Vancouver's Leader in Transition toward Strong, Resilient, Complete Communities
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Part of the Village Vancouver Economics and Livelihood Network. Details to follow.
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Village North Vancouver is one of the the newer Transition communities associated with Village Vancouver, forming in early 2012. If you live, or…
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Transition is based on, and inspired by, Permaculture principles. Permaculture is permanent agriculture and permanent culture. We will be…
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Brand new group for all things related to Guerilla Gardening! Help us thrive: Join. Invite your friends. Post a discussion or a comment. Plan an…
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Join folks in your neighbourhood working toward a resilient community and future. Commercial Dr. VV holds a monthly potluck &…
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If you're in a neighbourhood or community which doesn't have a Transition Village or Initiative yet, use these pages to discuss starting one.
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Each Village & Initiative follows its own path & form, working w/in VV towards transitioning to reslient communites in Van/metro Van.…
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In 2010 and again in 2011, Villagers created a village w/solar, bike repair, bees, chickens, 2 block diet, permaculture, seeds, art, community…
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Personal, neighbourhood and community preparedness . Examining all aspects of planning/action to make ourselves and communities more…
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We organize get-togethers for those who are already beekeepers and we hold information sessions on beekeeping for people who want to start! (Join…
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Supporting the long-time work of the False Creek Watershed Society, VV can promote neighbourhood "Blueways" and invent new ways of capturing the…
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This ongoing Village study group and think tank collaborates to develop a new economic development model for Vancouver and BC focussed around…
13 members Latest Activity: Jul 2, 2011 Farmers and farm supporters exploring fossil fuel reduction in farming
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What would a socially just, economically sustainable, low carbon Local Economy look like? How can we work towards this?
Help create a vision…
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Through a budding partnership with longtime zero waste advocate, Zero Waste Vancouver (ZWV), VV applies community organizing and asset development…
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VV's been very active around food resiliency over the past 5 years. Focusing on 3 areas: Action (VV neighbourhood food networks), Education, and…
50 members Latest Activity: Apr 9 Join VV's Energy Network to help pare our energy "needs" down to the minimum, using only renewable and sustainable sources. We are a network of…
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74 members Latest Activity: Nov 4, 2012 Build community, reconnect with the ground, capture carbon, and grow something beautiful and edible in a small green space. There is lots to…
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Events posted in "Events" on the website by the 25th will generally be listed in the Newsletter Calendar.
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Local, organic, rural, and/or urban, food production is a mainstay of life, and doing it well leads to wellness. From farm to kitchen, discussions relating to food--and the community arising around it--belong here.
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If you have to leave your village, how will you get where you want to go? By car? Preferably not, both for your wallet and the earth’s sake. This category is for all discussions relating to how we all get around.
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A human right? After food, most feel shelter is the most important necessity. A place of shelter is also the start of a community. This category is for all things relating to shelter, housing, affordable housing, homes, renewable heating systems, green buildings, heritage, and our built environment in general.
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