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June 19, 2013 from 6pm to 9pm – Museum of Vancouver registration/doors 5:30 pm stories and presentations 6-9pm light refreshments What is the future of food in Vancouver, especially as cheap energy sources peak and climate change intensifies? In partn… Organized by FED-AP Working Group: Village Vancouver, Vancouver Food Policy Council, Museum of Vancouver | Type: kits, storytelling, food, energy descent, resilience, community resilience, edap, fed-ap
July 9, 2013 from 9:30am to 11:30am – Hastings Community Centre The Teaching garden workshops provide practical gardening knowledge as well as some of the theory behind organic techniques of growing food throughout the year. They give families the opportunity to… Organized by Grant Watson | Type: food, gardening, workshop
July 28, 2013 from 11am to 6pm – Foxglove Farm Sunday, July 28, 2013 Cost: $5 donation requested; children under 12 free Come join us for our annual festival with live music, guided tours, kids activities, home-grown pizzas and ice cream, and far… Organized by Foxglove Farm | Type: salt, spring, island, food, and, community, festival
October 4, 2013 at 11am to October 6, 2013 at 5pm – Tradex, Abbotsford In response to overwhelming consumer demand in the Valley, the Fraser Valley Food Show is showcasing the magic of food and cooking at the Tradex Exhibition Centre in Abbotsford, BC. Experience food b… Organized by Executive Event Production | Type: food, show
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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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