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Dunbar Transition Village
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Dunbar related transition activities for those worried about climate change, peak oil, economic disorder, and their consequences, and determined to do something about it.
Location: Dunbar, West Side, Vancouver
Members: 47
Latest Activity: Feb 20
Upcoming events
SAVE A SEED, SHARE A SEED
Hi all those interested in learning more about seed saving, the how to’s and why’s.
Ann and Hanno were recently awarded a neighbourhood small grant to start up a seed saving group in Dunbar. We hope to:
Raise awareness of the importance of seed saving
Connect gardeners interested in learning about seed saving and sharing
Offer an initial seed saving workshop and circulate information about future seed saving workshops in other neighbourhoods
Collaborate with other neighbourhood seed saving efforts (Kitsilano, Main Street, Cedar Cottage) sharing resources, seeds and good will.
Come to 3575 Mayfair Ave on Wed, October 10th at 6:30 pm to find out more. RSVP or find out more by emailing annjpacey@gmail.com
Why? Without seeds, we cannot grow food. The world seed supply is increasingly being controlled and concentrated into fewer hands, mostly corporations with an interest in genetic modification and the patenting of seeds.
The reality of climate disruption points to the importance of having a readily accessible and diverse supply of fruit and vegetable varieties to feed ourselves. Seed varieties adapted to local conditions are best suited to help us successfully grow more food locally, however, as seeds have a limited lifespan, it is crucial that we preserve them now for future generations – we risk losing these varieties if we do not. Saving seed is a life-preserving act that farmers and urban home gardeners alike can do to ensure a healthy and prosperous harvest.
Hope you will join us.
Discussion Forum
Seed saving in Dunbar
Started by Ann Pacey. Last reply by Ann Pacey Oct 7, 2012. 2 Replies 1 Like
Dunbar Harvest Festival
Started by sarapauline. Last reply by April ross Sep 19, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
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Comment by Zsuzsi Fodor on January 31, 2012 at 2:20pm -
Join us for a FREE community kitchen pilot session being held this Friday at St. Mark's Anglican Church from 6-8 pm at Larch and 2nd. Registration is open to all but you must register in advance as space is limited.
We will prepare and enjoy a vegetarian meal together. No need to bring anything with you, just your hungry selves!
You can contact me at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House 604-736-3588 ext. 31 or zsuzsi@kitshouse.org. Please do register ASAP so we can ensure we have enough participants to run the session.
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Comment by Jeff Kitchen on August 6, 2011 at 4:32pm -
Hello everyone!
Check out the first workshop of Casa Matea's Summer Workshop Series, starts tomorrow (Sunday August 7th) from 12:30pm - 2:30pm
http://www.villagevancouver.ca/events/vermi-worm-composting-compost...
Hope to see y'all there,
Jeff = )
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Comment by Ann Pacey on November 4, 2010 at 10:30am -
We held our first canning workshop last Thursday (Oct 28) at St. Mary's Anglican Church in Kerrisdale. There were 10 participants. What a great commercial kitchen. We had a foodsafe leader and canned a big lot of crabapple jelly. Great for Christmas presents. We'll be posting a calendar of our upcoming canning workshops for those who couldn't make it this time.
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Comment by Susan Jane Bibbings on September 9, 2010 at 10:34pm -
Hi All! I have loads of fresh chives in my garden if anyone wants any. Just let me know!
Ta ta,
Susan & co.
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Comment by Ann Pacey on July 29, 2010 at 8:12am
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Our first potluck and village meetup last night. Thanks Julia for hosting, and thanks Eve, Susan, Angie, Robert, Catherine and Jane for coming.
For such short notice, we had a very good turnout.
We look forward to our next meetup and starting to organize a core group and move forward to develop projects around our members interests.
See you soon. Ann
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Comment by Julia Smith on May 11, 2010 at 10:17am -
I'm happy to host a meeting too. We have plenty of room both inside and out. Would be happy to hit you all up for advice/feedback/input on our setup while I had you hostage too :)
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Comment by Shelby Tay on May 3, 2010 at 4:45pm -
Hi All, we had a great workshop at our house on Apartment and Container Gardening with Robin Wheeler on Saturday. Would be happy to host an initial meeting at my house if needed once we figure out a date. Cheers!
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Comment by Ann Pacey on May 3, 2010 at 11:36am
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I'm trying to set up a meeting with the event coordinator at Dunbar Centre, she hasn't responded to my first email, and so I've just sent a second. Does anyone know Debbie Barber?
Lets go ahead with a get to know each other meetup of our group so far, and see what direction our collective energies are pointing. I'll send a doodle calendar around so everyone can indicate what time and date works best.
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Comment by Justin Ritchie on May 2, 2010 at 8:15pm -
Thanks for getting this group up and going, are there rooms available in the Dunbar Community Centre to host a meeting for us? If not, I'm sure we could just meet up in one of our houses.
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Comment by Julia Smith on May 2, 2010 at 4:07pm
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I have some lillies or irises... not sure which... I'm not a flower person but they're at least 2 feet tall if anyone wants them. I posted them on Craigslist the other day and most of them are gone but there's still plenty left. They're behind the chicken coop if you want to come dig them up. We also have some really nice Yucca plants that are not happy in their current location. They'll be hard to dig up but if you want them, you're welcome to them. They're near the corner of the house by the big veggie garden. We also have some raspberries in the front yard. We've already transplanted a bunch of the into the back where they seem much happier so help yourself if you want some. The address is 5930 Blenheim. I'm away all week so just help yourself during the day. Ludo and the kids will be home late afternoon/evening and the dogs might be in the yard so just knock first. The chickens will be out during the day so please be sure not to let them out. Thx!
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