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Past Events (3,773)
July 10Wednesday
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Soil Building and caring for Worm Boxes
July 10, 2013 from 5pm to 7pm – Britannia Community Centre Garden Soil can be made from many different types of organic matter. We can help it decompose in many ways, and also find a lot around in 'waste streams' though it can still be organic and ready to use. Wha… Organized by Ian Marcuse | Type: grandview, woodland
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*Ecological Economics - an Introduction
July 10, 2013 from 1:30pm to 4:30pm – Langara College Michael Barkusky, Jordan Bober, Randy Chatterjee CRN 60742 An introduction for insight, informed citizenship, fun and even a bit of personal gain! Learn about ecological economics (of the Herman Daly… Organized by Michael Barkusky, Jordan Bober, Randy Chatterjee, Langara College Sustainable Communities Program and Village Vancouver | Type: langara, workshop
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*Practical Permaculture Design
July 10, 2013 from 9:30am to 4:30pm – Langara College Sara Dent CRN 60669 Permaculture offers the busy urban gardener the ability to sustainably grow more food in a small space with minimal maintenance time. Learn about the practical applications of Per… Organized by Sara Dent, Langara College Sustainable Communities Program and Village Vancouver | Type: langara, workshop
July 9Tuesday
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*Introduction To the Transition Town Movement
July 9, 2013 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Langara College Ross Moster, Ann Pacey, Village Vancouver CRN 60761 By Donation In just seven years, the community based Transition Movement has spread around the globe to include several hundred (or more) Initiativ… Organized by Ross Moster, Ann Pacey, Langara Collegte Sustainable Communities Program and Village Vancouver | Type: langara, workshop
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*Balcony and Container Gardening
July 9, 2013 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Langara College Grant Watson CRN 60740 Want to grow food but you live in an apartment? In this course we will cover the techniques and challenges specific to gardening indoors and on balconies in containers. We'll l… Organized by Grant Watson, Langara College Sustainable Communities Program and Village Vancouver | Type: langara, workshop
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*West End Food Scrap Drop Spots at Gordon Neighbourhood House
July 9, 2013 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Gordon Neighbourhood House Every Tuesday from 6:30-8:30pm. July dates: 2,9,16,23,30. Organized by West End Neighbourhood Food Network, Recycling Alternative and Village Vancouver | Type: west, end, compost, food, scraps
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*Composting Made Easy
July 9, 2013 from 5pm to 6pm – Langara College Grant Watson CRN 60741 In this course we will look at the fundamentals of composting and what factors to watch for when designing and maintaining your system. What are the pros and cons of vermicompo… Organized by Grant Watson, Langara College Sustainable Communities Program and Village Vancouver | Type: langara, workshop
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*Kits Village Seed Savers/Seed Library July Meeting
July 9, 2013 from 10am to 11:30am – Kits near beach, RSVP for location (to be sent a couple days before) Monthly meeting to further the activties of KV Seed Savers and the KV Seed Library. . Organized by Ross Moster and Kits Village Seed Savers | Type: kits, seed, saving, resilience, community, self-relience
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*Setting the Context for Social Change
July 9, 2013 from 9:30am to 4:30pm – Langara College Kathryn Cholette CRN 60558 We live in a time of numerous ecological, social and economic crises, each of which is immeasurably destructive, and, when taken together, cause a level of human and enviro… Organized by Kathryn Cholette, Langara College Sustainable Communities Program and Village Vancouver | Type: langara, workshop
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Workshop: Seasons of Food Teaching Garden
July 9, 2013 from 9:30am to 11:30am – Hastings Community Centre The Teaching garden workshops provide practical gardening knowledge as well as some of the theory behind organic techniques of growing food throughout the year. They give families the opportunity to… Organized by Grant Watson | Type: food, gardening, workshop
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