June 2011 Blog Posts (11)

by Eric Doherty



Last week a global oil emergency was declared and the response rolled out, but almost nobody noticed. The International Energy Agency (IEA) started tapping into member state’s emergency oil reserves, something that has only happened twice before. While the crisis in Libya has removed only a tiny percentage of world oil supply from the market, about 1.5 million barrels a day, IEA member countries agreed to release 2 million barrels of oil per day from their emergency… Continue

Good News! The DHR rolls again this weekend! #1207, now 106 years old, will be running on half-hour intervals between 12:00 noon and 17:00 hrs (possibly later on Canada Day) between Granville Island and Cambie St. Only a few steps from Olympic Village Station on the Canada Line, or the #84 bus.…

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Last year I concocted kale pesto and froze batches of it. It has a rather dark flavor and we're still eating it.

This year, we planted daikon radishes and red frilly mustard and perhaps they weren't planted early enough or the plants decided to go to seed because of the warm/cold wet weather instead.  Who knows?  Instead of having long beautiful daikon roots to harvest, we have short stumpy roots and lots of greens and flowers. The greens by themselves are pretty bitter so we googled…

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Evergreen is inviting Vancouver youth between the ages of 15 and 20 are invited to participate in Architects of a Green Legacy - an 8 week project designed to build bridges between communities, develop youths' skills and to transform the spaces we live in.

 

As an Architect, you will work with a team of diverse youth to learn, share ideas and develop a neighbourhood greening and art project that promotes creativity and…

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SPEC and KNH presents: The Westside Pocket Market

With the love for food and community, the Society Promoting Environmental Conservation (SPEC) and Kits Neighborhood House (KNH) is organizing ten Pocket Markets in Kits, to nurture the growing local food movement and boost the local economy.

Pocket Markets play an important role in supporting the production and distribution of local food. The markets help bridge…

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To love a person is to learn their heart’s song & to sing it to them when they’ve forgotten http://ow.ly/5kU79    http://tumblr.com/xgo323gxuj

This great article was sourced to The Urban Country and depicts a perfectly Transition project.   

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Certain veggies seem to thrive in our conditions and don't care if the spring was cold and wet. Yes, they are leeks and kale. Ever since I started planting these vegetables in my garden three years ago, I have never regretted these easy care plants. Both overwinter here no problem (with good drainage) and during the summer need occasional watering and not much else.

My kale plants keep on seeding themselves in my plot and when I harvest the young leaves, the plant just keeps on…

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Are You a Compost Keener?



As part of a City of Vancouver neighbourhood backyard composting pilot, we are looking for experienced composters who would be willing to work with community members as ‘Bin Doctors’ (compost coaches). Volunteers are also needed to assist with surveying and weighing of materials in the pilot area.

 

In Kitsilano, we are setting up a block challenge and plan to have three or four blocks competing… Continue

This year we're expanding the demonstration neighbourhood village to 8 tents (plus open space). We currently have 4 tents, and are looking to borrow 4 more.

Please contact Ross ross@villagevancouver.ca

The weather has turned and we are receiving clear blue sky and sunshine. My patio tomatoes are looking very healthy and are flowering. I need to start the basil soon.

Sunday and Monday were spent weeding out a mustard-like self-seeder from one garden plot at MOBY. That is one hazard of taking over someone else's plot. Last year we pulled out some huge celery like plants from this plot. After six hours of weeding, I can now see the onions, leeks, lemon balm, peas, nasturtiums, daikon…

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