Vancouver's Leader in Transition toward Strong, Resilient, Complete Communities
Time: April 23, 2017 from 5pm to 6pm
Location: Strathcona Park Field House
Street: 857 Malkin Ave. The fieldhouse is in the only building in Strathcona Park. It's located across the street from Discovery Organics, just N of Chess, 150 ft. E of Hawks, close to the W entrance to Cottonwood Community Garden, the tennis courts & restrooms.
City/Town: Vancouver
Phone: Register below or with ross@villagevancouver.ca
Event Neighbourhood and Type: strathcona, fieldhouse, permaculture, gardening, info session, building community food security and resilience project, grow local program
Organized By: Village Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks (Ross Moster)
Latest Activity: Apr 22, 2017
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Learn about various VV gardening and permaculture opportunities in Strathcona, Kitsilano, Pt. Grey, and elsewhere, and how you can get involved. Folks with all levels of experience - including new gardeners - are welcome to garden with us..
Adults and families are welcome. All minors must be accompanied by a caregiver. We'll have a Community Seed Library present - you can get some free seeds for your garden or swap or donate some seeds.
The session will be preceded by a Learn to Make Quiche workshop from 4-5 pm. Following the info session, we'll be eating quiche.
The info session is free and registration is optional. Drop-ins welcome. You can register here (http://www.villagevancouver.ca/events/2017-village-vancouver-gardening-permaculture-opportunities-info) or by email: ross@villagevancouver.ca.
This event is part of Village Vancouver's Building Community Food Security and Resilience Project. This project is made possible by the BC Ministry of Agriculture's Grow Local program .
Village Vancouver's healthy, local food residency at the Strathcona Park Field House offers a variety of affordable food and community based programming at the fieldhouse, Strathcona Community Centre, and elsewhere.
Village is a member of Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks (vancouverfoodnetworks.com) -- check it out!
Village engages individuals, neighbourhoods & organizations to take actions that build sustainable communities & have fun doing it. Join us!
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Interested in getting involved or volunteering with Village Vancouver? check out http://www.villagevancouver.ca/page/volunteering-1.
Regular activities:
Interested in participating in a VV garden? We have collaborative gardens/garden spaces in 5 neighbourhoods. Contact us at gardening@villagevancouver.ca. Gardening now in progress. New gardeners welcome (space allowing).
Kits Village Recycling Depot (Kits Community Centre) Next depot: Thursday, June 15th
Main St. Village monthly gatherings (1st Tuesdays Little Mountain Neighbourhood House) Currently on hold due to COVID
Permaculture Vancouver Meetups (3rd Wednesdays VV McBride Park Fieldhouse (sometimes elsewhere) Next meetup: Special date Thursday, July 29th
West End Community Potluck/WE Urban Garden Club (3rd Sundays West End Community Centre, in July and August 4th Thursdays - July 22nd and August 26th.
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