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June 18, 2015 from 6:30pm to 8pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden This guided walk will provide mindful and playful techniques to calm and refresh your body, mind and spirit. Deepen your daily engagement with nature and your understanding of nature’s profound and e… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: garden, walk, mindful
June 16, 2015 at 5:45pm to July 7, 2015 at 7pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden **NOTE classes run every Tuesday for four weeks. Enjoy yoga outdoors, under the trees. This class will practice gentle yoga postures, breathing techniques and plenty of deep relaxation. Suitable for… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: yoga, garden, vandusen
June 13, 2015 from 10am to 4pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden Flowers possess more photographic possibilities than may initially meet the eye. This workshop will cover many of the technical and aesthetic aspects of flower photography and will greatly increase t… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: photography, flowers, garden
June 4, 2015 at 10am to June 25, 2015 at 12:30pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden **NOTE: This class runs every Thursday for four weeks. Capture the summer season using watercolour, with VanDusen’s summer flowers and foliage as inspiration. We will explore a variety of techniques… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: watercolour, painting, garden
May 26, 2015 from 6:30pm to 9pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden Encourage native bee populations by creating healthy bee habitat in your urban garden. This class will discuss best flower choices, bee baths, bee nests, soil care strategies, and the effects of (eve… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: garden, bees, workshop
May 23, 2015 from 9:30am to 12:30pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden Understanding botanical names can tell you a lot about a plant – its native origin, ecology, history, physical appearance, cultural uses, and more! This class takes a lively and interactive approach… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: botanical, names, garden
May 14, 2015 from 7:30pm to 9pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden Enjoy an engaging discussion of the historical uses of medicinal plants and famous medical and physic gardens that have been cultivated for centuries around the world. Claire will highlight medicinal… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: lecture, medicinal, garden
May 12, 2015 from 6:30pm to 8pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden Including nature in the midst of our busy work day can lower stress levels, improve concentration, enhance memory and creativity, increase productivity and job satisfaction, and lessen absenteeism. L… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: nature, wellness, garden
May 2, 2015 from 12:30pm to 4:30pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden With the help of a macro camera lens, the centre of a flower becomes an otherworldly landscape, an insect transforms into a fearsome monster, and a leaf can reveal beautiful texture. Jenni will discu… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: garden, photography, macro
April 27, 2015 from 10am to 3pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden In this teacher Pro-D workshop, learn how to grow an ecologically-friendly school food garden by fostering relationships between soil, plants and animals. This workshop is designed for teachers who a… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: teachers, workshop, ecology, garden
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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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