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*Get Ready for the Canning Season

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*Get Ready for the Canning Season

Time: May 31, 2016 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Location: Strathcona Community Centre
Street: 601 Keefer St.
City/Town: Vancouver
Website or Map: http://strathconacommunitycen…
Phone: Regiser #57215: SCC 604.713.1838 or Canning link below or in person. Register by May 30.
Event Neighbourhood and Type: strathcona, workshop, canning, cultivating food, cultivating community series
Organized By: VV Neighbourhood Food Networks (Ross Moster), Strathcona CC Food Security Program (Lauren Brown), and Caitlin Dorward
Latest Activity: May 28, 2016

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Event Description

With the bounty of summer just around the corner, now is the time to brush up on your canning skills! Get ready for the canning season with this three-hour, hands-on Village Vancouver workshop suitable for beginners or those needing to refresh their canning skills. We will cover all the basics of boiling water bath canning and make jam and pickles together. All materials are provided; participants take home a jar of jam and handout covering all material presented in the workshop. Instructor: Caitlin Dorward.

Cost: "Pay what you can" with a suggested fee of $25, including materials. If not paying the suggested fee, please register over the phone or in person. 50% subsidies are also available to low income residents of Vancouver with a Leisure Access Card. For details on how to apply, please contact Strathcona CC or LAC (http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/leisure-access-card.aspx).

Register: #57215: SCC 604.713.1838 or Canning (https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/Activity_Search/get-ready-for-the-canning-season/52222) or in person. Maximum 12 participants. Register by May 30.

Part of VV's Spring 2016 Cultivating Food, Cultivating Community Series at SCC.

Village Vancouver is a member of Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks (http://vancouverfoodnetworks.com).


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