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May 13, 2016 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm – Cwenengitel Aboriginal Society The Sweat Lodge is a First Peoples’ ceremony used to connect with and honour the Earth. This ceremony takes place at Cwenengitel Aboriginal Society in North Surrey and lasts 2-3 hours. Participants w… Organized by David Dalley | Type: surrey
May 12, 2016 from 7pm to 9pm – Stanley Park Pavillion Develop a deeper understanding of bird anatomy as you practice basic taxidermy techniques and help Stanley Park Ecology Society build SPES’ specimen collection for educational programming. Specimens… Organized by Celina Starnes | Type: stanley, park, taxidermy, event
May 11, 2016 from 6:45pm to 8:15pm – Gordon Neighborhood House Hosted by Village Vancouver and West End Neighbourhood Food Network, this workshop is meant to inspire generative, creative and reflective urban interventions for 100 in 1 Day on June 4th, and for yo… Organized by VV Events and WE Neighbourhood Food Network | Type: west end, info session, urban interventions
May 11, 2016 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden Learn simple ways to grow superfoods in almost any small space – balconies, rooftop gardens, containers, or kitchen counters. While experts may disagree on the use of the term “Superfood”, some foods… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: shaughnessy, kerrisdale, gardening
May 10, 2016 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Strathcona Community Centre Learn to make your own fermented vegetables. In this Village Vancouver workshop, we will make a seasonal creation of "Spring Slaw". Participants will be fully active in creating the slaw, and take ho… Organized by Ross Moster (VV Neighbourhood Food Networks Strathcona Field House Residency), Alyssa Kohlman (Fermentoring), Lauren Brown (Strathcona CC Food Security Program) | Type: strathcona, woprkshop, slaw, fermenting
May 8, 2016 from 1pm to 3pm – Gordon Neighbourhood House Let’s Grow: Up! An Intro to Vertical Farming and Permaculture Ever heard the word permaculture and thought ‘what!?’ Having a hard time envisioing the concept of a vertical garden? Well, join us at GN… Organized by Susanna Millar | Type: west, end, workshop
May 8, 2016 from 12pm to 2pm – Lumberman's Arch in Stanley Park Stanley Park is a bird lover’s paradise. Over the course of a year, as many as 230 species of birds are easily viewed and heard in the Park’s diverse landscape of forests, wetlands and seashore. We’l… Organized by Celina Starnes | Type: stanley, park, community, event
May 8, 2016 from 10am to 12pm – Lumberman's Arch in Stanley Park This walk is the perfect opportunity to break into the growing world of birding! Join Stanley Park Ecology Society for an introductory birding walk during our Mother’s Day Bioblitz. Learn about the b… Organized by Celina Starnes | Type: birds, outdoor, education, park
May 7, 2016 from 1:30pm to 4pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden Take a deeper look into the concepts of permaculture, and learn how to design and create a diverse garden that yields food and provides habitat. This course will explore the layers of a food forest (… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: shaughnessy, kerrisdale, gardening
May 7, 2016 from 11am to 5:30pm – Langara College and Vancouver Locations May 7, 2016 to April 23, 2017 Langara College : Permaculture Design Program Permaculture looks at how nature is designed, and how we can design our own gardens, homes, businesses and relationships i… Organized by Delvin Solkinson | Type: design, certificate, course
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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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