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Canopy Management for Fruit Trees Workshop at Evergreen Urban Orchard

September 26, 2012 from 6pm to 8:30pm
Pruning fruit trees is an art that anyone can master! Learn about different pruning styles and methods, tips and tricks, and how proper pruning will affect the fruit you grow over the years.This workshop will be taught by Kent Mullinix, Director of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security at Kwantlen University’s Institute for Sustainable Horticulture. Depending on the weather, part of the workshop will be taught indoors, with a hands-on component at the end of the evening in Evergreen’s Urban…See More
Sep 25, 2012
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Evergreen's Heritage Harvest Celebration at Evergreen's Urban Orchard

September 23, 2012 from 1pm to 4pm
Help us celebrate the food, land and cultural diversity of Vancouver!Join us for this FREE family-friendly event featuring a world of activities: taste delicious multicultural foods, help paint a community mural, learn about native medicinal plants, make seed bombs to take home with you, and even press your own soft apple cider from heritage apple varieties.Be sure to complete the scavenger hunt for a chance to win great door prizes!Also featuring • Cultural sharing with the Siyamin Stamsh…See More
Sep 23, 2012
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Evergreen's Heritage Harvest Celebration at Evergreen's Urban Orchard

September 23, 2012 from 1pm to 4pm
Help us celebrate the food, land and cultural diversity of Vancouver!Join us for this FREE family-friendly event featuring a world of activities: taste delicious multicultural foods, help paint a community mural, learn about native medicinal plants, make seed bombs to take home with you, and even press your own soft apple cider from heritage apple varieties.Be sure to complete the scavenger hunt for a chance to win great door prizes!Also featuring • Cultural sharing with the Siyamin Stamsh…See More
Aug 24, 2012
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Fruit Tree Budding Workshop! at Evergreen Urban Orchard

August 22, 2012 from 6pm to 8:30pm
Learn how to make your own fruit tree! Fruit trees are created through the process of grafting or budding – taking the bud of a desired fruit tree variety and attaching it to a different rootstock. If you’d like to create a fruit tree for your yard, or develop numerous trees for fruit production, this is a great way to do it.This workshop will be taught by Kent Mullinix, Director of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security at Kwantlen University’s Institute for Sustainable Horticulture.…See More
Aug 20, 2012
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Free Composting Workshop! at City Hall Community Garden

July 22, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm
This Sunday July 22nd, join us for a free Composting Workshop led by Spring Gillard of Compost Diaries!Come learn about how to best create your own 'black gold' and to find answers to all your burning questions regarding compost!Spring Gillard worked for 15 years with City Farmer as a Compost Hotline Operator – and subsequently wrote a book about the experience (Diary of a Compost Hotline Operator, Edible Essays on City Farming - check it out!). She has also been involved and engaged in…See More
Jul 19, 2012
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Free Composting Workshop! at City Hall Community Garden

July 22, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm
This Sunday July 22nd, join us for a free Composting Workshop led by Spring Gillard of Compost Diaries!Come learn about how to best create your own 'black gold' and to find answers to all your burning questions regarding compost!Spring Gillard worked for 15 years with City Farmer as a Compost Hotline Operator – and subsequently wrote a book about the experience (Diary of a Compost Hotline Operator, Edible Essays on City Farming - check it out!). She has also been involved and engaged in…See More
Jul 16, 2012
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FREE Winter Gardening Workshop! at The Strathcona Room at Vancouver City Hall (12th and Cambie)

June 21, 2012 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
It’s time to start thinking about your winter garden! We have just a few spaces left for a FREE workshop on Winter Vegetables with Arzeena Hamir – what to grow and how to grow it in the Pacific Northwest. Learn how to make the most of your growing space year round!When: Thursday, June 21st , 6:30 – 8:30 pm Where: The Strathcona Room at Vancouver City Hall (12th and Cambie)Arzeena Hamir, MSc, is an agronomist specializing in organic food production. She received her BSc in Crop Science from the…See More
Jun 18, 2012
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FREE Winter Gardening Workshop! at The Strathcona Room at Vancouver City Hall (12th and Cambie)

