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Past Events (3,773)
December 13Monday
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FREE VV Garden Planting and Preparation workshop with Grant Watson
December 13, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm – Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House We're pleased to offer this free workshop with Grant. Garden Planting and Preparation will get you started in thinking about how to start a food garden, and taking the first important step of getti… Organized by Ross Moster, VV Neighbourhood Food Networks and VV Learning Opportunities group | Type: mount pleasant, workshop, gardening, soil preparation, community self reliance
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Plants Inspiring Technology Lecture
December 13, 2010 from 12pm to 1pm – UBC Botanical Garden Reception Centre In the last lecture in the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity series, Daniel explores how plants have inspired and contributed to technological advances, particularly the development of novel ma… Organized by UBC Botanical Garden | Type: ubc
December 9Thursday
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Dunbar Transition Village Movie Night
December 9, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm – St. Philips Church details tba Organized by Dunbar Transition Village Working Group | Type: dunbar, movie, night
December 7Tuesday
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Bella Coola Flood - Farm Fundraiser Film Event
December 7, 2010 from 6pm to 9:30pm – Britannia Community Centre - Canucks Family Education Centre (Upstairs Eastside Family Place) Bella Coola farmers were recently hit by sever floods. Due to the realities of the agriculture industry the Bella Coola farmers work off the farm to make ends meet and are thus ineligible for Provinc… Organized by Grandview Woodland Food Connection, FarmFolkCityFolk, Discovery Organics | Type: britannia, fundraiser, films, movies
December 6Monday
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Fraser Sockeye 2010: Findings of a Scientists’ Think Tank
December 6, 2010 from 7pm to 8:30pm – SFU Harbour Centre Campus Fraser Sockeye 2010: Findings of a Scientists’ Think Tank Free Public Lecture December 6, 2010, 7:00 pm, 1420, Harbour Centre Simon Fraser University, 515 W. Hastings, Vancouver The Speaking for th… Organized by SFU Speaking for the Salmon Program | Type: downtown, free, lecture, salmon, fishery, ecology, economy
December 5Sunday
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VV/Strathcona Community Centre present Concepts in Year Round Gardening w/Robin Wheeler
December 5, 2010 from 3:15pm to 5:15pm – Strathcona Community Centre The whys and wherefores of food cycles - why we want them, how to get them. We will plan a year round calendar for food supplies, both in the larder and stored in the garden. To register: Strathcona… Organized by Ross Moster, VV Neighbourhood Food Networks and Strathcona Community Centre | Type: strathcona, food, workshop, gardening
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VV/Strathcona Community Centre present Healthy Food on a Budget w/Robin Wheeler
December 5, 2010 from 1:30pm to 3pm – Strathcona Communiy Centre It gets harder and harder to stretch a food dollar, especially when we want to keep our nutrient levels high. In this class, we’ll take a look at micro growing, gleaning, nutrient dense foods, bulk b… Organized by Ross Moster, VV Neighbourhood Food Networks and Strathcona Community Centre | Type: strathcona, food, workshop, gardening, health, nutrition, saving money
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VV/Strathcona Community Centre Cultivating Food, Cultivating Community Fall series concludes with 2 Robin Wheeler workshops
December 5, 2010 from 1:30pm to 5:15pm – Strathcona Community Centre Village Vancouver and Strathcona Community Centre are teaming up to offer several workshops and activities focused on increasing food security and strenghtening connections around food between neighb… Organized by Ross Moster, VV Neighbourhood Food Networks and Strathcona Community Centre | Type: strathcona, workshop series, food, resiliency, gardening, chickens, seed saving, canning, preserving, neighbourhood village
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VV/Green Millennium Foundation present Food Security and Growing in the West End
December 5, 2010 from 10:30am to 12:30pm – West End Community Centre (WECC), Stanley Court Room A presentation and group discussion on initiatives, policies, networks, and resources in Vancouver regarding food security and food growing as they apply to our lives and community in the West End. P… Organized by Randy Helten, Green Millenium Foundation and VV Neighbourhood Food Networks | Type: west end, workshop, discussion, food., food security, growing
December 4Saturday
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VV presents a FREE workshop with Robin Wheeler -- Designing for Long Term Food Storage
December 4, 2010 from 4pm to 5:30pm – Mt. Pleasant Neighbourhood House Food storage is missing from our modern habit and building design. We will discuss food preservation (tubers, grains, onions, etc.) and how to choose locations for many food types so that appropriate… Organized by Ross Moster, VV Neighbourhood Food Networks | Type: mt pleasant, workshop, food, food storage
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