Link for seed collective gathering

The Cedar Cottage Seed Savers are having their next meeting on Sunday, February 6th! Here's the event page: Cedar Cottage Seed Savers Collective Meeting

Hope to see you there!

Trout Lake/Cedar Cottage Food Security Network (TLCC)

JOB POSTING

Position Title:       TLCC Coordinator 

Reports to:            TLCC Board of Directors

Term of Contract: Starts immediately until end of June 2011 with possibility of extension

Hourly Wage:       $20.00/hr, 10 hrs/wk.  Flexible schedules can be negotiated. 

Deadline:  Applications must be received by 4:30pm, March 8^th 2011

Description of Position:

The TLCC Coordinator will oversee overall TLCC coordination and support related activities with the following goals:

¡        Primarily responsible for actively pursuing &  securing sustainable and ongoing funding for the TLCC activities

¡        Support and maintain the existing pocket markets at Brant Villa and developing 1 new pocket market. 

¡        Regular distribution of relevant information to Network members.  Coordinate and facilitate monthly TLCC Board meetings

¡        Build community capacity to be involved in food security initiatives and increase awareness of available food security resources and networking opportunities.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Identify funding opportunities, develop grant proposals and create a “sustainability plan”.

Identify and sustain opportunities for capacity building and partnerships between community leaders and agencies which would help support the work of the TLCC over the long term. 

Maintain and develop an email distribution list and blog.  Develop promotional materials for Network activities.

Monitor program finances, maintain accurate financial records, and ensure responsible budget implementation.

Collaborate with other food security networks in Vancouver to share resources and identify opportunities for strengthening working relationships.     

Qualifications:

 Sound understanding of food security principles and the spectrum of food based programs in Vancouver

Confident leadership experience with community development and capacity building approaches to project development.

Experience with community work and committee based processes, particularly related to pocket markets or farmer’s markets

Grant and funding report writing skills

Strong communication and computer skills, organization and time-management

Must have a valid Food Safe certificate or be willing to obtain one.

Experience with volunteer supervision, recruitment and training

NOTE:  this position requires use of your own vehicle and may require access to a home based workspace. 

Applications will be accepted until 4:30pm, March 8^th 2011. 

Please submit your resume and cover letter to:

TLCC Food Security Board of Directors

Attn: Marlene Bell at spiritros@telus.net or Fax: 604-873-4402

One of my community gardens is having the annual Spring Fling event on May 1. Please check out the events page.  I hope to see many of you there.

Hey Cylia,

By canopy, do you mean a tent w/out walls? Does it fold into a carrying bag?

Cheers, Ross

Cool...if you don't find storage in the village, we can find storage elsewhere. Do you need anything else for May 1st? (For instance, other tables, use of cargo bike to deliver stuff to site?)

We'd likely want to use canopy, maybe table for Car Free Day neighbourhood demo village at Main Street Festival, and possibly for folk fest in July.

Ross

ok, so far.  Looking for more vendors -- farmers selling local produce, crafters and artisans, local entertainment.

Yes, we are open to it.  This blurb is what I've been sending to enquiring vendors.

"The spring fling is our garden celebration in which we invite and support local business, artisans, crafters, etc. to showcase their wares, etc., basically for free. Should the vendor feel that s/he has made enough profit, a donation to the garden is appreciated. That said, s/he would need to bring all of her/his own stuff (since we have few canopies and tables to share) and will need to confirm by April 15 so we can ensure there is a space available for her/him on the site plan.  The event is from 12-3 pm and the vendor is expected to show up at 1130 am to setup and ask for Cylia, the site coordinator.  There are no bathrooms on site, however, we have contacts with our neighbors. For further info, contact cylia@telus.net   Thank you for being part of our celebration!!

Helen, we can store items in the meantime.  Thanks. cylia 

Hi Helen,

I don't know how to respond to messages sent to the whole group, but we do have a color ink jet printer if you need to borrow it. We can do it this weekend if you have the transfer paper.

Introducing Copley Commons!

 The Environmental Youth Alliance has partnered with the City of Vancouver to work with community members in creating a new urban agriculture site on the former grounds of Richard Copley's historical orchard. In keeping with the site's history, the focus of the project will be perennial fruit culture and celebration.

The site has been vacant for over 30 years, and is the grassy field that lies between Walker St. and Copley St, just north of Vaness Avenue and the Skytrain.

The development of this site will be a blend of community tended plots, social gathering space, a productive berry patch and orchard, and many other possibilities that have not yet been detailed.

OPEN HOUSE:
We are holding an open house to gather input and ideas from community members and begin planning for fall planting activities. Whether you want to be involved in further planning and activities, or are simply curious about the site, please join us. Refreshments will be provided.

Please contact me if you have any questions, concerns or comments.

Also - check out our webpage for more information and a map of the site:

http://eya.ca/copley-commons.html

We are really hoping for strong community engagement with this project and our Open House is the first of many steps towards creating a beautiful, productive, perennial urban agriculture site that will be a precious resource to the community around it and the city as a whole!

Thanks! And I hope to see you at our Open House!

Jodi
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Jodi Peters

Coordinator
Environmental Youth Alliance
www.eya.ca
604-689-4446
cel: 778-235-2913

Hello everyone,

I hope you are enjoying this lovely "end of summer" sunshine. The KCC Neighbour Newspaper Committee is now working on the October edition of the paper.

In the spirit of Vancouver 125, we are seeking stories with a focus on local history, along with other rich anecdotes about people, events and places in Kensington Cedar Cottage.

Please submit articles of approximately 300 words along with photos if possible by September 23rd to ccnh@cedarcottage.org or drop off at the Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House, 4065 Victoria Drive.

For more information or if you would like to support us by buying an Ad please call Kelly at 604 874-4231.

³The KCC Neighbour: We Are a community newspaper by and for people living in the Kensington/Cedar Cottage community. Our community paper has printed 14 Editions and we have distributed each Edition to 12000 households in the Kensington/Cedar Cottage. We are excited about our 15th Edition coming out

soon. For more information on the KCC Neighbour, visit

http://www.cedarcottage.org/newspaper.html

Please feel free to pass this along! Thanks.

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Donna Chang

Executive Director

Hoping that a few people living in the Cedar Cottage area join our seed saving collective for 2012.  We are down to 2 members in our core group and this will severely limit our ability to hold workshops (for the benefit of the public) and to continue growing out our available seed stock. Please email me if you are interested in helping out.  Thanks.   

Hello everyone!

Sending love, hugs and hellos to my fellow villagers. I wanted to share that tonight a dozen of us met at Kensington Library to discuss Food Security in the Cedar Cottage Trout Lake 'hood and it was a very fun wonderful night!  There will be more activity coming from this group this year and I am excited - hope to cross paths soon :) http://tlccfoodsecurity.blogspot.com/

Seed starts & *saving, plus Seed exchange -- Feb.26 --1030 am at MOBY, see events page...

I am looking for people who are interested in helping with either the food forest at Cedar Cottage garden and/or the garden seedsaving project.

Hi All,

The Neighbourhood Small Grants are back again, and the deadline for applications (a very simple 2 pager) for the Cedar Cottage neighbourhood is April 30th. Check it out at http://cedarcottage.org/nsg.html

Looking forward to exciting projects emerging!

Cheers,

Meredith