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Past Events (3,773)
October 10Thursday
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*VV Fall 2013 Cultivating Food, Cultivating Community Series
October 10, 2013 from 7pm to 9pm – Strathcona Community Centre Please join us for a series of seven workshops at Strathcona Community Centre. Unless noted, all workshops run from 7-9 pm. Subsidies are available. (Details below.) Thur, Sept 12 Seed Saving and Ba… Organized by Ross Moster, VV Neighbourhood Food Networks, Lauren Brown, Strathcona Community Centre Food Security Program | Type: strathcona, workshops, food, community
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*Backyard Chickens 101 w/Duncan Martin
October 10, 2013 from 7pm to 9pm – Strathcona Community Centre Learn the basics of keeping chickens. Duncan, designer-builder of the "Vancooper" chicken coop will discuss the many benefits of owning your own flock. Learn how to raise, feed and care for your own… Organized by Ross Moster, VV Neighbourhood Food Networks, Lauren Brown, Strathcona Community Centre Food Security Program | Type: strathcona, workshop, gardening, community resilience, cultivating food, cultivating community
October 8Tuesday
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Cosmos and Ecology - Stories of the Universe
October 8, 2013 at 10pm to October 9, 2013 at 5pm – Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability Cosmos and Ecology: Stories of the Universe is a free event organized by graduate students from the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) and the Centre for Interactive Resea… Organized by Amanda Duncan, Ivana Zelenika, Paniz Pajouhesh | Type: ubc, campus, awareness, and, collaboration
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Vancouver Fruit Tree Project Canning Workshop
October 8, 2013 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Steeves Manor, Kitsilano Join the Vancouver Fruit Tree Project for a demonstration workshop on the basics of canning, by Darlene Tanaka, sponsored by Bernardin Canning. During the workshop, recipes will be demonstrated, and… Organized by Karly Pinch | Type: vancouver, canning, workshop
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*West End Food Scrap Drop at Gordon Neighbourhood House
October 8, 2013 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Gordon Neighbourhood House Every Tuesday and Saturday (Tuesday evenings at Gordon Neighbourhood House) our volunteers receive food scraps from hundreds of the 45,000 residents in the West End. The take each week now totals a f… Organized by Joy Jolie | Type: west, end, compost, food, scraps
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*Sustenance Festival of Art, Culture, Food and Sustainability – An Incubator for Sustainable Living kicks off tonight!
October 8, 2013 at 6pm to October 22, 2013 at 8:30pm – Vancouver, multiple locations It's time for Sustenance! 2 weeks - 25+ events. Village is pleased to offer several events (in bold) - many in partnership* with other Neighbourhood Food Networks and others - at the 5th Sustenance F… Organized by Sustenance festival. VV events organized by VV and our event partners | Type: vancouver, art, culture, sustainability, food, living green, lighter footprint
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*Neighbour Savour IV
October 8, 2013 from 6pm to 9pm – Heritage Hall at Main St. and 15th Yippee, yappee, yahooie -- NEIGHBOUR SAVOUR 4 IS TONIGHT! Village Vancouver's annual zero waste city-wide community potluck celebration for 300+ neighbours. Live Local Music Community Groups tab… Organized by NS4 Organizing Team (Ross, Joy, Randy, Sharon, and you?) and VV Neighbourhood Food Networks | Type: vancouver, main st., potluck, community celebration
October 7Monday
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*Is Food A Right? A Panel on Issues Around Access to Food
October 7, 2013 from 6:30pm to 8pm – Gordon Neighbourhood House Join us for an evening of thought-provoking discussion on issues of food insecurity. Panel participants represent a wide spectrum of people, from activists to food providers. Moderated by Randy Helte… Organized by Presented by GNH, WENFN, VV | Type: west end, panel, food security, food access
October 5Saturday
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*Paul Hawken, Transition Towns co-founder Rob Hopkins, Biomimicrist Janine Benyus Livestreaming Event at Langara College
October 5, 2013 from 11am to 3pm – Langara College Omega Center for Sustainable Living Where Do We Go from Here: Solutions for an Interdependent World Conference Saturday Afternoon Session from New York. Village Vancouver and the Langara College Phys… Organized by Village Vancouver (Ross Moster and Randy Chatterjee) and Langara College Physics Dept. (Robin Macqueen) | Type: langara college, livestreaming, paul hawken, rob hopkins, janine benyus, transition, towns"
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*West End Food Scrap Drop at West End Community Centre
October 5, 2013 from 10am to 12pm – West End Community Centre Every Tuesday and Saturday (Tuesday evenings at Gordon Neighbourhood House) our volunteers receive food scraps from hundreds of the 45,000 residents in the West End. The take each week now totals a f… Organized by Joy Jolie | Type: west, end, compost, food, scraps
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