Gifts from the Valley - AVAILABLE SOON

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295 - $325

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Overview:

There is a place in Nova Scotia where the soil, the forest, the vine, and the table all tell the same story and for one unforgettable afternoon, you get to hear it. Gifts from the Valley is a new regenerative tourism experience from Earth Rhythms that carries you from a family farm overlooking the Bay of Fundy, into a 150‑year‑old hemlock forest, through an award‑winning regenerative vineyard, and finally to a secret Gaspereau Valley table set with a feast grown minutes away. This is not a tour. It is an invitation to become, for one day, part of the Valley’s story.

Highlights:

  • A masterstorytelling host, not a guide. Celes Davar, an award-winning regenerative-tourism guide and facilitator, doesn’t simply narrate the day, he weaves farm, forest, winery, and dinner into one continuous story of place, identity, and renewal, so every stop deepens the last, connecting people and place.
  • Meet the people regenerating the land. At Longspell Point Farm, organic farmer Jeff McMahon and his wife Paula share 25 years of choosing to work with nature instead of fighting it and send you home with a bag of just-picked greens for tonight’s salad.
  • Walk inside a living, breathing old-growth forest. A conserved Wabanaki forest of giant hemlocks and white pines, as old as Canada itself, offers a full sensory reset, the scent of balsam fir, the sound of a forest creek, a guided moment of stillness few travel experiences ever attempt.
  • Taste biodiversity in the glass. Benjamin Bridge, one of only two B Corp‑certified wineries in Canada, pairs a personalized tasting with a hands-on walk into the regenerative viticulture behind every bottle, proof that world-class wine and environmental stewardship are the same pursuit.
  • Dine on a story you can taste. Chef Ayzhia of Basin & Bloom Cookery — a self-described “mealweaver” — turns the day’s farm, forest, and winery ingredients into a communal dinner inside a hidden Gaspereau Valley Speakeasy, complete with live music and recipe cards to recreate the magic at home.

Location:

Meet at Robie Tufts Nature Centre; 117 Front St. Wolfville, NS with guided travel to Canning and the Gaspereau Valley (~55km for the day)

2026 Dates:

August 30

October 18

Time:

12:30pm - 7 pm


Price:

Spaces are intentionally limited to keep every scheduled group program personal.

Six or fewer travellers are $325 per person. These scheduled group programs are available only on a specific dates, in which all four hosts are able to collaborate. Please check the dates for availability.

Custom group requests can be booked in advance (minimum of 4 weeks) at a special price of $295/guest for 7 to 12 people.

Price is subject to a 4.9% booking fee^

^an online booking platform called Rezgo helps us manage our bookings.

Celes Davar

Celes is an Experiential Tourism operator, coach and facilitator of Canadian community-based experiences that integrate food, nature, art, culture and wellness. His background and training as a biologist, climate change advocate, and Experiential Tourism facilitator is at the intersection of his customized, small group, slow travel experiences for people wanting to immerse themselves into hands-on encounters. Celes has been coaching and facilitating community organizations and businesses in multiple jurisdictions in six provinces over the past 18 years to build capacity around experiential and sustainable tourism. At the foundation of this coaching and experience development process is education and innovation in practices that are regenerative, giving back to the community, and storytelling that reflects community values. Celes has been involved in making multiple presentations to local, regional and national audiences about the FoodArtNature project, and how it demonstrates a new and relevant approach to delivering regenerative visitor experiences. Celes is the winner of 2025 IMPACT National Award for Leadership in Community Based Sustainable Tourism.

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