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Past Events (3,774)
November 7Saturday
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Fruit Tree Pruning
November 7, 2015 from 10am to 1pm – Athlete's Village Co-op VanDusen Member: $32 / Non-member: $42 Register online or phone 604-718-5898 This course will cover the why, how and when to prune and train fruit trees to grow the healthiest trees with high product… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: false, creek, gardening
November 4Wednesday
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Native Plants for any Garden
November 4, 2015 from 6pm to 8:30pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden VanDusen Member: $28 / Non-member: $38 Register online or phone 604-718-5898 With close to 3,000 species of plants native to BC, there is something beautiful for every home garden. With close to 3,00… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: shaughnessy, gardening
October 31Saturday
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Diagnose Insect Damage
October 31, 2015 from 10am to 12:30pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden VanDusen Member: $32 / Non-Member: $42 Register online or phone 604-718-5898 You, too, can assess insect damage on your plants and learn to take the right corrective action. Insect damage on your pla… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: shaughnessy, gardening
October 29Thursday
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*Slaw! Fermented Vegetables -- October Veggies (VV workshop @Sustenance Festival)
October 29, 2015 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Strathcona Community Centre Please note that this is the correct workshop on the 29th. (Yesterday, we erroneously posted a Water Kefir workshop from October 8th.) Learn to make your own fermented vegetables. Traditional veget… Organized by Ross Moster (VV Neighbourhood Food Networks), Lauren Brown (Strathcona CC Food Security Program), and Alyssa Kohlman | Type: strathcona, workshop, slaw, fermenting
October 28Wednesday
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Beautiful Balconies all Winter
October 28, 2015 from 6pm to 8:30pm – VanDusen Botanical Garden VanDusen Member: $28 / Non-member: $38 Register online or by phone at 604-718-5898 Enjoy the look of your balcony all winter by combining plants with inanimate objects to create a fun, unique environ… Organized by VanDusen Botanical Garden | Type: shaughnessy, gardening
October 26Monday
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Urban Weaver Boot Camp- Intro class!
October 26, 2015 from 7pm to 9pm – Maclean Park Fieldhouse at corner of Keefer and Heatley This is a great intro class that focuses on the basic techniques used in general basket weaving using plants you can find near by. A short class to get you going! Hosted by eartHand Gleaners Society,… Organized by Rebecca Graham | Type: strathcona, workshop
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Bike to Work Week | Fall 2015
October 26, 2015 to November 1, 2015 – Greater Vancouver Register FREE Today at bikehub.ca It's easy, fun (and free) to participate in Bike to Work Week. Here's how it works: 1. Register for Bike to Work Week (Oct 26-Nov 1) at bikehub.ca. You can start a t… Organized by HUB | Type: greater, vancouver, community
October 25Sunday
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*Kits Village Vancouver Collaborative Garden Prepping the Garden for Winter Workshop (part two) and Potluck (Free VV event @Sustenance Festival)
October 25, 2015 from 3pm to 7pm – Billy Bishop Legion Hall (KVC Garden) In part two of this hands-on workshop (3-5 pm), we'll continue preparing the garden for the winter. No gardening experience necessary – we'll teach you about mulching and cover cropping as we go alon… Organized by VV Events, Ross Moster | Type: kits
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East Vancouver Apple Press Fest
October 25, 2015 from 11am to 3pm – Vancouver Technnical Secondary School (AKA "Press Fest") An apple pressing extravaganza. Join your neighbours in celebrating the harvest. Try your hand at pressing local apples into sweet cider. Enjoy it hot and if you help to make it y… Organized by Duncan Martin | Type: east, vancouver, harvest, festival
October 24Saturday
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*Seed Savers Gathering (Free VV event @Sustenance Festival)
October 24, 2015 from 2pm to 4pm – Mount Pleasant Branch, Vancouver Public Library Find out what Village Vancouver is doing to encourage seed saving and to expand access to seed sharing libraries throughout the city (including new seed libraries at the Mt. Pleasant and Kits Branch… Organized by Ross Moster, VV Seed Savers, and Mt. Pleasant Branch, VPL | Type: mount pleasant
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Kits Village Recycling Depot (Kits Community Centre) Next depot: Thursday, June 15th
Main St. Village monthly gatherings (1st Tuesdays Little Mountain Neighbourhood House) Currently on hold due to COVID
Permaculture Vancouver Meetups (3rd Wednesdays VV McBride Park Fieldhouse (sometimes elsewhere) Next meetup: Special date Thursday, July 29th
West End Community Potluck/WE Urban Garden Club (3rd Sundays West End Community Centre, in July and August 4th Thursdays - July 22nd and August 26th.
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