Alas! No BIHPA heritage apple pie sale this year, but BIHPA prepares for the return of Applefest and the annual pie sale for 2025!
The Bowen Island Heritage Preservation Association (BIHPA) has been a registered charitable association since 1991, and its roots go even further back in time. With a mandate to preserve, educate and celebrate Davies Orchard’s cottages, heritage orchard and site, BIHPA has always been comprised of a small number of volunteers committed to creating events such as Applefest, tea and exhibits in Cottage 20, picnics in the orchard, and keeping the Museum Cottage 10 open to the public so they can ‘step back in time’ to see what life was like in the cottages from the 1920s-50s.
One of BIHPA’s main annual fundraisers is hand-making approximately 60 pies, using locally grown apples and a delicious, old-fashioned recipe, which are usually sold the Thanksgiving weekend at Applefest in Davies Orchard, or at the last Farmers Market of the year.
However, alas! We don’t have the apples this year, the volunteers, or access to Davies Orchard due to the ongoing renovations, so there will not be pies or Applefest this year.
We really hope to bring back these traditions next year, and hope to move back into the orchard soon to set up in Cottage 10 and 20 once again and be able to welcome the public back to the newly renovated orchard and to have more accessible spaces thanks to the work by Metro Parks.
We are exploring new and ongoing partnerships with the Museum and Archives, the BIM Heritage Commission, Bowen Agricultural Alliance, and Low Hanging Fruit, to work together to envision a bright future to keep history alive.
If you are passionate about local heritage, traditions and keeping the cottages and trees and Davies Orchard site a wonderful place for locals and visitors alike, please consider joining BIHPA as a member or joining the board.
Join us at the BIHPA Annual General Meeting which will be held Saturday, November 2 at Collins Hall at 1 pm
