Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse knows all about apples, growing organic heritage apples for their traditional, English-style ciders. The apples in this (very coolly named) cider however are not all grown on their oceanfront site on British Columbia’s Saanich Peninsula, but from Victoria’s backyards, in partnership with LifeCycles (see below). Local Kings and Northern Spies make up the bulk of the blend of apple varieties in this gently effervescent cider. A muted sweet pear nose leads to creamy apple, crisp pear and nutty flavors and mellow acidity. I enjoyed this recently with grilled pork chop and caramelized yams.
LifeCycles is a nonprofit organization dedicated to cultivating awareness and initiating action around food, health and urban sustainability in the Greater Victoria community that promotes food education. They work proactively to promote and create personal, shared and community gardens, research and educational activities and youth skills development programs. Every year they organize volunteers to pick unwanted tree fruits from Victoria’s backyards for use in packaged product, or to feed the lesser fortunate.
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