Hastings Sunrise Village

Hey Folks - just letting you know there is a community garden starting up in Adanac Park - there are spaces available for those who live close by.

Here is our FB group

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=25074765619&ref=ts

Please contact me for details.

Cheers

Ian Gregson

Hi Folks

Just to let you know that Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House has an experiential garden at Clinton Park. There are no spaces to rent or use but what we do we try to grow different things each year to get people interested and thinking outside of the box and we have speakers come in to talk about the soil and nutrients, planting, composting etc. All these are Free info sessions. If anyone is interested please email garden@froghollow.bc.ca and we can put you on our mailing list for these free garden series

Hi Everyone

Just a reminder about the nutrition workshop series at Hastings Community Centre that start this Thursday, April 14th at 10am. It's a collaborative series geared to families helping families with everything from cultural pressures on food/weight to food preservation (canning, etc) to basic gardening.

I am attaching the flyer.

Deadline to sign up for the April classes is Monday, April 11th.

Thanks,

Reanne

TransformEating2011.pdf

I work at Kiwassa Neighbourhood House as a Food Program Coordinator and have started local food day once a month in the Daycare. I am wondering if anyone knows a backyard chicken or chicken farmer that could come and talk to the kids...maybe bring a chicken or can we come and look in your backyard??

We are at Oxford Street and Nanaimo...so we will serve chicken that day and local veggies.

If you have ideas about people or places to take the kids that would be great

Stacy Bestard

6004-253-8920

You are all very welcome at my place - 2 minutes walk from Kiwassa.

We have 4 chickens and a big food garden.

I also have two very friendly chickens ("lap chickens") at 4th & Commercial, but I will be out of the county until to mid- to- late- June. (Once they forgive me for my long absence, I could bring them somewhere, or people are always welcome at my house to cuddle with the girls.)

Alyssa

Hey There Hastings Sunrise!

Our group is growing...and looking good...let's meet regularly...anyone up for bingo, potlucks, or farming? We can do natural building in the summer, but what shall we do in the winter? Let's get the kids to meet too...any ideas?

That is a great idea. I have been talking to people and it seems like a January Potluck would be perfect for us all to meet and get to know each other. Count me in. Sunday afternoon is good, as long as it isn't the second Sunday as we have a regular Permaculture meeting out at Terra Nova from 2-4. Everyone is welcome there by the way and feel free to contact me for a ride. I have 3 seats extra and we generally go straight there and back from east van. Also I heard the benches are ready for the Pender and Penticton Mini Park. There is still room there for 2 more beds, but in this case it is build your own try to make it similar to the ones already there... There is some soil on the parking lot. If anyone gets a bed built, I would be happy to help preparing the soil.

Hey folks from Hastings Sunrise - you're welcome to come to our holiday party this Saturday night. We'll be cooking on our rocket stoves so you can see them working. We'll have two of them running. If you are connected by facebook, take a look at the invite: http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/126138800829287/

Feel free to bring drinks and food. We're mostly a vegitarian/vegan house. B.

I'm in too (even though I'm 'techinally' Grandview Woodland). After dark would be better for me - which shouldn't be tooo hard since its dark most of the time now. Also, I suggest to anyone who doesn't see enough 'action' in their own VV neighborhood, to join your neighboring neighborhoods! I belong to 3!

January potluck sounds great...I will be there.

I am also very interested in being there, as I haven't been able to make it out so far!

Hello,

Do we have a venue for a potluck? January is quickly going to become February... How would Saturday afternoon into evening be for people? 

Our house is better for warmer weather partly outdoor gatherings...any hosts available?

Hello,

Yup, January just disappeared on us...

Our house is unfortunately not meant for winter gatherings either - not that much space:(

If there is enough interest for people to meet end of February, I could look into booking a room at the Kiwassa House or Hasting Community Center. Any other place suggestions? Free would be bonus:)

Jana

A suggestion...

There's the upcoming VV Activist's meeting on the 31st (not in H-S, but close to, we scheduled it partially with HSVillage in mind). Some HSVillagers are  already coming, and we thought might be a good place to help things get going, esecially as there will be time for members to get together with others from their neighbourhoods.

It might be a good time/space to get the ball rolling and create some momentum going into a H-S February gathering.

Ross

Hey Megan,

Hope you're feeling OK!

Ross

Glad to hear you're OK, Megan, and yeah, lots going on for me too!

In a  couple days, we'll send the potluck address to everyone who's RSVPed on the event post. Hope you can make it! Cheers! Ross

Hi Chris,

Thanks! This is actually a larger event which already has a venue. Please see events for Jan 31, and you will find it. Hope to see you there.

Hi Chris,

I've just sent you an invite for the VV Activist gathering on the 31st - hope you can make it!

Cheers,

Ross

Hey Chris,

Oh, I see you've already RSVPed. Great! A  number of H-S members have now confirmed (plus some maybes), so a good op to talk about H-S Village.

Ross

I can't make the 31st meeting, but would be happy to host a meet-up through the Hastings Community Centre & Seasons of Food. You can contact me after you make some plans on the 31st via email hastingsfoodsac@gmail.com. Thanks, Reanne.

Please come to:

http://www.villagevancouver.ca/events/hastings-sunrise-seed-worksho...

this event has been rescheduled to April 14th...as a Seedy Saturday open to any village members, and Vancouver residents...

Hi Jill,

I would be interested in helping out/participate.

Keep me in the loop, please.

Awesome turn out for the Plant and Seed exchange! Many people did not know about Village, and we directed them here... a couple on bikes dropped by from Pitt Meadows, lots of neighbourhood Mamas, and Rico from the racetrack who says ask for him for raw horse manure at the track... might be good for making a rapid hot compost pile... works very well for the garden if you have extra energy! I have booked Kiwassa Saturday June 2nd 9am - 12... for gathering, exchange and workshopping... save the date, eh

I agree - the seed exchange was really neat and we got to meet lots of new people who really liked the idea and were really happy to join in and contribute next year:)

So Sorry to have missed it! I've penciled in the June date!

Free fermentation workshop being offered on Commercial Drive by Alyssa Kohlman on July

8th, thanks to a Neighbourhood Small Grant! Space is limited: register at

http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3797530516 to reserve your spot!

Hastings Sunrise Park from Andrew Frank on Vimeo.

Yea! nice video!

Hey Hastings Sunrise Peeps!
Jennifer Yamazaki is working to get her project funded - a Music Therapy Center for here in East Vancouver - or maybe just over the bridge...http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf16381 please vote once a day if you can and spread the word!!! thanks!

Permaculture Vancouver Presents:

Abundance Attunement (All about Community Currencies), Holiday Mixer

Welcome to the new economy with Jordan Bober from Seedstock BC and Bruno Vernier from the Lower Mainland Time bank.

Please bring some food to share or $$5 or $5 donation

We will be meeting in the East West Room at Kiwassa.

The new Economy is a movement away from the manufacturing based economy to a service based economy or a degrowth with a Grow Your Own food element. Watch An Evning with Charles Eisenstein http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=6ASCqM0qkOw&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch... and please visit http://healingcities.org/

http://www.meetup.com/The-Vancouver-Permaculture-Meetup-Group/event...

Thanks , Jill. Currently, there's room for 3 or 4 more people in each workshop.