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McBride Park Field House Residency Blog
The Village Vancouver residency at McBride Fieldhouse is generously supported by the Vancouver Park Board's Fieldhouse Activation Program which provides project space and access to parks to foster community-engaged activity that focuses on arts, culture, sports, environment, local food and social encounters.
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Have a desire to advance ecological sustainability, community resiliency, regeneration & self-reliance, and social well-being in Vancouver? To connect with others in your community to create positive local responses to things like climate disruption, depletion of natural assets and economic instability and inequity? Grow more food? Learn how to fix your bike or prepare for an emergency? Get your Permaculture Design Certificate? Share a meal or swap stuff with your neighbours? Save heritage seeds? Engage in placemaking in your neighbourhood ? Participate in a more localized economy and consume less? Bioremediate your community?
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March 2-April 27: Aberthau Community Garden
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM at West Point Grey Community Center
April 6- June 29, Saturday: Kitsilano Community Garden
1:45 PM - 3:45 PM at Kitsilano Community Center
April 29, Monday: Native Edibles Talk and Walk
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at West End Community Center
April 30, Tuesday: Native Edibles Talk and Walk
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at Kitsilano Community Center
May 4- August 31: Aberthau Community Garden
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM at West Point Grey Community Center
May 4, Saturday: Growing Tasty tomatoes
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM at Coal Harbour Community Center
May 6, Monday: Native Edibles Talk and Walk
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at False Creek Community Center
May 7, Tuesday: Native Edibles Talk and Walk
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at West Point Grey Community Center
May 8, Wednesday: Introduction to Organic Gardening
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at West End Community Center
May 10, Friday: Indoor vertical gardening
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at Kitsilano Community Center
May 11, Saturday: Balcony, Container and Small Space Gardening
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM at Kensington Community Center
May 11, Saturday: Balcony, Container and Small Space Gardening
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM at Kensington Community Center
May 13, Monday: Healthy Soil for a Great Garden
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at West Point Grey Community Center
May 15, Wednesday: Permaculture Vancouver May Meetup
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at McBride Fieldhouse
May 15, Wednesday: Introduction to Seed Saving
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at West End Community Center
May 16, Thursday: Recycling Depot
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM at Kitsilano Community Center
8th Annual Westside Food Festival
May 21st-July 8th
May 21, Tuesday: Indoor vertical gardening
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at False Creek Community Center
May 22, Wednesday: DIY Sugar Scrubs and Bath Salts
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at West Point Grey Community Center
May 23, Thursday: DIY Crochet Dishcloths
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at Kitsilano Community Center
May 28, Tuesday: Mandala of Dreams and Nature
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at West Point Grey Community Center
May 29, Wednesday: Crafted Tea Making
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at Kitsilano Community Center
June 4, Tuesday: Mason Jar Salads and Meal Planning
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at West Point Grey Community Center
June 5, Wednesday: Making Jute and Wool Baskets
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at West Point Grey Community Center
June 6, Thursday: Mandala of Dreams and Nature
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at Kitsilano Community Center
June 7, Friday: Container and Windowsill Gardening
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM at West Point Grey Community Center
June 8, Saturday: Gardening in a Changing Climate
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM at False Creek Community Center
June 11, Tuesday: Crafted Tea Making
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at West Point Grey Community Center
June 12, Wednesday: Growing Superfoods
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at False Creek Community Center
June 13, Thursday: Mini-Macrame Wall Hangings
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at Kitsilano Community Center
June 13, Thursday: Recycling Depot
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM at Kitsilano Community Center
June 14, Friday: Zero Waste in the Kitchen and DIY
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at Kitsilano Community Center
June 18, Tuesday: Indoor vertical gardening
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at West Point Grey Community Center
June 19, Wednesday: Permaculture Vancouver June Meetup
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at McBride Fieldhouse Park
June 24, Monday: Planting With the Moon Phases
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at West Point Grey Community Center
June 26, Wednesday: Cool Summer Drinks
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at Kitsilano Community Center
June 29, Saturday: DIY Crochet Dishcloths
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM at West Point Grey Community Center
June 29, Saturday: DIY Planter Box Giveaway
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM at Kitsilano Community Center
July 3, Wednesday: Mini-Macrame Wall Hangings
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at West Point Grey Community Center
July 6, Saturday: Gardening in the Fall
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM at West Point Grey Community Center
July 6, Saturday: Kids Can Grow Food Tool
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM at McBride Fieldhouse
July 7, Sunday: Indian Style Cool Summer Drinks
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM at False Creek Community Center
May 26, Sunday: WE Garden Club - Vegetable Container Gardening
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM at West End Community Center
June 3, Monday: Grow Your Own Microgreens
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at West End Community Center
June 10, Monday: Growing Tasty Tomatoes
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at West End Community Center
June 16, Sunday: Planting With the Moon Phases
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM at Coal Harbour Community Center
June 23, Sunday: WE Garden Club
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM at West End Community Center
July 4, Thursday: Native Edibles Talk and Walk
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at Trout Lake Community Center
Village engages individuals, neighbourhoods & organizations to take actions that build sustainable communities & have fun doing it. Join us!
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Regular activities:
Interested in participating in a VV garden? We have collaborative gardens/garden spaces in 5 neighbourhoods. Contact us at gardening@villagevancouver.ca. Gardening now in progress. New gardeners welcome (space allowing).
Kits Village Recycling Depot (Kits Community Centre) Next depot: Thursday, June 15th
Main St. Village monthly gatherings (1st Tuesdays Little Mountain Neighbourhood House) Currently on hold due to COVID
Permaculture Vancouver Meetups (3rd Wednesdays VV McBride Park Fieldhouse (sometimes elsewhere) Next meetup: Special date Thursday, July 29th
West End Community Potluck/WE Urban Garden Club (3rd Sundays West End Community Centre, in July and August 4th Thursdays - July 22nd and August 26th.
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