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June 17, 2012 from 10am to 9pm – On Main Street at 13th Avenue Join the Village on Car Free Day! Join the party at the biggest VILLAGE ever built by Village Vancouver, on Sunday June 17 at the intersection of 13th Avenue and Main Street. Powered by solar energy… Organized by Jason Mertz, Ross Moster, Raimey Gallant, and Randy Chatterjee | Type: main, street, village, party, food, gardening, celebration, demonstration, workshop
May 28, 2012 to July 8, 2012 – Elphinstone and Greater Vancouver A short ferry from Vancouver in the tiny village of Roberts Creek comes a unique, low-cost, flexibly scheduled Permaculture Design Course. Meeting once a month over fourteen months in locations on th… Organized by Delvin Solkinson | Type: permaculture, design, course
June 17, 2012 at 9am to June 24, 2012 at 4pm – Southlands Heritage Farm For all of you interested in the art of beekeeping, Christian Duhme (aka City of Vancouver's rooftop beekeeper) is going to be offering a hands on, jam packed, two day workshop at Southlands Heritage… Organized by Emi Do | Type: dunbar, kits, southlands, kerrisdale
June 17, 2012 from 12pm to 8pm – Main Street Car Free Day See you there! We'll be right next to Village Vancouver on Main between 12th & 13th. Papergirl Vancouver are teaming up with us and we have some great activities to help you add art to your non-c… Organized by Community Arts | Type: main, street
June 17, 2012 from 12pm to 6pm – West End on Denman If you can volunteer for a couple hours, please contact Randy Helten at foodwestend@gmail.com. Organized by Randy Helten, WENFN, VV | Type: west end, car free day, tabling
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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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