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October 27, 2011 from 7pm to 9pm – West End Community Centre, Bidwell Room Confined to an apartment but still want to grow some food? Come learn what can be done in a small, container-bound garden. Grant Watson is a former organic farmer. He continues to advocate for local… Organized by Village Vancouver, West End Transition Village, West End Neighbourhood Food Network | Type: west end, workshop, food, gardening, growing food, food security, community resiliency
November 3, 2011 from 7pm to 9pm – West End Community Centre, Bidwell Room Fall is the time to start planning your food garden for next year. We’ll discuss garden layout, bed preparation, ordering seeds, soil building, etc. Grant Watson is a former organic farmer. He conti… Organized by Village Vancouver, West End Transition Village, West End Neighbourhood Food Network | Type: west end, workshop, food, gardening, growing food, food security, community resiliency
November 6, 2011 from 10:30am to 12pm – West End Community Centre, Bidwell Room This workshop outlines required materials and demonstrates a step-by-step process of buildingself-watering-planters. Learn the system of growing plants in an urban setting that reduces the amount of… Organized by Village Vancouver, West End Transition Village, West End Neighbourhood Food Network | Type: west end, workshop, food, gardening, growing food, food security, community resiliency
February 6, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm – West End Community Centre, Bidwell Room Confined to an apartment but still want to grow some food? Come learn what can be done in a small, container-bound garden. Event #45409.102WE. Instructor: TBD. Organized by West End Neighbourhood Food Network and Village Vancouver | Type: west, end, workshop
March 19, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm – West End Community Centre, Bidwell Room If you are a plant nerd wanna be, this is the course for you. Understanding the fascinating mechanisms of plant growth, reproduction and genetics will make you a better gardener. It’s recommended you… Organized by West End Neighbourhood Food Network & Village Vancouver | Type: west, end, workshop
March 26, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm – West End Community Centre, Bidwell Room You will learn about the different strategies that plants use to reproduce and how to use this information to effectively select, harvest and store your own seeds. The emphasis is on annual food crop… Organized by West End Neighbourhood Food Network & Village Vancouver | Type: west, end, workshop
March 17, 2013 from 1pm to 4pm – West End Community Centre, Bidwell Room Share some good food and conversation, and find out what’s happening in Village in our Neighbourhood Food Networks & other activities and how to get involved. POTLUCK from 1-2 pm. Bring something… Organized by Ross Moster and Village Vancouver | Type: west end, potluck, meet-up
March 26, 2013 from 6:30pm to 9pm – West End Community Centre, Bidwell Room Are you interested in growing, consuming or recycling food in the West End? If so, this session may be of interest to you. The session will start out by exploring key information about the food syste… Organized by West End Neighbourhood Food Network and the City of Vancouver’s West End Community Plan team | Type: west end, west end neighbourhood food network, food, food systems
May 27, 2013 from 6pm to 8pm – West End Community Centre, Bidwell Room Share some good food and conversation w/your neighbours. Bring something yummy to share. (And a cup, bowl, spoon, etc. if you can.) Free. Everyone welcome. (You don't have to live in the West End.) R… Organized by Ross Moster and Village Vancouver | Type: west end, potluck
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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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