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August 25, 2012 at 9am to August 26, 2012 at 5pm – Langara College. Classroom number will be emailed to students before the course. "This course completely exceeded my information expectations in every way." Todd Gesshe, Cowichan Valley Maybe you've heard of food forests...Maybe you've read the recent UN report recognizing perenn… Organized by Permaculture BC, Langara College, and Village Vancouver | Type: langara college, permaculture, food forests
August 11, 2012 at 10am to October 14, 2012 at 3pm – Various Three local non-profit groups – Little Mountain Neighbourhood House, Village Vancouver, the False Creek Watershed Society have teamed up to create a series of 10 “Earth Walks”. We live in the city o… Organized by Celia Brauer | Type: all, neighbourhoods, educational, walks
August 20, 2012 to September 9, 2012 – UBC Farm and O.U.R. Ecovillage Please join us for a dynamic, internationally recognized certificate course on the principles and practice of Permaculture Design. We will guide you to finding practical applications of sustainable d… Organized by Charlotte Adamson | Type: gardening
August 24, 2012 at 12pm to August 26, 2012 at 6pm – Shirley Macey Park, Gibsons BC The annual Synchronicity Festival will be held on August 24-26, 2012 in Shirley Macey Park in Gibsons, BC. This must see Festival will feature the enchanting outdoor rainforest circus, art in the fie… Organized by deer crossing the art farm | Type: sunshine, coast
August 25, 2012 at 9am to August 26, 2012 at 5pm – Langara College Vancouver, BC - With 26 years of Food Forestry experience, Richard Walker is heading to Vancouver, BC for an exclusive two day workshop that folks call, "the best workshop I've taken, ever". Practica… Organized by Javan Kerby Bernakevitch | Type: workshop
August 26, 2012 from 1pm to 3pm – KJM Country Gardens Use your kitchen scraps and garden waste to make beautiful, nutrient rich soil for your garden! Come on down and learn different methods of composting and bring your compost problem for some ‘expert’… Organized by Emi Do | Type: workshop
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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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