Apple Festival UBC Vancouver

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October 15-16, 2011
11am-4pm
botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/apple-festival

Apple Festival updates and reminders:

• Admission is $4 and is cash only. To keep the line moving quickly exact change is appreciated
• The truck of apples arrived early this morning and we've now added the list of apples available to buy and taste, as well as the list of apple trees for purchase to our website. This year we have over 41,000 pounds of delicious apples and 25% of them are organic!
• We have a bike valet service at our main entrance. Biking and walking are your fastest, easiest and cheapest way to access the event. If you do drive, there is a FREE shuttle bus from the UBC Campus West Parkade
• No pets are allowed in the botanical garden. Please leave your furry friends at home
• BC Fruit Testers Association will be hosting a physical display of the nearly 200 apple varieties that are still grown in British Columbia. Members of the association are also on-hand to give demonstrations of grafting and cider-pressing. Try to stump them with apple varieties from your garden, as they are experts at identifying apples (hint: bring along six apples from your unidentified tree)

We are also pleased that our friends at the UBC Farm will be joining the fun with Heritage Orchard Tours. See below for more information:

On October 15 and 16, 2011 the UBC Farm is excited to be joining the UBC Botanical Garden Apple Festival. In addition to a booth on-site at the festival both days, we will be offering tours of the UBC Farm Heritage Orchard on Saturday October 15 at 10am, noon and 2pm.

The UBC Farm Heritage Orchard was designed, grafted and planted as a student directed study beginning in 2005. A sanctuary for apple culture, the orchard is composed of ~120 trees, including ~70 varieties of apples and a handful of plums. 2011 marks our first year of significant harvest for market sales and the orchard is producing gorgeous apples. Come visit this urban agricultural gem for tours with UBC Farm staff who care for the orchard on SATURDAY October 15 at the UBC Farm! Meet at the UBC Farm entrance gate. No UBC Farm orchard tours will be offered on Sunday.

The UBC Farm is a 20-30 minute walk, a 10 minute bike ride and a 5 minute drive from the Botanical Garden. See map link for details. Tours of the UBC Farm Heritage Orchard are free, though donations are gratefully accepted.

For more about the UBC Farm Orchard, check out this post on the Friends of the UBC Farm blog. Also, be sure to follow the UBC Farm on Facebook and Twitter for info about its research, learning, and quirky site happenings.