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A Farm to Cart Event at The Ridge Theatre

November 1, 2012 from 7pm to 9:30pm
WHAT: Fundraising reception and premier Vancouver screening of The Apple Pushers – an award-winning, thought provoking film about important issues affecting our food system. The movie follows immigrant street vendors rolling fresh fruits and vegetables into marginalized neighborhoods in New York as part of that city’s Green Cart Initiative.WHEN: Thursday, Nov 1st, 7-9:30pmWHERE: The Ridge Theatre, 3131 Arbutus St., Vancouver, BC V6J 3Z3TICKETS:…See More
Oct 30, 2012
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A Farm to Cart Event at The Ridge Theatre

November 1, 2012 from 7pm to 9:30pm
WHAT: Fundraising reception and premier Vancouver screening of The Apple Pushers – an award-winning, thought provoking film about important issues affecting our food system. The movie follows immigrant street vendors rolling fresh fruits and vegetables into marginalized neighborhoods in New York as part of that city’s Green Cart Initiative.WHEN: Thursday, Nov 1st, 7-9:30pmWHERE: The Ridge Theatre, 3131 Arbutus St., Vancouver, BC V6J 3Z3TICKETS:…See More
Oct 25, 2012
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Fall Workshops for Kids: Passport to Permaculture at The World in a Garden

September 25, 2012 at 3:30pm to October 2, 2012 at 5:30pm
If your child missed our summer camp, Passport to Permaculture, here's their chance to experience the world of permaculture in our garden.At our fall workshops, kids will learn about the three ethics of permaculture: care of the earth, care of all people and fair share. They’ll get their hands in the dirt and do fun garden activities that represent these ethics!When: Sept 25 & Oct 2, 3:30-5:30pmWhere: The…See More
Sep 4, 2012
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Seed to Table - Permaculture for Kids at The World in a Garden

July 31, 2012 from 12:30pm to 3:30pm
Kids of all ages are invited to join us for a hands on workshop that teaches participants about urban agriculture: care of all people, care of the earth, and fair share. We’ll be getting our hands dirty in the garden, doing arts & crafts and preparing yummy snacks of course!See More
Jul 29, 2012
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Seed to Table - Small Space Gardening at The World in a Garden

July 19, 2012 from 6pm to 8pm
Join The World in a Garden with Bonita Magee, urban food grower extraordinaire of Farm Folk City Folk. Bonita will lead workshop participants through the practical methods of small-space gardening. Take away your very own starter plants and skills to grow food at home!See More
Jul 19, 2012
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Jul 11, 2012
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Small Space Gardening Workshop at The World In A Garden

May 3, 2012 from 6pm to 7pm
Small-Space Gardening for the Food-Loving UrbaniteThursday, May 3rd, 6-7pm@ The World In A Garden, West 57th & East Blvd.$15 / person. Register here.Love to eat fresh, home-grown food? Join The World In A Garden with Bonita Magee, urban food grower extraordinaire of FarmFolk CityFolk.…See More
Apr 30, 2012
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Small Space Gardening Workshop at The World In A Garden

May 3, 2012 from 6pm to 7pm
Small-Space Gardening for the Food-Loving UrbaniteThursday, May 3rd, 6-7pm@ The World In A Garden, West 57th & East Blvd.$15 / person. Register here.Love to eat fresh, home-grown food? Join The World In A Garden with Bonita Magee, urban food grower extraordinaire of FarmFolk CityFolk.…See More
Apr 24, 2012
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Passport to Permaculture: An Urban Ag Summer Camp 2012 at West 57th & East Blvd, Vancouver

July 9, 2012 at 9am to July 27, 2012 at 3pm
Passport to Permaculture: An Urban Ag Summer Camp 2012July 9-13 or July 23-27 9am-3pm @ The World In A Garden West 57th & East Blvd, VancouverFor Ages 6-12$245 with t-shirt / $225 without t-shirtwww.theworldinagarden.comRegistration: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3254427079The World In A Garden is happy to present Passport to Permaculture, a summer camp where kids learn about food and…See More
Apr 15, 2012
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Potato Fusion Workshop & Sale at The World In A Garden & Rocky Mountain Flatbread Company

