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Sep. 25, 2026 2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Rural Urban Committee has put together a fall tour that could 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 enjoyed around the Sarsfield family kitchen table grew into one of the largest pie producers in North America. After the tour at Apple Valley Foods, the 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 ciders 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 Scotia. The tour ends at 5:00. There is no fee for this event. Cider tastings are at your own expense. Registration is limited to 25 people. Please register by 5 pm Monday September 14 to ensure the Rural Urban Committee can plan accordingly. About the tour locations: Apple Valley Foods began with Leonard and Fran Sarsfield’s apple farm, expanding into a successful pie company that was eventually sold in 1991. Their son, Jeff Sarsfield, revived the family tradition by starting Apple Valley Foods in 1999, partnering with Harlan Bakeries in 2002 to grow its North American business. The company, headquartered in Kentville, Nova Scotia, is now a leading 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 Parker family has been growing apples in Nova Scotia for over 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. The cider journey started in 2022 with a dream to create something new on the family farm. Like the Red Fox that inspired the name, they were curious. So, they started imagining, experimenting…and fermenting. Founder, Janet Parker gave 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 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 possibilities to delight cider enthusiasts.
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Sep. 26, 2026 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Join the Rotary Club of Kentville for our Annual Chicken BBQ Fundraiser to support the End Polio Now Campaign September 26, 5:30pm for 6:00pm. Joe and Susan Ueffing are opening their home at 1624 Gospel Woods Road, Canning for this event. Rotary International has been working to eradicate polio globally for over 45 years. Today, polio remains endemic in Pakistan and Afganistan, and variant polio outbreaks threaten the progress we have made against the disease. As long as polio exists anywhere, it is a threat to children everywhere. We'll be serving a barbecued chicken dinner prepared by the Centreville Baptist Church. You'll learn about the current state of the End Polio Now campaign and as always enjoy fellowship with fellow Rotarians and friends. Please register by September 14. The cost for the event is $50 with net proceeds supporting the End Polio Now campaign. Please etransfer your payment to Karen Corey, karen@vermeulenfarms.com. If you don't eat chicken, make a note in the comments section. We will have a vegetarian option available. This is a BYO(Everything) event. Please bring dishes, cutlery, etc. and the beverage of your choice. We realize some people will be joining our event after the conference and from outside the area. We will have paper plates and additional supplies should anyone need them. We'll also have a 50/50 draw during the evening $5 per ticket, 3 tickets for $10 and an armslength for $20. We hope to see you at the End Polio Now Chicken Dinner Fundraiser! "Achieving a polio-free world will be one of the greatest humanitarian victories in history, and Rotary will be at its heart. This is not just a health campaign. It is a promise to the children of the world." - Carol, Rotary polio eradication leadership |
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Sep. 27, 2026 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
A Rotary Companion Club is a flexible extension of an existing "host" Rotary club that operates without traditional meeting rules, focusing If this interests you or you know of someone who this would interest please join us. |
