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February 2012 Blog Posts (7)

wanted : one forever farm

My hubby and I have spent our Saturday mornings for quite some time driving out to Langley to pick up chicken feed, go to the livestock auction, have breaky at Otter Co-op and drive around drooling over farms.

Chatting with Joel Salatin about our farming aspirations and the challenges we face in finding our forever farm, he made a point that stuck with me. We must not forget that there are lots of old-timer farmers out there with the opposite worry: how am I going to get OUT of…

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Added by Stacey Langford on February 27, 2012 at 10:15am — No Comments

Robin Wheeler has passed away

Sad news. Our great friend and ally, Robin Wheeler, passed away Monday afternoon, after battling pancreatic cancer for the past year. A kind, wise, patient and loving soul, Robin was the author of Gardening for the Faint of Heart and Food Security for the Faint of Heart, founder of the Sustainable Living Arts School and One Straw Society, and taught several dozen workshops for Village over the past 3 years.…

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Added by Ross Moster on February 20, 2012 at 9:00pm — 9 Comments

Open Source Farming Tools - Civilization Starter Kit video

Please look at Marcin Jakubowski's - Civilization Starter Kit video at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S63Cy64p2lQ

if you're interested in seeing a concept for blueprints for 50 farming tools that can be built

cheaply from scratch... It's something they've dubbed the…

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Added by Stephen Bohus on February 19, 2012 at 10:24am — 1 Comment

Host a Katimavik Volunteer!

Katimavik is a national youth volunteer organization that allows young people aged 17-21 to come from across Canada to a new community to live together and do volunteer work at non-profit organizations throughout the community, gaining valuable life and work experience in the process. Although the group of volunteers lives together for the six months that they are in Vancouver, they billet with host families for 9 days, allowing them to…

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Added by Katimavik East Vancouver on February 18, 2012 at 2:22am — No Comments

Gaia Yoga



Join Sara at Vancouver's new Balance Yoga Studio

for a relaxing and energizing All Levels Hatha Yoga class

 

When - Friday's: 6:00-7:15 pm

Where - Balance Studio: 4338 Main St (at 28th Ave) Vancouver BC

Cost - By Donation in February

 

This class is designed for all levels of yoga students who will find the class both challenging and relaxing. We will practice a variety of postures including the sun…

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Added by sara fralin on February 17, 2012 at 2:59pm — No Comments

Model Village: Little Mountain redevelopment open house

(This post was originally on my blog: The Medium)

It’s hard to believe a couple of years ago, the rambling 15 acre Little Mountain site at Main and 36th Avenue was populated with dozens of unremarkable low-rise buildings occupied by hundreds of…

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Added by Simone Hoedel on February 5, 2012 at 10:56am — No Comments

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