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It's back! New West Apple Press Fest returns this weekend

Arrive with a jar – and some apples if you have them to share – and leave with some fresh-pressed apple cider. Yes, the New West Apple Press Fest is back. It’s returning this weekend, running noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct.
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Milo Orford, 5, watches apple presser Duncan Martin work the press at last year's festival. The New West Apple Press Fest returns this Sunday, Oct. 6.

Arrive with a jar – and some apples if you have them to share – and leave with some fresh-pressed apple cider.

Yes, the New West Apple Press Fest is back. It’s returning this weekend, running noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6 at Lord Kelvin Community School.

The annual festival is organized by Mark Gifford and Will Mah, with help from family and neighbours. They bring several old-school cider presses to the school grounds, and volunteers help juice backyard apples from the neighbourhood, random orchard apples and 1,000 pounds of donated apples from Buy-Low Foods.

The fun also includes games and special musical desks.

Everyone is invited to join in the fun. Bring a glass jar or other container (make sure it’s heat-safe) and you can go home with fresh-pressed (non-alcoholic) apple cider. If you have apples for sharing, you can bring them along, but don’t worry if you don’t.

“We’re always looking to produce and taste-test a few New West single-tree heritage ciders, so drop a note if you’ve got a tree you would like to nominate,” the organizers said in a write-up about the festival.

The event is organized with help from a Vancouver Foundation Neighbourhood Small Grant from Family Services of Greater Vancouver.

For all the details, check out the event listing on Facebook (search for New West Apple Press Vol. 4).