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April 23, 2015 at 7pm to May 28, 2015 at 8:30pm – Strathcona Community Centre Please join us for the Spring 2015 instalment of this popular Village Vancouver series. April 23 - rescheduled to April 30th Water Kefir: home-made fermented sodas May 28 Spring Slaw! Fermented Veget… Organized by Ross Moster (VV Neighbourhood Food Networks) and Lauren Brown (Strathcona CC Food Securtiy Program) | Type: strathcona, workshops
May 2, 2015 at 10am to May 30, 2015 at 12pm – Gordon Neighbourhood House and West End Community Centre Every Tuesday and Saturday our volunteers receive food scraps from hundreds of the 45,000 residents in the West End. The take since June 2012 now totals over 50 tonnes of food scraps for composting t… Organized by West End Neighbourhood Food Network, Recycling Alternative, and Village Vancouver | Type: west end, compost, food scraps
May 9, 2015 from 10am to 12:30pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature, maximizing useful connections between components of the landscape and the resulting synergy of the final design. This overvie… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: vandusen, permaculture, design, gardening
May 9, 2015 from 11am to 1pm – Homesteader's Emporium, Strathcona Get to know some of Vancouver’s most common weeds intimately. There is food and medicine all around us, and this introductory workshop will give you the knowledge to begin wildcrafting. Participants… Organized by Monica Juhas | Type: weedy, workshop
May 9, 2015 from 12pm to 5pm – Britannia Community Centre Come by and say hi! We'll have one of our seed libraries at the Festival - you can get some free seeds for your garden or swap or donate some seeds, plus find out the latest about our sharing, permac… Organized by Ross Moster and Village Vancouver | Type: the, drive, festival
May 9, 2015 from 12pm to 5pm – Britannia Community Centre Britannia Community Centre is pleased to host the 20th Annual Stone Soup Festival, a celebration of food, art, environment and community, including a food market, local artists, community groups, tal… Organized by Grandview Woodland Food Connection | Type: grandview, woodland
May 9, 2015 from 1:30pm to 4pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden Explore how Permaculture design can be implemented in an urban landscape. This class will focus on the Permaculture principles that are especially relevant for the home gardener as well as design tec… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: permaculture, design, gardening
May 9, 2015 from 2:30pm to 4pm – Kensington Branch Library I will be delivering a free seed ball making and plant literacy program for school aged kids as part of a program series called KidsZone. When: Satruday May 9 2:30-4pm Where: Kensington Branch Librar… Organized by Dalia Levy | Type: kensignton/cedar, cottage
May 9, 2015 from 3:30pm to 4:30pm – Britannia Community Centre, Library Stone Soup Festival presents: Dawn Morrison will reflect upon the many relationships between Indigenous and settler communities who are coming together to weave an Indigenous narrative into bio-regio… Organized by Grandview Woodland Food Connection | Type: grandview, woodland
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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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