Fête des fruits d'automne !

This event has been organized by the Aveyron Local Varieties Association (VL12) for many years. The association invites all lovers of fruit and fall harvests to the event on Sunday, November 8, at the Pont-les-Bains community hall.

ON THE PROGRAM: an exhibition of over a hundred types of fruit from the Aveyron region, primarily apples native to the department, presented by the various departmental chapters of Variétés Locales 12. The association’s members—who are experts and enthusiasts—will be on hand to answer visitors’ questions about identifying the fruits they have brought along or to offer advice on creating orchards. Since preserving the Aveyron’s fruit-growing heritage is the association’s primary goal, assisting with planting is one of its top priorities.

Other associations will be participating in the festival, such as:

BIODIVA will organize a plant and seed exchange for flower gardens and vegetable gardens,

members of the Groupement de Défense Sanitaire des Abeilles (GDSA) will answer questions about bee health, and a beekeeper will be on hand.

Le Scalène Cuisine Verte will offer its recipes,

Arbres-Haies et Paysages will present its initiatives,

and the Regional Chestnut Conservatory, along with several other fruit-related booths, will be present.

Starting in the morning, the nursery Mercadier will begin selling, starting at 10 a.m., all kinds of heirloom fruit trees, as well as walnut trees, chestnut trees, and other trees for fall planting.

At the same time, the association Variétés Locales 12 will be grinding apples, then pressing and pasteurizing the juice, which will be available for tasting throughout the afternoon. Enthusiasts will even be able to take home a few bottles of fresh or pasteurized juice.

The St. Joseph School in Salles la Source will have fruit and pastries for sale,