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Past Events (3,773)
March 19Saturday
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Gardening for the Faint of Heart w/Robin Wheeler will be replaced by Introduction to Food Gardening with Grant Watson*
March 19, 2011 from 9am to 11:30am – Strathcona Community Centre *Grant Watson will present a workshop that will cover similar topics. Grant's website: www.gourmetgardens.ca We will confront the bare bones of garden needs, and begin our list of things to do, and… Organized by Ross Moster, VV Neighbourhood Food Networks & SCC. Subsidies are available to low income residents of Vancouver with a Leisure Access Card. For details on how to apply, please contact Strathcona CC or visit http://vancouver.ca/parks/rec/lac/index.htm. | Type: strathcona, workshop, gardening, new to gardening, strathcona, growing your own food, becoming more self reliant
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Robin Wheeler workshops with Grant Watson*
March 19, 2011 from 9am to 3:30pm – Strathcona Community Centre *Grant Watson will be substituting for Robin. Grant's website: www.gourmetgardens.ca Gardening for the Faint of Heart will be replaced by Introduction to Food Gardening.The 2nd workshop will be Inten… Organized by Ross Moster, VV Neighbourhood Food Networks & SCC. Subsidies are available to low income residents of Vancouver with a Leisure Access Card. For details on how to apply, please contact Strathcona CC or visit http://vancouver.ca/parks/rec/lac/index.htm. | Type: neighbourhood transition villages all over vancouver, workshops, gardening, food, preservation, community building and self reliance, reskilling
March 18Friday
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VV co-sponsors a Biochar Seminar with Phil Marsh
March 18, 2011 from 7pm to 9pm – Langara College, Theatre A122b (near front entrance to main building) Phil Marsh will discuss production systems and the science and applications behind Biochar carbon sequestering and nutrient production. Composting can improve poor soils by 66% but by adding biochar… Organized by Co-sponsored by BC Biochar, Langara College Continuing Studies, Vancouver Peak OIl (www.vancouverpeakoil.org). , and VV | Type: vancouver, langara college, biochar, carbon sequestration, soil restoration, energy, waste reduction, food security
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Talk: The Cucumber Tree – Boyhood memories of life in Vancouver in the 1940s and 1950s
March 18, 2011 from 6pm to 7pm – Museum of Vancouver Thursday, April 28, 2011 – 7:30pm at MoVThe Cucumber Tree – Boyhood memories of life in Vancouver in the 1940s and 1950sSpeaker: Bob Ross Bob Ross, author of The Cucumber Tree, will speak on boyhood… Organized by Vancouver Historical Society | Type: kitsilano, talk, heritage, history, war, children, book, nature
March 17Thursday
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Time to Think Tomatoes
March 17, 2011 from 7pm to 8:30pm – St Philip's Church Thursday March 17 (think green tomatoes on St. Patrick's Day!) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm St. Phillips Church 3737 West 27th Ave. Cost: $20 RSVP here 10 Tips for Terrific Tomatoes by Tomato "Therapists" Sh… Organized by Dunbar Transition Village | Type: dunbar, workshop, gardening, food
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Kits Village Gardening Collabortative planning meeting
March 17, 2011 from 12:30pm to 2:30pm – Near Kits beach, RSVP for location (Note: We'll also start discussing this informally at our monthly potluck on Sunday.) Join us in exploring how we can grow more food in the neighbourhood in public and private spaces, especially coll… Organized by Kits Village, Ross Moster, Angela Squires | Type: kits, gardening, collaboration
March 16Wednesday
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No Fracking Way: An expert panel discussion
March 16, 2011 from 7pm to 9pm – Public Library, Main Branch, FREE information evening on Fracking in BC. A panel of experts will tell us what is taking place in Northern BC, where it is happening, its effects and what we can do to try to stop the damage and… Organized by Vancouver / Burnaby Council of Canadians | Type: downtown, vancouver, -, public, event
March 15Tuesday
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Monthly Steering Committee meeting
March 15, 2011 from 4pm to 6:30pm – Leslie's Place VV's steering committee meets in a different neighbourhood village every month on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Organized by VV steering committee | Type: sterring committee
March 14Monday
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Outreach Group meets
March 14, 2011 from 12pm to 2pm – Vancouver, village TBD Agenda has been sent to Outreach committee members. Topics include upcoming events: Eco-Dreaming Vancouver, March Main Street meetup, April and May meetups, South Hill Festival, June meetup at Langar… Organized by Mary Adkins, Outreach convenor and Ross Moster | Type: vancouver, outreach, planning
March 13Sunday
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Kitsilano Transition Village Potluck - 2nd Sunday
March 13, 2011 from 4pm to 7:30pm – Kitsilano - Kathi's place Regular monthly potluck and work party for Kits Villagers. Neighbours sharing food and helping each other. When: Work party 4-5:30pm (brainstorming for use of water at Kathi's house) Potluck 5:30-7:… Organized by Kits Transition Village | Type: kits village, potluck, work party
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