Filberg Apple Press Party

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Sunday, October 6th, 2013
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

The Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park Association (FHLPA) is hosting an Apple Press Party on Sunday, October 6 from 11 AM to 3 PM in the upper meadow and arbour area of Filberg Park in Comox. There will be freshly-pressed apple juice for sale, all-things-apple bake sale, a specialty plant sale, Master Gardeners will be on-hand to answer any plant-related questions, and you can watch the state-of-the-art �Pressing Matter� apple press in action.
The FHLPA is asking the community to donate their extra apples and hard pears to help us raise much-needed funds for Lodge restoration through apple juice sales. If you have trees that are heaving with apples and hard pears and more fruit than you know what to do with, have a picking party and register your pick with the Lodge by email [email protected] or call 250-339-2715. By picking and delivering your fruit bounty to the park Friday, October 4 & Saturday, October 5 you will be entered to win two 4-dau passes
Do you have too many trees to pick or can�t pick the trees yourself? Contact LUSH Valley Fruit Tree Project at www.lushvalley.org to arrange volunteer pickers. Be sure to specify that 1/3 of the fruit goes to the Filberg Park. LUSH Valley is a community, grass-roots charitable organization focusing on food security. Their fruit tree project is a great success with over 6,900 pounds of fruit picked in 2012.
LUSH Valley is helping Filberg volunteers harvest the many heritage fruit trees in the park. In 2012 over 800 pounds of apples and pears were picked and juiced from the park.
�Pressing Matter� is a very modern and efficient apple press. It takes the fruit, presses every millilitre of juice out of the fruit, pasteurizes and puts the juice in 5-litre bags which are then boxed. The end product is potent and delicious juice that stores for up to one year un-refrigerated or up to 3-months refrigerated. Visit www.pressingmatter.ca for more information.
Join us for our Apple Press Party in the Filberg Park.
For more information and to register contact [email protected] or call 250-339-2715