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Past Events (3,773)
February 24Sunday
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*Kits Village/Main St. Village/Dunbar Village FREE Seed Saving Workshops
February 24, 2013 from 9am to 12:30pm – Kits, near beach. Address to be sent to RSVPers a couple days before. Currently room for a few more participants. Beginners (9-10:30 am): basics of seedsaving w/focus on annual and biennial food plants. We'll identify self-pollinators and cross-pollinators, and talk a… Organized by Ross Moster, Kits Village Seed Savers/Library, Main Street Village Seed Library | Type: kits, seed saving, workshops
February 23Saturday
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Healthy Snacks Workshop
February 23, 2013 from 2pm to 4pm – South Vancouver Do you want to snack better but don't want to pay high prices for gourmet snacks? Learn how to make your own by dehyrdrating foods to make your own fruit leather, fruit and vegetable chips, without a… Organized by Food Security Project of SVNH | Type: south, vancouver, healthy, cooking, workshop, class
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Sustainable Soil Management: Improving Fertility and Plant Health
February 23, 2013 from 1pm to 4pm – UBC Farm UBC Farm Soils workshops What does it mean to have ‘sandy’ soil? Do I really need fertilizer? How do I improve the soil at my urban garden site? In this two-part soils workshop series, co-instructors… Organized by UBC Farm Community Engagement | Type: workshop, gardening, growing, farming, soils
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Home Mushroom Cultivation
February 23, 2013 from 11am to 5pm – Homesteader's Emporium Join Vancouver’s own Scott Henderson (of shroomstore.ca) for a full day workshop with tons of information and hands-on mushroom cultivation instruction. Come ready to learn and get your hands dirty.… Organized by Rick Havlak | Type: workshop
February 21Thursday
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Crop Succession planning: The art of increasing your harvest period
February 21, 2013 from 6pm to 8pm – UBC Farm Succession planting—following one crop with another—is an important method for maximizing a garden's yield. With one of the shortest growing season in BC, gardeners and farmers in the Vancouver regio… Organized by UBC Farm Community Engagement | Type: workshop, farming, growing, gardening
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*Commercial Dr. Monthly (February) Potluck & Workshop - Community currency
February 21, 2013 from 6pm to 8pm – Rising Star Co-op common room Our second monthly Commercial Dr. Village Vancouver Potluck and Workshop will be Thursday the 21st of February. Potluck (6-7pm): Bring something yummy for the potluck. Workshop (7-8pm) – Community Cu… Organized by Jason, Alyssa, Nikoo, Jordan | Type: commercial, dr., monthly, potluck, &, workshop
February 20Wednesday
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Harmonies in the Hood
February 20, 2013 from 7pm to 9pm – Kiwassa Neighbourhood House Come join us this Wed. Feb.20th,7-9pm at Kiwassa Neighbourhood House for our monthly acoustic open mic. Our featured guest this month is singer/songwriter ,accordian player extraordinaire Alison Jenk… Organized by David Paterson | Type: open, mic/house, concert
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Knead to know: The basics of baking delicious bread at home
February 20, 2013 from 6pm to 9pm – UBC Farm Flour up your hands and get ready to rise into the world of bread. Artisan baker Florin Moldovan will describe the science behind the perfect loaf, the grains that form it and some of the cultural lo… Organized by UBC Farm Community Engagement | Type: farm, workshop, artisan, food, baking
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Quick and Healthy Make-Ahead Dinners
February 20, 2013 from 6pm to 9pm – The Woodland Smokehouse and Commissary (dairy-free, egg-free, veggie, wheat-free) There’s a way out of takeout! With a little planning, these quick and make-ahead diners will be family favourites! Many cultures have gluten-free* flatb… Organized by Rooted Nutrition | Type: commercial, holistic, drive, cooking, class
February 19Tuesday
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Workshop: Seed Saving and Basic Plant Breeding
February 19, 2013 from 7pm to 9pm – Hastings CC In this workshop we'll learn about the different strategies that plants use to reproduce and how to use this information to effectively select, harvest and store your own seeds. The emphasis is on an… Organized by Grant Watson | Type: hastings-sunrise, gardening, workshop
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