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Past Events (3,773)
October 8Saturday
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Purple Thistle Guerilla Gardeners Fall Harvest & WorkParty Shakedown
October 8, 2011 from 1pm to 6pm – At the new Charles St food forest project site. This is essentially at the corner of Vernon Dr and Charles St (where Charles hits the railroad tracks). The youth gardeners at the Purple Thistle Gardens are proud of ourselves, and we want to celebrate all that has been planted, grown, sheet mulched, designed, and of course harvested over the past yea… Organized by Purple Thistle Gardeners | Type: harvest, party
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Purple Thistle Guerilla Gardeners Fall Harvest & WorkParty Shakedown
October 8, 2011 from 1pm to 6pm – The Purple Thistle Urban Food Forest The Purple Thistle Gardeners are a proud of ourselves, and we want to celebrate all that has been planted, grown, sheet mulched, designed, and of course harvested over the past year...and we want to… Organized by Adam Huggins, Marla Renn, Ander G | Type: celebration, workparty
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*3 near-Free Gardening/Food Security Workshops with Robin Wheeler today and tomorrow
October 8, 2011 at 10:30am to October 9, 2011 at 3pm – Mole Hill Community Room Join edible landscapes expert Robin Wheeler for workshops on food growing and security in the highly urbanized setting of the West End. Presentations, discussions, Q&A, handouts. Personal… Organized by West End Neighbourhood Food Network, Green Millennium Foundation, & VV | Type: west end, workshop, food, gardening, growing food, food security, community resiliency
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*SUSTENANCE: Feasting on Art & Culture Festival
October 8, 2011 at 9:30am to October 19, 2011 at 9:30pm – Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre A Roundhouse Residency in partnership with FarmFolk CityFolk's Get Local project. With much thanks to the City of Vancouver, Avalon Dairy, Overwaitea Foods, Edible Vancouver Magazine and the Georgia… Organized by Farm Folk City Folk | Type: vancouver, celebration, workshops
October 6Thursday
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*Village Vancouver presents: Backyard Chickens 101
October 6, 2011 from 7pm to 9pm – Strathcona Community Centre Learn about the basics of proper care and keeping of small urban flocks of hens, and meet neighbours who share your interest. This interactive session will help participants discover the case of cari… Organized by Milisa Gardy, Ross Moster & VV Neighbourhood Food Networks | Type: strathcona, workshop
October 5Wednesday
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*Sustainable Communities Fair
October 5, 2011 from 6pm to 9pm – Langara College, 3rd Floor; Langara Library Building Join us from October 1 - 6 for a Week of Learning Langara College, 100 West 49 Avenue Free presentations, workshops, tours, exhibits and more! Displays and mini-presentations from a variety of organi… Organized by Leslie Kemp | Type: presentation, exhibits
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Fall Garden Planning and Preparation
October 5, 2011 from 6pm to 7pm – L318 (Library Building), Langara College Autumn is now here and what to do with your garden? What preparations should you make for spring? Grant Watson will lead a free workshop on how to prepare your garden for the fall. Organized by Leslie Kemp | Type: workshop
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Environmental Art - From Your Own Backyard or Landscape
October 5, 2011 from 1pm to 2:30pm – Room A218, Langara College Environmental artist, Sharon Kallis, will show participants how gathering, sorting and identifying natural materials: eaves, petals, branches, etc. is an urban dweller's way of getting to see and kno… Organized by Leslie Kemp | Type: free, workshop/, presentation
October 4Tuesday
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*Main Street Neighbourhood Potluck: Celebrate Local Food
October 4, 2011 from 6pm to 8pm – Little Mountain Neighbourhood House Our October Little Mountain Neighbourhood House Potluck will be on Tuesday the 4th. This month's potluck will be a celebration of our summer harvest. Come share your favorite local food dish and/or… Organized by Randy Chatterjee | Type: main, potluck, local, food, little, mountain
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FortisBC Biomethane Workshop
October 4, 2011 from 8:30am to 4pm – FortisBC, Room 5 FortisBC is hosting a free, informative workshop to talk about biomethane opportunities in B.C.At this workshop you will hear from technology suppliers, industry experts and FortisBC to gain a better… Organized by FortisBC | Type: surrey, biomethane
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