Vancouver's Leader in Transition toward Strong, Resilient, Complete Communities
August 18, 2011 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm – Kits 2nd workshop in the series - tonight: Blueberries and Green Beans Organized by Laura Lee Coles, Village Vancouver, and Kits Village | Type: kitsilano, canning, preservation, workshops
July 14, 2011 from 7pm to 9pm – Billy Bishop Legion Hall - Beer Garden FREE food preservation workshops for residents of Kitsilano, Arbutus Ridge, and West Point Grey INTRODUCTORY SESSION THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011 7:00 - 9:00 PM Billy Bishop Legion Hall - Beer Gard… Organized by Laura Lee Coles, Village Vancouver, and Kits Village | Type: kitsilano, arbutus, ridge, and, west, point, grey, canning, preservation, workshops
June 11, 2011 at 9:30pm to June 18, 2011 at 5pm – Langara College A week of events and activties, including several VV "Transition School" workshops and presentations. For a complete list of workshops, visit: http://www.langara.bc.ca/social-cultural/summer-school/… Organized by Langara College Continuing Studies and VV Learning Opportunties working group | Type: langara college, workshops, activities, transition, resiliency, sustainability, community self-reliance, peak oil, climate change, econmoic instability, permaculture
March 28, 2011 at 7pm to March 29, 2011 at 9pm – Strathcona Community Centre Over a dozen workshops & activities focusing on growing food & cultivating community; thru March 29th. Gardening for the Faint of Heart w/Robin Wheeler* Sat Mar. 19 9am-11:30am *Grant Watson… Organized by Ross Moster, VV Neighbourhood Food Networks & SCC. Subsidies are available to low income residents of Vancouver with a Leisure Access Card. For details on how to apply, please contact Strathcona CC or visit http://vancouver.ca/parks/rec/lac/index.htm. | Type: strathcona, workshops, presentations, gatherings, food, meal, community self reliance, chickens, seed saving, gardening, transition towns, fun
March 19, 2011 from 9am to 3:30pm – Strathcona Community Centre *Grant Watson will be substituting for Robin. Grant's website: www.gourmetgardens.ca Gardening for the Faint of Heart will be replaced by Introduction to Food Gardening.The 2nd workshop will be Inten… Organized by Ross Moster, VV Neighbourhood Food Networks & SCC. Subsidies are available to low income residents of Vancouver with a Leisure Access Card. For details on how to apply, please contact Strathcona CC or visit http://vancouver.ca/parks/rec/lac/index.htm. | Type: neighbourhood transition villages all over vancouver, workshops, gardening, food, preservation, community building and self reliance, reskilling
July 13, 2010 from 9am to 6pm – KItsilano (near the beach) Robin is the founder of the Sustainable Living Arts School and runs Edible Landscapes (www.ediblelandscapes.ca) on the Sunshine Coast. She is the author of Food Security for the Faint of Heart, and G… Organized by Ross Moster, VV Neighbourhood Food Network | Type: workshops, gardening, seed, saving, community building
July 11, 2010 from 10am to 2pm – Workshops at Cottonwood Garden; Open House at Strathcona and Cottonwood Community Gardens, Strathcona 3 FREE WORKSHOPS at Cottonwood Community Garden How to Keep Chickens in Your Backyard for Complete Beginners 10:30-11:15 am Thinking about having your own chickens and fresh eggs? Jordan Maynard, M… Organized by workshops organized by Ross Moster, VV Neighbourhood Food Network | Type: workshops, chickens, permaculture, winter gardening, fantastic annual open house at vancouver's two oldest community gardens
June 5, 2010 at 9am to June 6, 2010 at 7pm – Various locations around Vancouver Details to follow. Organized by Ross Moster | Type: workshops
June 2, 2010 at 7pm to October 19, 2010 at 12am – various neighbourhoods around Vancouver: Cedar Cottage, Dunbar, Grandview Woodland, Hastings Sunrise, Kitsilano, Main St/Riley Park, Southlands, and Langara College With Jordan Maynard from Southlands Farms (www.southlandsfarms.com) Learn about the proper care and keeping of small urban flocks of hens and meet neighbours who share your interest. This interactiv… Organized by Ross Moster (to register: rmoster@flash.net), VV Neighbourhood Food Network and various Transition Village Neighbourhood Food Networks (Cedar Cottage, Dunbar, Grandview Woodland, Kitsilano, Hastings-Sunrise, Main Street) | Type: workshops
April 30, 2010 at 12:30pm to May 2, 2010 at 7:30pm – Burnaby (April 30 and May 2) and various neighbourhoods (Kits, West End, Cedar Cottage, Dunbar, etc.) around Vancouver (May 1-2) Seed Saving, Apartment Gardening, Intensive Urban Microfarming, and several other workshops. Details to follow. Organized by Ross Moster (register at rmoster@flash.net) and the Food and Learning Opportunities working groups | Type: workshops
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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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