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Past Events (3,773)
June 6Monday
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Local Economy Network Meet-up
June 6, 2011 from 5:30pm to 7pm – Rooted on the Drive Are you interested in learning more and sharing your ideas about how to relocalise our economy to create stronger, more economically and socially resilient communities while reducing our ecological f… Organized by Jordan B | Type: grandview-woodland
June 5Sunday
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Food Crops: Selection and Care
June 5, 2011 from 1:30pm to 4:30pm – Strathcona Community Centre So you’ve got a garden all ready for planting. What are you going to put in, and when should you start? This course will cover all the major groups of vegetable and fruit crops that grow well in our… Organized by Grant Watson | Type: strathcona, food, workshop
June 4Saturday
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St. George Creek Parade & Workshop - June 4
June 4, 2011 from 11am to 3pm – Mount Pleasant Elementary School You are invited to:Celebrating St. George Creek, June 4, 2011Sat., June 4, 2011Mount Pleasant Elementary, 2300 Guelph St. (8th Ave)11 am: ParadeJoin the Carnival Band and storyteller Naomi Steinberg… Organized by Rita Wong | Type: mount, pleasant, parade, and, community, design, workshop
June 1Wednesday
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Ecological/New Economics Regular Monthly Meeting
June 1, 2011 from 7pm to 9:30pm – Kathryn Cholette's Call 778-329-7459 Coals to Newcastle: Shorter hours, unemployment, energy efficiency, and prospects for labor/environmental alliance* From the frame-breaking "Luddite riots" in 1811-1816 to climate change and degrowth… Organized by Kathryn Cholette | Type: city, wide
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Oak Street Farmers' Market - Grand Opening!
June 1, 2011 from 2pm to 7pm – Oak Street and West 49th Ave All are invited to attend the Oak Street Farmers' Market Launch on June 1st! Location: Oak Street and West 49th (at the Unitarian Church of Vancouver) Time: 2pm (with the market starting at 3pm) Sp… Organized by Unitarian Church of Vancouver | Type: farmers, market
May 31Tuesday
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Stoneleigh lecture (aka Nicole Foss of The Automatic Earth blog): A Century of Challenges
May 31, 2011 from 7pm to 9pm – Langara College Theatre A122b in "A" bldg Nicole Foss spoke at last year's annual Transition Gathering in England and impressed the heck out of everyone with her very powerful talk. A Century of Challenges is a comprehensive analysis of ener… Organized by Village Vancouver, Langara College Continuing Studies, and Vancouver Peak Oil | Type: big, picture, economic, talk
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See the City GREEN - Herb Walk Series
May 31, 2011 at 7pm to June 21, 2011 at 8:30pm – Beautiful Parks and Community Gardens around Van What do you see in the green? Identifying edible and medicinal plants around Vancouver This class is all about identifying edible and medicinal plants around Vancouver. Using some basic botany, stud… Organized by garliq | Type: herb, walk, series, workshops
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Growing Soil: Mid-ScaleComposting in the City
May 31, 2011 from 7pm to 9pm – SFU Harbour Centre On the evening of May 31, SFU Centre for Dialogue’s Planning Cities as if Food Matters project, in partnership with the Real Estate Foundation of BC, Nature's Path and Transform Compost Products, wil… Organized by Brenda Tang at brendat@sfu.ca | Type: vancouver, wide, --, talk
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Earthen Building in the Lower Mainland
May 31, 2011 from 6:45pm to 8:15pm – Grandview Woodland A Small World Shop & Gallery Appropriate Earthen and Natural Materials in our Bio-Region Current Opportunities and Challenges to Natural Building in 2011 Presentation of Upcoming Earthen Oven Project and Workshop Series Discussi… Organized by This Member | Type: information, -, discussion
May 30Monday
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The Great Turning Continues! Join Be The Change and Village Vancouver for a Potluck Meetup: ALMOST FULL (75 spaces taken; 5 spaces left as of noon today)
May 30, 2011 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm – Oakridge United Church REGISTER here. UPDATE-- Limited to 80 participants; 5 spaces left as of noon, May 30th. The Turning continues within each of us as we learn and work together on all the innovative ways we can bring… Organized by Be the Change Earth Alliance and Village Vancouver | Type: vancouver, potluck, meetup, the great turning
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