April 22, 2012 all day
Potato Fusion: Earth Day 2012On April 22nd, join The World In A Garden & Rocky Mountain Flatbread Company for a workshop that is fun for the whole family! Assemble a kit with a reused burlap coffee sac and highly nutritious organic potatoes at the bottom and lettuce plants at the top- it's a potato fusion! We are offering two workshops on Earth Day:Apr 22nd,…See More
Apr 12, 2012
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Apr 3, 2012
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Urban Farm Tour at The World In A Garden

April 14, 2012 from 10am to 12pm
Urban Farm Tour: Saturday, April 14, 10am-12pmGet to know your neighbors with tours of The World In A Garden and Southlands Farm.We’ll meet at The World In A Garden at West 57th & East Blvd. at 10am and then head over to Southlands farm [cyclists encouraged] at 6767 Balclava St. Good eats and good folks included! Donations welcomed.RSVP to Alicia:…See More
Apr 3, 2012
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Potato Fusion Workshop & Sale! at The World In A Garden

March 25, 2012 from 11am to 1:30pm
The World In A Garden (TWIAG) & Project Somos, an eco-village for orphaned and abandoned children in Guatemala, are teaming up for their Third Annual Potato Fusion Event!Join us on Sunday, March 25th at the garden to construct your own potato fusion kit and learn more about the work of TWIAG & Project Somos. We're offering two sessions: 11am & 12:30pm. Yummy…See More
Mar 15, 2012
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A Green's Christmas: A Taste of the Season at Greens Organic & Natural Market

December 8, 2011 from 10am to 7pm
Get a taste of the holidays with Greens Organic & Natural Market & The World In A Garden!Join us on Thursday, December 8th for seasonal food tastings, gift bag raffles and in-store discounts!Pancake breakfast. 10-1:30pmSeasonal tastings. 2-7pm@ Greens Organic & Natural Market, 1978 West BroadwayDonations benefit The World In A Garden.…See More
Dec 5, 2011
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Permaculture Village

Transition is based on, and inspired by,  Permaculture principles. Permaculture is permanent agriculture and permanent culture. We will be approaching 'creating sustainable habitat' in many different ways: regular design & demonstration projects; Social permaculture; workshops. Permablitzes, Blitzes or Permaculture Energy Transfer or Pet Day are days that we go on site collectively create systems which cycle energy toward win win win economy. Food forests provide abundant gardens and parks…See More
Nov 25, 2011
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A Plan BEE Event at Arbutus Ridge Theatre

November 10, 2011 from 7pm to 9:30pm
A great follow up to last year’s successful A Fresh Event, this year we present A Plan BEE Event, Thursday November 10th. Doors: 7pm at the Ridge Theatre (3131 Arbutus Street, Vancouver.)It’s a thoughtful evening with a screening of Queen of the Sun, a multi-award winning film. Upon arriving, our guests will be filled with food and drink, have an opportunity to speak with folks in our community working with bees, pollination, etc., and then settle…See More
Oct 30, 2011
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What we've been up to this summer...

Posted on September 12, 2011 at 2:02pm 1 Comment

Summer is coming to an end (even though it doesn't feel like it) and we're taking a look back at what we've been up to the past few months at The World In A Garden. We've kept ourselves busy (and we still are) with farmers markets, workshops, volunteer events and of course, lots of weeding! Here are some highlights from the summer:…

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Potato fusion kits on sale at The World In A Garden

Posted on March 21, 2011 at 2:30pm 0 Comments

If you missed the Potato Fusion workshop, we have good news for you! The World In A Garden is still selling potato fusion kits for $15 each.

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Wed. March 30th,…

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2nd Annual Potato Fusion Workshop

Posted on March 10, 2011 at 1:00pm 0 Comments

The World In A Garden is hosting the second annual Potato Fusion workshop, where we combine organic potatoes and lettuce in a used coffee sac to produce a fresh & nutritious treat!…

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