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May 1, 2011 at 6:30pm to June 21, 2011 at 6:30pm – Canada Way Education Center If you are concerned about where your food comes from, what’s in it (or on it), or simply getting the best nutrition possible for your family – growing your own vegetables and fruit is the answer. In… Organized by Burnaby Continuing Education / Gaia College | Type: workshop, gardening
May 31, 2011 at 7pm to June 21, 2011 at 8:30pm – Beautiful Parks and Community Gardens around Van What do you see in the green? Identifying edible and medicinal plants around Vancouver This class is all about identifying edible and medicinal plants around Vancouver. Using some basic botany, stud… Organized by garliq | Type: herb, walk, series, workshops
June 9, 2011 at 7pm to September 15, 2011 at 7pm – KJM Country Gardens 7226 Blenheim St. Vancouver, B.C Due to high demand, we’ve added a second 8 Week Urban Beekeeping Course. This is an in-depth hands-on program to learn the basics of backyard or small-scale beekeeping. During the eight 2.5-hour sess… Organized by Brian Campbell | Type: south, dunbar
June 11, 2011 at 9:30pm to June 18, 2011 at 5pm – Langara College A week of events and activties, including several VV "Transition School" workshops and presentations. For a complete list of workshops, visit: http://www.langara.bc.ca/social-cultural/summer-school/… Organized by Langara College Continuing Studies and VV Learning Opportunties working group | Type: langara college, workshops, activities, transition, resiliency, sustainability, community self-reliance, peak oil, climate change, econmoic instability, permaculture
June 13, 2011 from 9am to 5pm – Maritime Labour Hall Are you troubled by the growing inequality in our society? Are you interested in helping to create a more sustainable, just and equal world? Join us on Monday, June 13 to explore this topic with aw… Organized by Langara College course # 60848 | Type: citywide
June 13, 2011 from 7pm to 9pm – Langara College Join Two Block Diet co-founder Kate Sutherland for an informative and inspirational workshop. You'll leave with a framework for planning the year ahead, whether it's a window box, or a way you and yo… Organized by Langara College Continuing Studies and Village Vancouver | Type: workshop, langara, college
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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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