June 21, 2012 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
It’s time to start thinking about your winter garden! We have just a few spaces left for a FREE workshop on Winter Vegetables with Arzeena Hamir – what to grow and how to grow it in the Pacific Northwest. Learn how to make the most of your growing space year round!When: Thursday, June 21st , 6:30 – 8:30 pm Where: The Strathcona Room at Vancouver City Hall (12th and Cambie)Arzeena Hamir, MSc, is an agronomist specializing in organic food production. She received her BSc in Crop Science from the…See More
Jun 13, 2012
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Jun 4, 2012
Nicole J commented on Jordan B's event *Village Vancouver January Meetup
"There is also an Oil Free BC Coast even at the Roundhouse during this time... I just might have to split myself in two... hmm... :s"
Jan 21, 2012
Nicole J is now a member of Village Vancouver
Nov 21, 2011
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In which Vancouver neighbourhood or other community do you live?
Mount Pleasant
Please tell us which areas of Transition interest you. For example: growing more food/urban agriculture, relocalizing our economy/local currency, Permaculture, transit, energy efficient buildings, the arts, urban homesteading, preserving seed diversity, potlucks, outreach, organizing events, community-building, having fun while saving the world, or...
urban homesteading and urban ag., public art, greening buildings (moss graffiti, living walls!), community events, and lots lots more :)
There's a saying that "Transition is not a spectator sport". It's true! Village Vancouver runs on people power, and engaging in activities and projects together helps us accomplish more. Which groups, networks, neighbourhood villages, or projects do you think you might be interested in getting involved with? And what knowledge, skills, resources or other assets can you bring to the mix? (Don't be bashful!)
I'm not sure as of now, but I love to cook, garden, get people together, brainstorm, listen and connect to people.
I agree to read and abide by the Site Guidelines under the About tab on the navigation bar, remaining respectful in all communications on this web site.
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Don't feel like answering all the questions now? No worries, just tell us briefly why you're interested in joining at this time, and you can come back and update your profile later.
I would love love love to become more involved. I have so many idea and ideals that I think would be lovely to see in the city, and I see so many fascinating ideas and would love to contribute and be a part! :)

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At 4:50pm on January 21, 2012, Randy Chatterjee said…

Nicole,

Welcome to the bigger Village, and the Main Street 'hood.  We have lots going on, from seed-saving collectives to beekeeping groups, local organic food distribution, tending hens, urban farmers (and brewers), and..most recently...starting a new tradition in Vancouver: collaborative gardening.  

The latter is a community garden but with ONE plot managed by ALL, not many plots managed by individuals.  

We have tentatively been approved to create an urban collaborative garden at the corner of Main and 23rd Ave.  We are working out the details with the City, who are deathly afraid they will lose the plot to a permanent food garden (and not be able to cash out of the property for over $2 million).  

Meanwhile, come to our monthly potlucks at Little Mountain Neighbourhood House; the next one is on February 7th, details of which will now be sent to you as a member of this Village neighbourhood group.

Randy

At 8:56pm on November 21, 2011, Randy Chatterjee said…

Nicole,

It's great to have you join us!  We need your energy and enthusiasm.  Check out our site thoroughly.   We are still in the process of moving things around and building our menus; it's a work in progress.  

Meanwhile also check out the Main Street Neighbourhood, the village within Village Vancouver that is a true walkable village.  We encourage people to go everywhere and do everything, but sometimes it is nice to have events close to home where you can meet real neighbours.  This page (click here) is where the Main Street folks organize events together as a 'not so exclusive' subgroup.  To avoid sending our 1500 members emails about far-away events, Village Vancouver is organized by village, and joining a nearby village (or where you might have a close friend) is the best way to "relocalize."  So, go to the Main Street Neighbourhood page and select the + Join button to get additional notice of more local happenings.

Speaking of which, we host a potluck dinner and something special every month at Little Mountain Neighbourhood House (on Main Street at 24th Ave).  This coming month, on Tuesday December 6, we are going to bring in a bee hive and talk about how urban beekeeping is literally helping to save a keystone species of pollinators.  

Feel free to bring something small or nothing at all.  We always have plenty, and we understand life's pressures are not distributed equally.  Even just bring some juice.  

Maybe someone will bring baclava (if the bees don't mind)! 

Randy

Convenor of Main Street Neighbourhood

 

 
 
 

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Local, organic, rural, and/or urban, food production is a mainstay of life, and doing it well leads to wellness. From farm to kitchen, discussions relating to food--and the community arising around it--belong here.

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If you have to leave your village, how will you get where you want to go? By car? Preferably not, both for your wallet and the earth’s sake. This category is for all discussions relating to how we all get around.

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A human right? After food, most feel shelter is the most important necessity. A place of shelter is also the start of a community. This category is for all things relating to shelter, housing, affordable housing, homes, renewable heating systems, green buildings, heritage, and our built environment in general.

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