Whether it’s checking out local cafes or taking in the sights and sounds on a hike, there’s lots to do in Nova Scotia this fall season. “Just the vibes and I love getting a pumpkin latte,” says Bristi Casey, who lives in Halifax “I love the Public Gardens in fall. It looks so beautiful and perfect with all the leaves falling, it’s so great,” fellow Haligonian Morgan Macdonald says. The smells of pumpkin spice, chai lattes and apple pie fill the air at Café Lara in Halifax. They have been serving fall features since the end of August. “We can bring classic fall flavours. We can bring pumpkin spice in already and our spiced brown sugar, which is super popular, and syrups that are made in house,” says Anthea Denny, a coffee roaster at Cafe Lara. Fall officially kicks off at 9:04 p.m. on Tuesday, but hot brews at cafes are already bringing in business. “Fall is kind of the peak season for cafes, it’s when the students come back, the seats are full, people are working, people are chatting, it’s a lovely time here,” says Denny. Gouchers Farm and Market in Wilmot, N.S., are still harvesting a number of crops. “Apples seem to be a good crop this year, they are sizing up well, and pumpkins are a good crop, too,” says Jeffrey Goucher with the market. “We have bins of carrots going for 69 cents a pound, lots of watermelon, large beets, small beets, lots of variety, green tomatoes, Roma tomatoes for that salsa, jalapenos, cabbage turnips, pickled, dill, we have all kinds of stuff.” The summer is always a busy season for their market, but the fall also brings in lots of visitors. “Picking the pumpkins, if you miss a market for pumpkins, Halloween is only a short time away. Fall is definitely a busy season for sure,” says Amanda Stanton with the market. It’s a prime season for tourism in Cape Breton. “The Celtic Colours International Festival, which for us there are nine days that are like the busiest days of summer. It fills just about every room on the island and the rest of the fall with fall colours which always attract people, it tends to attract people from the first of September until the end of October,” says Terry Smith with Destination Cape Breton. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
