MAIN FLOOR IN THE HALL​
 

9:30am: WELCOME by MLA Rob Botterell and the Pender Highlanders perform!

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10:00am – Throughout the day

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• Guest speaker workshops on food sustainability

• Visual artists:

  • James Wype, Margaret Alpen, Kathleen Theriault, Claudia Lorenz, Wendy Gardner, Stefani Williams, Monica Bennett, Susheela Kundargi, David Fierro, Roz Kempe

• Sip ‘n Paint

• Crisp vendors

• Apple making activities

• Apple press – bring your clean jars, apples and make some apple juice!

• Children’s corner

• Typewriter Poetry with Nia

• And MORE!
   

11:30am: Wood chopping display with Nicole Coenen (outside behind the hall)
 

1:00 – 3:00pm: Adam Miller – resident horticulturist, showcasing native plant edibles on display. (For sale at the Nursery from 10am – 2pm, located on the farm next to the Community Hall)
 

CAFE ROOM 
 

10:00 – 12:00pm PANEL: “Food, Land and Relationships” with Adam Olsen, Susheela Kundargi, and David Fierro (organized by Gulf Islands Food Co-op)
 

Musical Interludes (between sessions and apple tastings): Nick Croft – fiddle player with the BC Fiddle Orchestra, and under the instruction of Daniel Lapp at the Victoria Conservatory of Music. He will fiddle us along between sessions and apple tastings to traditional and contemporary tunes. 

 

1:00pm: “Garden and Orchard Ecosystem Health” with Christina Cook (founder of The Organic Gardener's Pantry, Victoria)
 

1:00 – 3:00pm: Julie Wilmott (Winter Creek Farm) – dozens of heirloom apple varieties on display and for tasting; Q&A about growing apple trees
 

FIELD TOURS
 

3:00pm - 4:30pm: Take your pick between 3 great tours, or catch all of them if you can! Directions provided at the event.

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• Heirloom Apple Orchard (Winter Creek Farm): Tour of the orchard, organic practices, and apple sales

• Pender Native Plant Nursery: Tour with Adam Miller; native plants for sale + expert advice (penderconservancy.org)

• BeeWild Distillery (4306-D Corbett Road): Wild crafted spirits tasting room, open 1:00 – 5:00pm (beewilddistillery.ca)

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UPSTAIRS IN THE HALL

10:00am: “Courageous Conversations in a Polarised World” – panel with Sonia Furstenau, Mat Des Roches, Ben Kadel, musician Alvin Lee; moderator Heather Ramacle
 

11:15am: “Sing Along for Joy” with Willy Blizzard

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12:15pm: “Finding Sanctuary, Discerning the Sacred in your Life” – panel with Yvonne MacKenzie, James Wyper, Elizabeth May, Joy Llewellyn, musician Benedict Beattie; moderator Andrea Spalding

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2:00pm: COMMUNITY/FAMILY DANCE with Pierre Schryer, Adam Dobres and Danielle Enblom (Irish, Scottish, Québécois, Métis, and Contra social dance)

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3:30pm: FILM: “SEARCHING FOR SŁEW̱ÁŁ NOṈET (peace of mind at last)” – followed by discussion. Winner of Audience Choice Award, Salt Spring Film Festival.​​​​