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The Village Vancouver residency at McBride Fieldhouse is generously supported by the Vancouver Park Board's Fieldhouse Activation Program which provides project space and access to parks to foster community-engaged activity that focuses on arts, culture, sports, environment, local food and social encounters.
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- 479 official Transition Town Initiatives in 23 countries, 29 official initiatives in Canada, including 11 in BC
- ...and over 750 "mullers", including 56 in Canada and 12 in BC. (Click on the map.)
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Village Vancouver Events March 2020
for more info: events@villagevancouver.ca
Sun Mar 5, 6:30-8:30pm Growing Tasty Tomatoes (West Point Grey Community Centre)
Sun Mar 8, 1-3pm Gardening in Difficult Spaces (West End Community Centre)
Sat Mar 14, 10am-12pm Growing Tasty Tomatoes (Sunset Community Centre)
Sun Mar 15, 10am-12pm Intro to Organic Gardening (Kitsilano Community Centre)
Sun Mar 15, 1-2:30pm Community Potluck, Seed Library & Workshop (West End Community Centre)
Wed Mar 19, 6:30-8:30pm Building Healthy Soil (West End Community Centre)
Thu Mar 19, 6:30-8:30pm Veggie Gardening for Beginners (West End Community Centre)
Sat Mar 21, 2-4pm Vegetable Gardening for Beginners (Trout Lake Community Centre)
Sun Mar 22, 11am-1pm Growing Tasty Tomatoes (Douglas Park Community Centre)
Sat Mar 28, 1:30-3:30pm Balcony, Container and Small Space Gardening(False Creek Community Centre)
Sun Mar 29, 1-3pm Native Edibles Talk and Walk (West End Community Centre)
VV Collaborative Community Garden work parties:
Aberthau Permaculture Garden
VV plots at Cottonwood Community Garden
Green Streets Garden
Kits Village Collaborative Garden
If you're interested in gardening with us: gardening@villagevancouver.ca
Happy New Year from Village Vancouver!
We garden together in Kits, Pt. Grey, and Strathcona. If you're interested in gardening with us: gardening@villagevancouver.ca.
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Interested in participating in a VV garden? Contact us at gardening@villagevancouver.ca.
Interested in getting involved or volunteering with Village Vancouver? check out http://www.villagevancouver.ca/page/volunteering-1.
Kits Village Recycling Depot (2nd or 3rd Thursdays Kits Community Centre)
Main St. Village monthly gatherings (1st Tuesdays Little Mountain Neighbourhood House)
Permaculture Vancouver Meetups (3rd Wednesdays VV McBride Park Fieldhouse)
West End Community Potluck/WE Urban Garden Club (3rd Sundays West End Community Centre)
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