BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The Rural Urban Committee has put together a fall tour that cou ld become the apple of your eye! On Friday September 25th\, the group will meet at Apple Valley Foods\, 14 Calkin Drive\, Kentville at 2:30 pm for a tour of the facility.  Find out how a discussion around an apple pie enj oyed around the Sarsfield family kitchen table grew into one of the larges t pie producers in North America. After the tour at Apple Valley Foods\, t he group will head to Red Fox Cider\, 5785 Brooklyn Street\, Grafton\, for a tasting and light snacks at 4:00 pm.  Note cost to taste any of the ci ders is not included.  Red Fox Cider has 8 ciders on tap.  Flights of 4 samples are $10 per flight.  You are welcome to purchase product to take home as well.  Learn about what inspired opening the cidery and their Red Sky Appellation cider – one of 8 official appellation ciders in Nova Sc otia.  The tour ends at 5:00. There is no fee for this event.  Cider tas tings are at your own expense.  Registration is limited to 25 people.  P lease register by 5 pm Monday September 14 to ensure the Rural Urban Commi ttee can plan accordingly. About the tour locations: Apple Valley Foods be gan with Leonard and Fran Sarsfield’s apple farm\, expanding into a succ essful pie company that was eventually sold in 1991. Their son\, Jeff Sars field\, revived the family tradition by starting Apple Valley Foods in 199 9\, partnering with Harlan Bakeries in 2002 to grow its North American bus iness. The company\, headquartered in Kentville\, Nova Scotia\, is now a l eading North American pie manufacturer and producer of various other baked goods and food products\, known for its “homemade” quality pies using ingredients from its own orchards and suppliers. Red Fox Cider  The Park er family has been growing apples in Nova Scotia for over 200 years. Toda y\, they grow a variety of apples including Honeycrisp\, Pazazz\, Ambrosia \, Red Prince\, and Cortland. As the farm transitioned to the next generat ion of family\, new ideas like Red Fox Cider blossomed. The cider journey started in 2022 with a dream to create something new on the family farm. L ike the Red Fox that inspired the name\, they were curious. So\, they star ted imagining\, experimenting…and fermenting.  Founder\, Janet Parker g ave herself permission to try new things and develop recipes with loads of personality and flavour. Janet believes in being bold\, not boring\, and it shines through in every batch. In 2024\, they built a production facili ty and tasting room on the farm and have introduced 5 Red Fox Cider variet ies to the world. Red Fox Cider is just getting started\, with a plan to k eep dreaming up new possibilities to delight cider enthusiasts.   DTEND:20260925T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260906T115920Z DTSTART:20260925T173000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Rural Urban Fall Tour UID:03163236-17bc-42d4-affd-b9f3ca002fb3 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Rural Urban Committee has put together a fall tour that could become the apple of your eye!

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On Friday S eptember 25th\, the group will meet at Apple Valley Foo ds\, 14 Calkin Drive\, Kentville at 2:30 pm for a tour of the fac ility. \; Find out how a discussion around an apple pie enjoyed around the Sarsfield family kitchen table grew into one of the largest pie produ cers in North America.

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After the tour at Apple Valley Foods\, th e group will head to Red Fox Cider\, 5785 Brooklyn Street\, Grafto n\, for a tasting and light snacks at 4:00 pm. \; Note cost t o taste any of the ciders is not included. \; Red Fox Cider has 8 cide rs on tap. \; Flights of 4 samples are $10 per flight. \; You are welcome to purchase product to take home as well. \; Learn about what inspired opening the cidery and their Red Sky Appellation cider &ndash\; o ne of 8 official appellation ciders in Nova Scotia. \; The tour ends a t 5:00.

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There is no fee for this event. \; Cider tastings ar e at your own expense. \; Registration is limited to 25 people. \; Please register by 5 pm Monday September 14 to ensure the Rural Urban Com mittee can plan accordingly.

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About the tour locations:

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Apple Valley Foods began with Leonard and Fran Sarsfield &rsquo\;s apple farm\, expanding into a successful pie company that was ev entually sold in 1991. Their son\, Jeff Sarsfield\, revived the family tra dition by starting Apple Valley Foods in 1999\, partnering with Harlan Bak eries in 2002 to grow its North American business. The company\, headquart ered in Kentville\, Nova Scotia\, is now a leading North American pie manu facturer and producer of various other baked goods and food products\, kno wn for its &ldquo\;homemade&rdquo\; quality pies using ingredients from it s own orchards and suppliers.

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Red Fox Cider&nbs p\; The Parker \;family has been growing apples in Nova Scotia for ove r 200 years. Today\, they grow a variety of apples including Honeycrisp\, Pazazz\, Ambrosia\, Red Prince\, and Cortland. As the farm transitioned to the next generation of family\, new ideas like Red Fox Cider blossomed.\n\n

The cider journey started in 2022 with a dream to create somethin g new on the family farm. Like the Red Fox that inspired the name\, they w ere curious. So\, they started imagining\, experimenting&hellip\;and ferme nting.  \;Founder\, Janet Parker gave herself permission to try new th ings and develop recipes with loads of personality and flavour. Janet beli eves in being bold\, not boring\, and it shines through in every batch.

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In 2024\, they built a production facility and tasting room on the farm and have introduced 5 Red Fox Cider varieties to the world. Red Fox Cider is just getting started\, with a plan to keep dreaming up new possib ilities to delight cider enthusiasts.

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