Vancouver's Leader in Transition toward Strong, Resilient, Complete Communities
September 30, 2013 from 6pm to 10pm – Segal Building - SFU Vancouver) Village Vancouver is pleased to be a Sponsor of this evening with Michael H. Shuman. What makes a thriving economy that builds connections between people and the places they live? Please join us fo… Organized by SFU Community Economic Development, SFU Public Square, Design Nerds, CCEC Credit Union, BC Association of Farmers Markets, LOCO, Village Vancouver and others | Type: downtown, economics, local living economies, local economy, community resilience
September 24, 2013 from 7pm to 9pm – Strathcona Community Centre Want to grow food but you live in an apartment? In this course we will cover the techniques and challenges specific to gardening indoors and on balconies in containers. We'll look at soil, fertilizin… Organized by Ross Moster, VV Neighbourhood Food Networks, Lauren Brown, Strathcona Community Centre Food Security Program | Type: strathcona, workshop, gardening, community resilience, cultivating food, cultivating community, community, centre
September 12, 2013 from 7pm to 9pm – Strathcona Community Centre 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 crops. Cost $… Organized by Ross Moster, VV Neighbourhood Food Networks, Lauren Brown, Strathcona Community Centre Food Security Program | Type: strathcona, workshop, seeds saving, community resilience, cultivating food, cultivating community series
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
June 16, 2013 all day – intersection at Main and 13th There is no better place to be than Car Free Vancouver Day on Fathers' Day, June 16th. On Commercial Drive (Venables to North Grandview), Denman Street (Robson to Davie) downtown, all over Kitsilano… Organized by Ross Moster, Randy Chatterjee, Village Vancouver, and lots of volunteers! | Type: ain, st., demo village, festival, car free day, community resilience, fun
June 8, 2013 from 12pm to 5pm – Strathcona Community Centre Get some free seeds for your garden. Then bring us seeds at the VV demo sustainable village at Main St. Car Free Day or at another time to help replenish the library. Or, bring some seeds with you to… Organized by VV Seed Librarians | Type: strathcona, seeds, seed swapping, seed saving, community resilience
June 10, 2012 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Kits, RSVP for address (to be sent out a couple days before) 2nd Sundays. Bring something yummy to share and find out about all the great stuff that's going on in Kits Village!. Collaborative gardening, potlucks, plastic recycling depot, drop-in "spaghetti" ni… Organized by Ross Moster and Kits Village | Type: kits, potluck, food, fun, connecting, community resilience
May 13, 2012 from 1pm to 4pm – West End Community Centre, Stanley Room Meet Village Vancouver members, hear what’s happening in Village in our Neighbourhood Food Networks & other projects & initiatives, share a potluck lunch. POTLUCK from 1-2 pm. Bring something… Organized by Ross Moster and VV | Type: west end, meetup, potluck, food, fun, transition, community resilience
May 10, 2012 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Vancouver, RSVP for location Car Free Day (Sunday, June 17) is 6 weeks away! Join us in planning this year's Neighbourhood Demo Village at Main Street Car Free Day. Last year we had 11 tents, approximately 30 projects, 40 human… Organized by Ross Moster and Village Vancouver | Type: vancouver, car free day, demonstration village, transition, community, community resilience, self-reliance
March 4, 2012 from 1pm to 3pm – Cedar Cottage, Register for address "Conventional greenhouses are heavy energy users. In fact, as part of the recent announcement to review the Carbon Tax, the BC government pointed to the greenhouse industry as being hard hit by the… Organized by Vancouver Renewable Energy Co-op, SPEC, and Village Vancouver | Type: cedar cottage, energy, solar, greenhouse, food, construction, build, community resilience
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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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