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Dunbar Transition Village
Information
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: 41
Latest Activity: Jan 31
Upcoming events
Dunbar Emergency and Earthquake Preparedness (DEEP) is really moving along. Our first coordinating meeting on December 13 was a big success with over 30 people showing up. We have at least 90 blocks represented in the neighbourhood watch program. The planning committee held its first meeting on Jan 16 and we are in full swing to develop a community wide program as well as support the emergency block captains. Please send an email if you're interested in participating.
Our next movie night is Thursday, Jan 26. We'll be screening the award winning documentary The Clean Bin Project. As usual, it'll be at St. Philips Church on 27th and Highbury at 7 pm in the Fireside Room.
Event listing: http://www.villagevancouver.ca/events/dunbar-movie-night-the-clean-bin-project
The Clean Bin Project - Trailer from Grant Baldwin Videography on Vimeo.
Discussion Forum
This weekend (Oct 8-9): 4 Free and near Free Gardening workshops with Robin Wheeler (in Hastings Sunrise & West End Transition Villages)
Started by Village Vancouver Oct 7, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes
This Weekend (Oct 8-9):4 Free and near Free Gardening Workshops with Gardening for the Faint of Heart and Food Security for the Faint of Heart author Robin WheelerOct 8Concepts in Year Round Gardeningdetails and registration:…Continue
Dunbar Harvest Festival
Started by sarapauline Sep 13, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes
September 24th, on 19th and Dunbar. I have so many questions:How do we volunteer? What will the vendors be selling? How do people become vendors?What volunteer activities need doing?Cheers,SaraContinue
Building a Westside Kitchen Table
Started by Zsuzsi Fodor. Last reply by Zsuzsi Fodor Jul 25, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hello Dunbar Village! Under events you can get the scoop on an entire west side community conversation and potluck the Westside Food Security Collaborative is hosting on August 3. We are a network of people engaged in the food system (and changing…Continue
Greenest City Grant Application - From Chafer beetle lawns to gardens
Started by Ann Pacey. Last reply by Ann Pacey Jun 7, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Hi everyoneJust to let you know, we applied for a Greenest City grant to turn chafer beetle lawns into growing spaces. The grant will focus on high visibility lots with obvious chafer beetle damage. We'll be looking for volunteers once we obtain…Continue
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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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