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May 6, 2013 to May 31, 2013 – Vancouver It's fun & easy--Apply online now! Second application deadline: Friday May 31st Have a great idea for a community project? Apply for a Neighbourhood Small Grant! Neighbourhood Small Grants (NSG)… Organized by Julie Rieter | Type: vancouver, community
April 15, 2013 to June 9, 2013 – "VanDusen Botanical Garden" Mar 21 – Jun 9 Climate Change and Trees is an educational exhibit in the Visitor Centre Discovery Room by UBC’s Faculty of Forestry that explores the effects of climate change on some of the tree spe… Organized by UBC Forestry | Type: oak, @, 37th
May 7, 2013 at 6pm to May 27, 2013 at 9pm – YWCA Metro Vancouver To Register: http://www.spec.bc.ca/farmer-field-school Healthy soil is the root of all successful farms and gardens. A good understanding of basic soil science will help you make important decisions… Organized by Farmer Mik | Type: downtown, workshop
May 9, 2013 at 7pm to May 11, 2013 at 8:30pm – green spaces around Vancouver Feel confident about identifying wild plants This course is 100% Herb Walks - strolling through green spaces and learning about plants with the live plants in front of us! The important details... Th… Organized by garliq | Type: workshop, wild, edibles
May 11, 2013 from 10am to 4pm – YWCA Metro Vancouver CLICK HERE TO REGISTER MarketSafe is a food safety training program for farmers and producers who make, bake or grow products to sell at local farmers' markets, farm gates or other types of temporary… Organized by The Urban Farmer Field School | Type: downtown, workshop, marketsafe, certification
May 11, 2013 from 10am to 12pm – Gordon Neighbourhood House and WE Community Centre Every Saturday from 10am-noon. May dates: 4,11, 18, 25. Organized by West End Neighbourhood Food Network, Recycling Alternative and Village Vancouver | Type: west end, compost, food scraps
May 11, 2013 from 12pm to 5pm – Britannia Community Centre Spring is just around the corner and planning is in full swing for another great Stone Soup Festival. This East Vancouver tradition marks the beginning of spring and gives opportunity for the local c… Organized by Ian Marcuse | Type: grandview, woodland
May 11, 2013 from 12pm to 1:30pm – The Cinematheque Ben Kalina spent three years making his film about accelerating sea level rise, but could never have anticipated the final chapter. In a feature article in the New York Times, the filmmaker talked ab… Organized by DOXA Documentary Film Festival | Type: documentary, film
May 11, 2013 from 12pm to 5pm – Britannia Community Centre Come by and say hi! We' ll have one of our seed libraries there - bring some seeds to swap or donate! A couple VV booth volunteers needed. Please contact Ross at ross@villagevancouver.ca. From the… Organized by Ross Moster and Village Vancouver | Type: the, drive, festival
May 11, 2013 from 2pm to 3:30pm – Mount Pleasant House Come to one of the following meetings in May to learn more about how to start up a food scraps recycling initiative in your own building, meet like minded folks in your community, and share engagemen… Organized by Cheryn Wong and Murray Mollard | Type: community, meeting, in, mount, pleasant
Village engages individuals, neighbourhoods & organizations to take actions that build sustainable communities & have fun doing it. Join us!
Village earns 15% on your book purchases from New Society Publishers. Details here.
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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