Vancouver's Leader in Transition toward Strong, Resilient, Complete Communities
June 2, 2010 at 7pm to October 19, 2010 at 12am – various neighbourhoods around Vancouver: Cedar Cottage, Dunbar, Grandview Woodland, Hastings Sunrise, Kitsilano, Main St/Riley Park, Southlands, and Langara College With Jordan Maynard from Southlands Farms (www.southlandsfarms.com) Learn about the proper care and keeping of small urban flocks of hens and meet neighbours who share your interest. This interactiv… Organized by Ross Moster (to register: rmoster@flash.net), VV Neighbourhood Food Network and various Transition Village Neighbourhood Food Networks (Cedar Cottage, Dunbar, Grandview Woodland, Kitsilano, Hastings-Sunrise, Main Street) | Type: workshops
June 11, 2010 at 7pm to June 26, 2010 at 5pm – Langara College Over 30 workshops, presentations, and other events, many by donation, and many with Transition Town themes (ecology, social justice, community, climate change, peak oil, etc.), including several VV e… Organized by Leslie Kemp, Langara College Continuing Studies and Village Vancouver | Type: learning which leads to action
June 12, 2010 from 8:30am to 5pm – W2 Storyeum What is Vancouver ChangeCamp? Vancouver ChangeCamp is a participatory web-enabled face-to-face event that brings together citizens, technologists, designers, academics, social entrepreneurs, policy… Organized by Anil | Type: common, interest, -, networking
June 12, 2010 from 9am to 12pm – Vancouver An extremely important topic in organic gardening is soil health and fertility. Healthy soil is a vibrant community. Learn how to be an ally, not an enemy of your soil. We'll also cover some key tech… Organized by Ross Moster - email rmoster@flash.net | Type: workshop
June 12, 2010 from 9am to 5pm – Room C509, Langara College Some of BC's leading experts on sustainability will gather at Langara College on Friday and Saturday, June 11 & 12, to discuss two of the fundamental issues facing humanity: poverty and climate c… Organized by Leslie Kemp | Type: educational, event, workshop, forum
June 12, 2010 from 9am to 1pm – UBC Farm The UBC Farm Market - selling local, organically-grown produce from the idyllic setting of a comlete working farm right in the city. Featuring a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, berries, herbs, an… Organized by The UBC Farm | Type: farm, market
June 12, 2010 from 10am to 4pm – Vancouver Permaculture is an integrated design process with a focus on positive solutions using natural systems as inspiration for creating sustainable urban agricultural environments. Permaculture beekeeping… Organized by Brian Campbell | Type: beekeeping
June 12, 2010 from 10am to 1pm – The Tupper Greenway The Tupper Greenway, 400 block East 23rd, is a neighbourhood garden that relies on volunteers to maintain the planted areas. Please come on out and lend us a hand! Master gardeners will be on hand to… Organized by Marty Dolan, Tupper Secondary School | Type: gardening, community, greenstreets
June 12, 2010 from 10am to 3pm – The Fraser Valley Poultry Fanciers The Fraser Valley Poultry Fanciers are having their annual Lawn Show. Come out and see quality exhibits in the various breeds and varieties of poultry. The show is open from 10 am to 3 pm. Road pa… Organized by Julia Smith | Type: poultry, show
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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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