can contact Harry Burton at
653-2007 or by email
