Vancouver's Leader in Transition toward Strong, Resilient, Complete Communities
June 18, 2011 from 1:30pm to 3pm – Olympic Village, Creekside Community Centre Join curator and scholar Rajdeep Singh Gill and artist, writer, and activist Fabiola Nabil Naguib for this talk, discussion and walking journey in expanding notions of sustainability. This dynamic co… Organized by Holly Schmidt | Type: walk, urban, agriculture, art, sustainability, grow, other, sights
June 25, 2011 from 1:30pm to 3pm – Olympic Village, Creekside Community Centre Join curator and scholar Rajdeep Singh Gill and artist, writer, and activist Fabiola Nabil Naguib for this talk, discussion and walking journey in expanding notions of sustainability. This dynamic co… Organized by Holly Schmidt | Type: walk, urban, agriculture, art, sustainability, grow, other, sights
October 2, 2011 from 12pm to 4pm – Great Northern Way Urban Orchard Celebrate the history and future of food in the False Creek Flats at Evergreen’s Urban Orchard! Enjoy delicious apple varieties from the Vancouver Fruit Tree Project, and learn about medicinal and ed… Organized by Evergreen BC | Type: food, east, van, urban, agriculture
April 4, 2012 from 6pm to 7:30pm – Farmers on 57th Market Garden, 57th near Cambie St. Register for our season long gardening course. You get your own instructional plot, supplies provided, and instruction from two experienced market gardeners every 2nd Wednesday, April 4 - Sept 5th. R… Organized by Karen Ageson | Type: gardening, course, workshop, food, vancouver, urban, agriculture, farm
May 31, 2012 all day – Greater Vancouver and Sunshine Coast Today we are witnessing a growing crisis of community on many levels. Disruptions in the ecological web of our planet, political and religious differences between nations, as well as the uprising of… Organized by Delvin Solkinson | Type: urban, rural
June 7, 2012 from 6pm to 8pm – Flack Block Building The Vancouver Urban Farmign Society is a new organization whose goal is: To support the growth of urban farming in Vancouver, and act as a model for urban farming policy in other jurisdictions, throu… Organized by Emi Do | Type: local, food, urban, agriculture
July 5, 2012 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm – Eternal Abundance An important immune booster! A delicious digestive tonic! A help to your heart. A wonderful warmth. Fire Cider is all this and more. This old folk tonic has been used for everything from high blood p… Organized by Alexandra Brigham, Garliq Herbalista | Type: grandview-woodlands, herbalism, fermentation, urban, foraging, plant, identification, gardening
July 15, 2012 from 6pm to 7pm – Vancouver Art Gallery lawn, Georgia & Howe A judged scarecrow competition with cash prizes. Scarecrows will then be auctioned off with proceeds helping support the work of the Farmland Defence League of BC. Stage entertainment and farmer's ma… Organized by Donna Passmore | Type: taking, rural, culture, into, the, urban, heartland.
August 27, 2013 from 6pm to 8pm – TBA This summer workshop aims at giving the beginner the ability to identify some common edible and medicinal plants growing in Vancouver neighborhoods. It will highlight how foraging in the city is conn… Organized by SPEC | YWCA | Type: urban, foraging, workshop, local, food
November 5, 2013 from 6pm to 9pm – YWCA Metro Vancouver Farming is based on weather. Come learn how climate change will affect regional food production and how you can build resilience of your garden. Join presenter Tara Moreau who will introduce the scie… Organized by SPEC | YWCA | Type: climate, change, farm, food, production, resilience, urban, agriculture
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Village engages individuals, neighbourhoods & organizations to take actions that build sustainable communities & have fun doing it. Join us!
Village earns 15% on your book purchases from New Society Publishers. Details here.
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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