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Apple juice fundraiser for food bank reduces food waste
8 minutes Posted Sep 21, 2021 at 3:33 pm.
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Anastasia Avvakumova/ CKTZ News - Good Libations winemaker has announced its annual apple juice fundraiser to support the Cortes Food Bank.
Cortes Island residents who want to share the apples on their trees are encouraged to call ahead and be prepared to bring the fruit as soon as possible after harvest. For purchasers, the juice needs to be pre-ordered and will come in plain or ginger-lime flavours in two- or four-liter amounts.
Loni Taylor, who is coordinating the project, works as both an apprentice at Good Libations and a board member of Cortes Community Economic Development Association (CCEDA).
Her passion for food security showed in this conversation, where she shared about:
overabundance of fall fruit and reducing food waste
minimizing propagation of apple maggot
Good Libations' succession plan and food programs
CCEDA's upcoming community outreach in regards to its downtown Manson's commercial space
Photo credit:Apples dehydrate quickly after being picked and need to be kept in cold storage and juiced promptly. Photo by Loni Taylor.