Vancouver's Leader in Transition toward Strong, Resilient, Complete Communities
Time: March 19, 2018 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Location: Mt. Pleasant branch, Vancouver Public Library
Street: 1 Kingsway
City/Town: Vancouver
Website or Map: https://vpl.bibliocommons.com…
Phone: Drop in, no registration required. (Optionally, you can RSVP here or ross@villagevancouver.ca.)
Event Neighbourhood and Type: mt. pleasant, gardening, workshop, grow local, neighbourhood food networks, mt. pleasant food network
Organized By: VV Neighbourhood Food Networks, Mt. Pleasant Food Network, and Mt. Pleasant branch VPL
Latest Activity: Mar 16, 2018
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Village Vancouver presents this workshop covering the basics of planning, preparing and starting a food garden. You'll learn some simple techniques from Rhiannon Johnson for starting plants indoors and in the garden, tailored to your space. Be rewarded with the taste of freshly grown veggies this season, and pick up some free seeds for your garden from the Community Seed Library!
Cost: Free
Drop in, no registration required. (Optionally, you can RSVP here (http://www.villagevancouver.ca/events/introduction-to-organic-gardening-free-workshop) or to ross@villagevancouver.ca)
This workshop is part of Village Vancouver's Building Community Food Security and Resilience Project. This project is made possible by the BC Ministry of Agriculture's Grow Local program. We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Agriculture.
Village is a member of Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks (vancouverfoodnetworks.com) -- check it out!
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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).
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