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May 1, 2011 at 6:30pm to June 21, 2011 at 6:30pm – Canada Way Education Center If you are concerned about where your food comes from, what’s in it (or on it), or simply getting the best nutrition possible for your family – growing your own vegetables and fruit is the answer. In… Organized by Burnaby Continuing Education / Gaia College | Type: workshop, gardening
May 31, 2011 at 7pm to June 21, 2011 at 8:30pm – Beautiful Parks and Community Gardens around Van What do you see in the green? Identifying edible and medicinal plants around Vancouver This class is all about identifying edible and medicinal plants around Vancouver. Using some basic botany, stud… Organized by garliq | Type: herb, walk, series, workshops
June 9, 2011 at 7pm to September 15, 2011 at 7pm – KJM Country Gardens 7226 Blenheim St. Vancouver, B.C Due to high demand, we’ve added a second 8 Week Urban Beekeeping Course. This is an in-depth hands-on program to learn the basics of backyard or small-scale beekeeping. During the eight 2.5-hour sess… Organized by Brian Campbell | Type: south, dunbar
June 11, 2011 at 9:30pm to June 18, 2011 at 5pm – Langara College A week of events and activties, including several VV "Transition School" workshops and presentations. For a complete list of workshops, visit: http://www.langara.bc.ca/social-cultural/summer-school/… Organized by Langara College Continuing Studies and VV Learning Opportunties working group | Type: langara college, workshops, activities, transition, resiliency, sustainability, community self-reliance, peak oil, climate change, econmoic instability, permaculture
June 14, 2011 from 9:30am to 4:30pm – Langara College Setting the Context for Change Exploring the Pathways to Ecological Sustainability Explore the cultural and economic causes of the various Global Crises. We investigate key underlying western values… Organized by Langara College, Register by calling Continuing Studies, 604-323-5322 | Type: city, wide
June 14, 2011 from 5:30pm to 9:30pm – Rocky Mountain Flatbread Company Hungry for local & ethical food? Come on out to Rocky Mountain Flatbread Co. on Tuesday, June 14, 5:30pm-9:30pm for a Pizza Night Fundraiser for The World In A Garden! RMF is donating 10% of the… Organized by The World In A Garden | Type: kitsilano, fundraiser
June 14, 2011 from 5:30pm to 6:30pm – Langara College In this course, we will look at the fundamentals of composting and what factors to watch for when designing and maintaining your system. What are the pros and cons of vermicompost? Do those black pla… Organized by Langara College Continuing Studies and Village Vancouver | Type: workshop, langara, college
June 14, 2011 from 7pm to 9pm – Langara College Healthy soil is a vibrant community. Learn how to be an ally, not an enemy of your soil. We'll also cover some key techniques for promoting and protecting your annual and perennial food plants, as we… Organized by Langara College Continuing Studies and Village Vancouver | Type: workshop, langara, college
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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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