"Hi Elaine,I was wondering if you still had any water kefir and/or kombucha grains to share? I took a class on making fermented beverages recently and am really looking forward to trying it at home.Thanks!! Lisa(My email is: vinochic@shaw.ca)"
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As we start planning for this season's community gardens, maybe we can also scheme and integrate other uses of this community space....Like community peace gardens? This could be interpreted really…Continue
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As we start planning for this season's community gardens, maybe we can also scheme and integrate other uses of this community space....Like community peace gardens? This could be interpreted really…Continue
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Anita left a comment for Elaine
"Hi Elaine,
Do you still have water grains to share?
I just got some milk grains, but my daughter is dairy free and I'd like to have her try the water kefir.
Thanks, Anita "
Elaine commented on Ross Moster's event *Kits Village Potluck
"Hi Ross, sorry I'm going to have to miss out this week. My roommate is coming back from a month in Mexico so we'd already made plans. Hope you guys have a good one!! -e"
mundogirl left a comment for Elaine
"Hello Elaine,
I am looking for some water kefir grains. My mother and I started making our own yogurt and then branched into milk kefir. When I was in France a lady I stayed with introduced me to water kefir and I feel in love with it. Do you have…"
Village Vancouver replied to Elaine's discussion Community Peace Gardens
"The False Creek Watershed Society has done just that, at least for the north slope of Little Mountain and the Trout Lake drainage. Dozens of streams, many still flowing strongly and audibly in underground city sewer pipes, are known and…"
Elaine replied to Elaine's discussion Community Peace Gardens
"Has anyone in Vancouver ever mapped its existing greenways and wildlife corridors? Or its historic corridors and habitats or landscapes?
Imagine re-wilding Vancouver, with a vision of its future drawn from a knowledge of its past."
Village Vancouver replied to Elaine's discussion Community Peace Gardens
"Think green, linear corridors for wildlife (including humans). Many cities around the world, and considerable planning at the Metro Vancouver, BC, and federal level, have focussed on building or rebuilding wildlife corridors.
There are…"
Elaine replied to Elaine's discussion Community Peace Gardens
"That reminds me of the European Greenbelt Movement, which is all about creating transboundary parks along the Eastern Europe/Western Europe divide: http://www.greenbelteurope.eu/.
This could be an interesting concept applied at the…"
Village Vancouver replied to Elaine's discussion Community Peace Gardens
"Elaine,
You read Vancouver like an open book (which it is not). The east-west divide is deep and pernicious, and indeed Main Street is the midpoint. (Actually, it's Ontario, but I won't quibble over two blocks.) Vancouver…"
Elaine replied to Elaine's discussion Community Peace Gardens
"Thanks for sending that Randy. It looks amazing. I hope that the proposal is accepted. If there is some interest in promoting the community peacebuilding aspects of this garden, maybe we can scheme a bit on the community activities…"
Elaine commented on Ross Moster's event *Kits Village Potluck
"Bina et al., if you're interested, definitely check out this collaborative map of urban foraging in…"
Elaine commented on Ross Moster's event *Kits Village Potluck
"This was a great article in Nat Geo on NYC's High Line:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/04/ny-high-line/goldberger-text
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Elaine commented on Ross Moster's event *Kits Village Potluck
"Sure, that'd be awesome! Maybe around the 20th or so? Any thoughts on a nice little community space where we could set up giant pot(s) for soup? Or find giant pots?"
Elaine commented on Ross Moster's event *Kits Village Potluck
"Ross! Thanks for posting this! I'm finally back in-country for a few months and was just thinking about messaging the Kits group about a stone soup. So, perfect timing for a potluck. See you all there! "
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- At 2:25pm on May 2, 2012,
Lisa said… Hi Elaine,
I was wondering if you still had any water kefir and/or kombucha grains to share? I took a class on making fermented beverages recently and am really looking forward to trying it at home.
Thanks!! Lisa
(My email is: vinochic@shaw.ca)
- At 8:25pm on April 17, 2012, Anita said…
- Hi Elaine,
Do you still have water grains to share?
I just got some milk grains, but my daughter is dairy free and I'd like to have her try the water kefir.
Thanks, Anita
- At 5:28pm on March 18, 2012, mundogirl said…
Hello Elaine,
I am looking for some water kefir grains. My mother and I started making our own yogurt and then branched into milk kefir. When I was in France a lady I stayed with introduced me to water kefir and I feel in love with it. Do you have any water kefir grains to share? If so, that would be wonderful. Thanks Zoa
- At 4:34pm on December 1, 2011, Ross Moster said…
Hey Elaine,
I was over at Mary's for the lantern making potluck and had some of the kefir drink. Really interesting taste - a good drink for the holidays.
The next Kits Village potluck (along with some discussion about what we want to do in 2012) is this Sunday, hope you can make it.
Cheers,
Ross
- At 8:53pm on October 25, 2011,
Mary Bennett said… - hI, Elaine, nice to meet you and I look forward to seeing you again. My email is maryinvancouver@gmail.com to self info about the sugar water.
- At 8:57am on October 1, 2011,
Village Vancouver said… Hi Elaine,
Welcome to Village Vancouver and to Kits Village! Kits Village is having a potluck on the 25th, and we hope you will attend. You can RSVP here.
I would also be interested in talking to you about the peace park idea and ways that you might possibly get involved in Village projects.
Cheers,
Ross
VV & Kits Village convenor
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