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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 9, Tuesday: Making Jute and Wool Basket
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at West Point Grey Community Center
April 12, Friday: Drip Irrigation for a Waterwise World Cancelled
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at Kitsilano Community Center
April 13, Saturday: Crafted Tea Making
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM at West Point Grey Community Center
April 15, Monday: Planting With the Moon Phases Cancelled
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at West End Community Center
April 16, Tuesday: Building an Herb Spiral Cancelled
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at Kitsilano Community Center
April 17, Wednesday: Permaculture Vancouver Meetup- Seed Exchange
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM at Fraserview Branch VPL
April 18, Thursday: Recycling Depot
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM at Kitsilano Community Center
April 18, Thursday: Cordage and Coiled Basket
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at Kitsilano Community Center
April 20, Saturday: Balcony, container and small space
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM at Coal Harbour Community Center
April 20, Saturday: VV Booth-Earth Day Festival
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM at Trout Lake Community Center
April 21, Sunday: Gardening in a Changing Climate
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM at Trout Lake Community Center
April 21, Sunday: Zero Waste in the Kitchen and DIY
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM at UNA-Old Barn Community Centre
April 21, Sunday: WE Garden Club- Earth Day
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM at West End Community Center
April 21, Sunday: Growing Japanese Spring Vegetables
2:45 PM - 4:45 PM at West End Community Center
April 21, Sunday: Playing in the Dirt
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM at Trout Lake Community Center
April 21, Sunday: Kids Planting Herbs
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM at Trout Lake Community Center
April 22, Monday: Balcony, Container and Small Space Gardening
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at Kitsilano Community Center
April 22, Monday: VV Booth-VSB Earth Day Sustainability Fair
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM at Prince of Wales Secondary School(2250 Eddington Dr)
April 22, Monday: VV Table-Earth Day Concert
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House, 2305 W. 7th Avenue & Aberthau Garden
April 24, Wednesday: Introduction to Organic Gardening
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at False Creek Community Center
April 24, Wednesday: Permaculture Vancouver April Meetup
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM at McBride Fieldhouse
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
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 26, Sunday: WE Garden Club - Vegetable Container Gardening
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM at West End 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 West Point Grey 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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