BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4670368:Event:133290 DTSTAMP:20260427T233658Z SUMMARY:*Creating Native Bee Houses DESCRIPTION:In this Village Vancouver ElderGreens workshop, Hives for Humanity will lead us in creating Houses for Native Bees, including Ma son Bees, as part of our continuing efforts to support pollinator well -being. We’ll talk about Mason Bee and Wild Bee life cycles, example s of DIY Mason Bee habitat, and the importance of forage/planting for pollinators. We'll also touch on Honeybees and taste some neighbourhoo d honey.\nParticipants will hand roll tubes for the native bee houses, which consist mainly of upcycled wood cut to assemble triangle shaped houses. Discussion on where to hang houses, what plants to plant nearb y and what signs to look for, as well as after care instructions, will follow, and everyone who wants to will be able to take a bee house ho me with them! We'll have the community seed library present - you can get some free seeds for your garden, swap or donate seeds.\nAdults/fam ilies w/children 10 yrs+ are welcome - minors must be accompanied by a caregiver.\nCost: $0-12.50 suggested donation. Free for Seniors (50 a nd over) and children under 10.\nRegister: http://www.villagevancouver .ca/events/creating-native-bee-houses or with ross@villagevancouver.ca .\n\nOrganized and led by seniors VV ElderGreens brings seniors, youth and others together to share food gardening skills and wisdom through workshops and other activities. All ages welcome, please contact us i f you're interested in getting involved.\n\nABERTHAU GARDEN PROJECT 20 18 Gardening Opportunities Info Session\nFeb 3 10-11 am\nRSVP: ross@vi llagevancouver.ca\nLocated behind the Mansion, off of NW Marine Dr, ho sted by Village Vancouver, the garden includes VV’s Demonstration Pe rmaculture Garden, the WPG Preschool Garden and art/garden projects by artists-in-residence LocoMotoArt: Laura Lee Coles and Rob Scharein. E mphasizing permaculture design elements, including a small hugelkultur , an herb spiral, planting pollinator attractants, and saving open pol linated seeds, the garden offers fun, inclusive social, educational, c ulinary and cultural activities for community members. Enjoy free/low- cost Wednesday evening cooking, fermenting & preserving demonstrations , inc. sauerkraut, kefir, gardening workshops like early summer garden ing, native edibles walks and the seed savers club.\nIn the garden, ne wer gardeners garden collaboratively alongside more experienced garden ers at our Saturday work parties, providing a learning experience for everyone.\nInterested in gardening with us? Come to the info session a nd find out more about the garden and how it functions.\n\nVillage Van couver is a member of Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks (www.vanco uverfoodnetworks.com) - check it out!\n\n\nIf you'd like to opt out o f event invitations or other types of messages from the Village Vancou ver website visit your email settings page here: http://www.villagevan couver.ca/profiles/profile/emailSettings.\n\nFor more information visi t http://villagevancouver.org/events/creating-native-bee-houses DTSTART:20180201T023000Z DTEND:20180201T043000Z CATEGORIES:bees, workshop, eldergreens, "bee houses" LOCATION:West Point Grey Community Centre (Aberthau Mansion) WEBSITE:http://westpointgrey.org/ URL:http://westpointgrey.org/ CONTACT:Register here or with ross@villagevancouver.ca ORGANIZER:VV ElderGreens and Aberthau Garden Project: Village Vancouve r Neighbourhood Food Networks, and LocoMotoArt ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/ file/get/2051120586?profile=original ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Marpole Oakridge N Food Network":http://villagevancouver.org/profile/MarpoleOa kridgeNFoodNetwork ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Fairview -FalseCreek South NFN":http://villagevancouver.org/profile/FairviewFal seCreekSouthNFN ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Laura Le e Coles":http://villagevancouver.org/profile/LauraLeeColes ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Westside Neighbrhd Food Network":http://villagevancouver.org/profile/WestsideN eighbrhdFoodNetwork ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Ross Mos ter":http://villagevancouver.org/profile/RossMoster ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Village Vancouver":http://villagevancouver.org/profile/VillageVancouver ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="VV Event s":http://villagevancouver.org/profile/VVEvents END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR