Gifts from the Valley

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.

Five Reasons to Say Yes

The Hosts You Will Meet, The Things You Will Do, and the Places You Will Be Immersed Into

1. 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. He is your guide and host to travel to four very special community places, where your emotions will be tugged and your awareness of the connectedness of climate, place, community, and local relationships will be part of the story you take home.

2. 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. You will taste and harvest greens, and send you home with your own bag of just-picked greens for your own family salad when you return home.

3. 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. Where the scent of balsam fir, the sound of a forest creek, and a guided moment of stillness offers you a travel experience few ever attempt, in Ksu’skue’kati (Place of the hemlocks, sacred to the Mi’kmaq) high on West Brooklyn Mountain, in the Gaspereau Valley.

4. Taste biodiversity in the glass. Benjamin Bridge, an award-winning winery, in the Gaspereau Valley pairs a personalized tasting with a hands-on walk into the biodiverse regenerative viticulture behind every bottle — proof that world-class wine and environmental stewardship are the same pursuit. "Your hands will touch the ancient soil that's been rebuilt over a decade; then, you’ll taste a glass of what that soil made. One of only two B Corp certified wineries in Canada, but that's not the part you'll remember. The part you'll remember is the moment the wine makes sense.”

5. 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. “"You'll arrive as a stranger. By the time the plates come out at a table and location you'd probably not know about, someone will be topping up your glass and asking about the garden back home." Take home recipes and ideas for your own regenerative table menus.

Why It’s Legendary

In a single afternoon, four generations of Valley families, a conservation forest, a B Corp winery, and a chef devoted to connection combine into one seamless, small-group story that no other Atlantic Canadian experience replicates. A share of every visitor fee is reinvested directly into local stewardship — from forest conservation to youth nature programs — so your visit doesn’t just take from the Valley, it gives back to it.

This is regenerative travel the way it should feel: intimate, sensory, and true. Culture Seekers, Outdoor Explorers, and Culinary Enthusiasts alike leave not as tourists, but as family friends of these hosts from the Annapolis and Gaspereau Valleys — carrying home seeds to plant, recipes to cook, and stories worth telling.

Reserve Your Place - Scheduled Dates, or Custom Requests

PRICE:

Spaces are intentionally limited to keep every scheduled group program personal — six or fewer travellers at $325 per person. These scheduled group programs are available only on a specific dates, in which all four hosts are able to collaborate.

Custom group requests can be booked in advance (minimum of 4 weeks) at a special price of $295/guest for 7 to 12 people. Book below today, rain or shine, and bring the friends, family, or colleagues who deserve a Valley story of their own.

Scheduled Dates

Sunday, August 30, 2026 - 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM (Advance payment, registration required)

Sunday, October 18, 2026, 12:00 - 7:00 PM (Advance payment, registration required)

The gathering location, brief itinerary, and list of things to prepare for your trip will be sent to you along with a waiver to sign, in advance of the event.

How to Book This Experience

Register

Please complete the Registration Form for the date of your choice (August 30, or October 18, 2026). Please expect a response about your request within 24 hours, to your email address in the registration form, to confirm the date you have selected and if space is available for that date.

Payment:

Once we have confirmed that space is available for the date you have selected, payment can be made by either credit card (VISA, MC) or etransfer. Payment details will be provided in the confirmation email.

Rain, Cancellation, and Refunds Policy

This is a rain or shine event. Please come prepared with appropriate clothing and footwear. The winery experience has an outdoor fully protected tent. The dinner experience is indoors. The farm and forest experiences will be outdoors.

Please note that if you choose to request cancellation of a paid reservation, there is NO refund for this event, because this experience involves multiple partners and locations whose logistics, staff, and confirmed availability for dates have been arranged in advance. In case of inability to attend, please contact us and we will work with you to reschedule you to future dates.

Minimum requirement: A minimum of four (4) paid registrants is required one week in advance of the scheduled dates to ensure food orders, all hosts, and multiple facility rentals are confirmed in order for this experience to proceed on the scheduled date. Should we not receive the minimum number of paid registrants one week in advance, the program will be cancelled, and we will provide a full refund to all registrants.