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October 8, 2011 at 10:30am to October 9, 2011 at 3pm – Mole Hill Community Room Join edible landscapes expert Robin Wheeler for workshops on food growing and security in the highly urbanized setting of the West End. Presentations, discussions, Q&A, handouts. Personal… Organized by West End Neighbourhood Food Network, Green Millennium Foundation, & VV | Type: west end, workshop, food, gardening, growing food, food security, community resiliency
July 28, 2011 at 12pm to October 16, 2011 at 5pm – Granville Island / Cambie St. Vancouver's Downtown Historic Railway will be rolling again this weekend. Come down to False Creek and experience a bit of "green" history. From the late 1800s 'till 1958, Vancouver had a fabulous… Organized by Peter Finch | Type: false, creek, ., open, to, public
September 22, 2011 at 1:30pm to October 13, 2011 at 4:30pm – Mount Pleasant Community Centre ABOUT DENISE SWANSON She has spent a lifetime researching vegetarian issues, starting in 1972. Years of organic food gardening, studying plant based nutrition, and developing whole food vegan recip… Organized by Denise Swanson | Type: vegan, cooking
October 8, 2011 at 9:30am to October 19, 2011 at 9:30pm – Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre A Roundhouse Residency in partnership with FarmFolk CityFolk's Get Local project. With much thanks to the City of Vancouver, Avalon Dairy, Overwaitea Foods, Edible Vancouver Magazine and the Georgia… Organized by Farm Folk City Folk | Type: vancouver, celebration, workshops
October 8, 2011 from 1pm to 6pm – The Purple Thistle Urban Food Forest The Purple Thistle Gardeners are a proud of ourselves, and we want to celebrate all that has been planted, grown, sheet mulched, designed, and of course harvested over the past year...and we want to… Organized by Adam Huggins, Marla Renn, Ander G | Type: celebration, workparty
October 8, 2011 from 1pm to 6pm – At the new Charles St food forest project site. This is essentially at the corner of Vernon Dr and Charles St (where Charles hits the railroad tracks). The youth gardeners at the Purple Thistle Gardens are proud of ourselves, and we want to celebrate all that has been planted, grown, sheet mulched, designed, and of course harvested over the past yea… Organized by Purple Thistle Gardeners | Type: harvest, party
October 8, 2011 from 2pm to 3:30pm – Kiwassa Neighbourhood House The Whys and Wherefores of food cycles - why we want them, and how to get them. We will plan round the calendar food supplies, both in the larder and stored in the garden. Robin teaches traditional… Organized by Ross Moster, VV Neighbourhood Food Network & Hastings Sunrise Village | Type: hastings sunrise, food, gardening, growing food, community resiliency
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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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