By Isabella Falsetti

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Apple Day on Sunday! This was our first Apple Day since 2019, and we had an amazing turnout. It was wonderful to celebrate the apple harvest with the community on such a beautiful fall day. In total, we raised $632 to support the recovery of LMNHS. A huge thank you to everyone who donated, volunteered, and came out to show their support. 🍎🫶🏼

We had 10 different varieties of apples available for sampling: from Honeycrisp to Granny Smith to Red Delicious.

Volunteers preparing slices at the apple sampling station

We also had a cider-making assembly line, with volunteers crushing up apples on one end and pressing them into juice on the other. At the end of the day, we had plenty of bottles of fresh cider for everyone to take home.

At our apple dehydration station, Art Bomke talked about fruit-drying process, with apples courtesy of the Vancouver Fruit Tree Project.

Volunteers prepping apples for cider-making.

At the middle of the day, we had a lovely apple potluck lunch with homemade dishes provided by community members. There were also delicious homemade apples treats for sale, courtesy of the amazing Cat Poppins.

We had a spectacular day and can’t wait for next year.

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