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October 14, 2012 from 6pm to 10pm – Britannia Community Centre, Upstairs Canuck Family Education Centre BRITANNIA SCHOOL FOOD GARDEN – THOUSAND GARDENS IN AFRICAFILM FUNDRAISERThe Grandview Woodland Food Connection, Eastside Family Place and Slow Food Vancouver are pleased to present a special film scr… Organized by Ian Marcuse | Type: grandview, woodlands
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
October 10, 2012 at 6:30pm to October 17, 2012 at 9:30pm – Langara College Wednesday October 10th & 17th 6:30 – 9:30 pm How can residents of Metro Vancouver transform the way we travel to deal with global warming and the end of cheap oil? Learn the basics of sustainable… Organized by Eric Doherty | Type: continuing, studies, course
October 11, 2012 at 7pm to October 21, 2012 at 10pm – Roundhouse Community Centre Details to follow. Organized by | Type: yaletown, food, arts, culture
October 11, 2012 at 7pm to October 21, 2012 at 10pm – Roundhouse Community Centre We have a great display with a huge yarn balm at the Sustenance Festival this year. Check it out! Organized by Ross Moster, Dana Wilson, and VV | Type: yaletown, sustenance, food, arts, culture
October 14, 2012 from 10am to 2pm – Richmond Celebrate the orchard harvest with the sweetest, crispest event of the year — The Sharing Farm’s 3rd Annual Applepalooza festival. Admission is free and families are most welcome. This is a great fam… Organized by The Sharing Farm | Type: richmond, festival
October 14, 2012 from 10am to 12pm – Wreck Beach, West Vancouver Three local non-profit groups – Little Mountain Neighbourhood House, Village Vancouver, the False Creek Watershed Society and the Greenest City Action Plan to create a series of 10 “Earth Walks”. Thi… Organized by Celia Brauer | Type: point, grey, ubc, walk, education, beach
October 14, 2012 from 12pm to 5pm – Purple Thistle Collective Food Forest Sun. Oct. 14 from 12pm to 5pm at the corner of Charles St. and Vernon Dr. Come and help us celebrate the end of our third season and the coming of fall! We will be installing an irrigation system in… Organized by Adam Huggins | Type: celebration, shakedown
October 14, 2012 from 1pm to 4pm – The Woodland Smokehouse & Commissary Click here to register Raw desserts are naturally free of refined sugar, dairy, eggs and flour. In this class, you will be introduces to the basic concepts behind creating delicious and healthy raw d… Organized by Rooted Nutrition | Type: holistic, cooking, class
October 14, 2012 from 6pm to 8pm – near 5th and Trafalgar, RSVP for address Rescheduled to Friday, Nov 23. To be posted soon. Come enjoy a meal created and hosted by a Kits neighbour. Tonight's meal will be hosted by Russell Cameron near 5th and Trafalgar. Open to anyone, th… Organized by Russell Cameron, Elaine Hsiao, Janet Coates and Kits Village | Type: kits, 5th and trafalgar, drop-in spaghetti night, meet your neighbours
October 14, 2012 from 6pm to 8pm – Kits, near 5th and Trafalgar In lieu of tonight's drop-in spaghetti night (moved to Nov 23). Mary has generously offered to feed us veggie chili at her place. If you feel like it, bring a salad or bread -- or just yourself. RSVP… Organized by spur of the moment get together | Type: kits, dinner, chili and salad
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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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