Vancouver's Leader in Transition toward Strong, Resilient, Complete Communities
May 29, 2012 to June 3, 2012 – Portland, Oregon I'm wondering if anyone might plan on attending this event and wants to be part of a train (or vehicle) convoy or Village Vancouver contingency. I'd also like to create some story-telling and informa… Organized by City Repair | Type: festival, village building
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 1, 2012 at 2pm to June 3, 2012 at 5pm – BC Place Celebrity chefs, popular local restaurants, wineries, food and beverage manufacturers, cookbook authors, retailers, artisans, and many others from the culinary world will come together for a three da… Organized by Executive Events | Type: food, festival
June 2, 2012 from 10am to 11:30am – KJM Country Gardens Are you crazy for tomatoes? This timely workshop will prepare you to grow and enjoy your own terrific tomatoes. karen from HotBeda will share her expertise in a lively 1.5 hour session and send you a… Organized by Emi Do | Type: workshop
June 2, 2012 from 10am to 1pm – Kiwassa Neighbourhood House, North Room + kitchen This event is for the communities! Village gathering, brunch potluck. Morning bazaar, Seed Swap, plant sale, free or exchange plants, bake sale, Bokashi odorless composting workshop. Catching the Spi… Organized by Jill Whitelaw et al | Type: hastings, sunrise, community, shake-me-up
June 2, 2012 from 11am to 3pm – Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre Village will be tabling at this fun community gathering. Come by and say hi! www.marpoleoakridge.org Organized by Marpole-Oakridge Community Association | Type: marpole, oakridge, family event
June 2, 2012 from 2pm to 4pm – Britannia Community Centre This workshop touches upon important things to know about backyard gardening and is intended for beginner gardeners. The overview will include: how to improve soil fertility, when to plant what and w… Organized by Grandview Woodland Food Connection | Type: grandview, woodland
June 2, 2012 at 5pm to June 3, 2012 at 1am – Trout Lake Community Centre This musical celebration is a fundraiser for the Great Bear Rainforest. To honor our relationship with earth, we're going to build a musical dome that is powered by solar energy and bicycles. We are… Organized by Alexandra Brigham, Tzvi Tal, Zamir Dhanji, and many more! | Type: cedar, cottage
Village engages individuals, neighbourhoods & organizations to take actions that build sustainable communities & have fun doing it. Join us!
Join Village Vancouver Transition Society
Contact us at info@villagevancouver.ca
Join us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
Join our Meetup Group
Volunteer Opportunities
Village Vancouver is a volunteer-driven organization, so if you want to change the world, roll up your sleeves and volunteer with us!
Newsletter Deadline
is the 25th of the month preceding the publication month. (e.g. March 25th for the April issue.) Submissions welcome. Send to Newsletter Team at newsletter@villagevancouver.ca
Events posted in "Events" on the website by the 25th will generally be listed in the Newsletter Calendar.
You can make donations to Village Vancouver here.
Village earns 15% on your book purchases from New Society Publishers. Details here.
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.
65 discussions
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.
5 discussions
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.
12 discussions
© 2013 Created by Randy Chatterjee.