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June 17, 2010 from 7pm to 9:30pm – Langara College, A122b Edo period of Japan, from 1600 to 1868, was a time in which Japan was closed to the outside world. No significant amount of material came in or went out and the only input was solar energy. They had… Organized by Leslie Kemp | Type: presentation
June 23, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm – Langara College NOTE: This event is postponed. New date will be posted here once determined. Currently, an average of two oil tankers each week carries up to 700,000 barrels of Alberta Tar Sands crude oil through t… Organized by Leslie Kemp | Type: presentation
October 14, 2010 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Museum of Vancouver David Beers hosts four evening events at The Museum of Vancouver as part of their fall exhibit, Home Grown: Local Sustainable Food, co-presented by FarmFolkCityFolk. The Museum of Vancouver's Food an… Organized by FarmFolkCityFolk and The Tyee | Type: kitsilano, presentation, discussion
October 23, 2010 from 1pm to 3pm – Society Promoting Environmental Conservation Would you like to learn how to preserve food for the winter? Join myself and Caitlin Dorward as we make jam and pickles and discuss different canning and preserving methods. This hands-on workshop w… Organized by Marnie Newell and Caitlin Dorward, SPEC | Type: kitsilano, workshop, presentation
November 25, 2010 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Museum of Vancouver The renowned authors of The 100-Mile Diet are doing more than hanging out and choosing ingredients in the MoV's "Kitchen Stadium" -- on November 25, James MacKinnon and Alisa Smith will discuss ideas… Organized by FarmFolkCityFolk and The Tyee | Type: kitsilano, presentation, discussion
February 24, 2011 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Strathcona Community Centre Please RSVP here, and register with Strathcona Community Centre. VV presents a presentation on this exciting initiative that any neighbourhood or neighbourhood village can do. The idea is simple: i… Organized by Ross Moster, VV Neighbourhood Food Networks and Strathcona Community Centre | Type: strathcona, presentation, gardening, community self reliance
July 1, 2011 from 12pm to 4pm – Olympic Village Plaza Join us to learn more about the Earth Summit 2012 and why is it important to get involved. You will learn about We Canada and our partner initiatives. You will find out how to become more people and… Organized by The Canadian Earth Summit Coalition Team | Type: se, false, creek, rally, presentation, ecology, earthday
October 5, 2011 from 1pm to 2:30pm – Room A218, Langara College Environmental artist, Sharon Kallis, will show participants how gathering, sorting and identifying natural materials: eaves, petals, branches, etc. is an urban dweller's way of getting to see and kno… Organized by Leslie Kemp | Type: free, workshop/, presentation
October 5, 2011 from 6pm to 9pm – Langara College, 3rd Floor; Langara Library Building Join us from October 1 - 6 for a Week of Learning Langara College, 100 West 49 Avenue Free presentations, workshops, tours, exhibits and more! Displays and mini-presentations from a variety of organi… Organized by Leslie Kemp | Type: presentation, exhibits
February 2, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm – Langara College, Theatre 5 (Room A130) We're pleased to welcome Nicole Foss, aka Stoneleigh, of The Automatic Earth back to talk about the future of our economy. She packed a lecture hall at Langara College last year with tales of impend… Organized by Village Vancouver (Ross Moster, et al) and Langara College Continuing Studies and co-sponsored by Vancouver Peak Oil | Type: langara, talk, presentation
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Village engages individuals, neighbourhoods & organizations to take actions that build sustainable communities & have fun doing it. Join us!
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Interested in getting involved or volunteering with Village Vancouver? check out http://www.villagevancouver.ca/page/volunteering-1.
Regular activities:
Interested in participating in a VV garden? We have collaborative gardens/garden spaces in 5 neighbourhoods. Contact us at gardening@villagevancouver.ca. Gardening now in progress. New gardeners welcome (space allowing).
Kits Village Recycling Depot (Kits Community Centre) Next depot: Thursday, June 15th
Main St. Village monthly gatherings (1st Tuesdays Little Mountain Neighbourhood House) Currently on hold due to COVID
Permaculture Vancouver Meetups (3rd Wednesdays VV McBride Park Fieldhouse (sometimes elsewhere) Next meetup: Special date Thursday, July 29th
West End Community Potluck/WE Urban Garden Club (3rd Sundays West End Community Centre, in July and August 4th Thursdays - July 22nd and August 26th.
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