Vancouver's Leader in Transition toward Strong, Resilient, Complete Communities
Time: January 3, 2015 at 10am to January 31, 2015 at 12pm
Location: Gordon Neighbourhood House and West End Community Centre
Street: 1019 Broughton St. (Tues and Sat), 870 Denman St. (Sat.)
City/Town: Vancouver
Website or Map: http://goo.gl/maps/8x7fq
Phone: To volunteer at a drop spot: Ross at ross@villagevancouver.ca
Event Neighbourhood and Type: west end, compost, food scraps
Organized By: West End Neighbourhood Food Network, Recycling Alternative, and Village Vancouver
Latest Activity: Jan 28, 2015
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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 to be recycled back into growing, also reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Tuesday evenings (January 6, 13, 20, 27) from 6 - 7:30 pm and Saturday mornings (January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31) from 10 am - noon at Gordon Neighbourhood House.
Saturday mornings from 10 am - noon (January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31) at West End Community Centre.
Ongoing. Click here for February dates.
Food Scrap Drop Spots are run entirely by volunteers. If you can help by volunteering at one or more shifts per month, please contact Ross at ross@villagevancouver.ca.
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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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