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All Events in Strathcona Community Centre (115)
March 27Sunday
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Soil Fertility and Plant Health Management workshop w/Grant Watson
March 27, 2011 from 1:30pm to 4:30pm – Strathcona Community Centre Details to follow. Organized by Ross Moster, VV Neighbourhood Food Networks and Strathcona Community Centre | Type: strathcona, workshop, gardening, soil, plant health, community self reliance
March 28Monday
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VV Winter Cultivating Food, Cultivating Community series at Strathcona Community Centre continues
March 28, 2011 at 7pm to March 29, 2011 at 9pm – Strathcona Community Centre Over a dozen workshops & activities focusing on growing food & cultivating community; thru March 29th. Gardening for the Faint of Heart w/Robin Wheeler* Sat Mar. 19 9am-11:30am *Grant Watson… 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, workshops, presentations, gatherings, food, meal, community self reliance, chickens, seed saving, gardening, transition towns, fun
March 29Tuesday
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Backyard Chickens 101 workshop w/Duncan Martin
March 29, 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 Ross Moster, VV Neighbourhood Food Networks and Strathcona Community Centre | Type: strathcona, workshop, chickens, community self reliance
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 26Sunday
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VV Spring Cultivating Food, Cultivating Community series at Strathcona Community Centre concludes: Soil Fertility and Plant Health
June 26, 2011 from 1:30pm to 4:30pm – Strathcona Community Centre with Grant Watson An extremely important topic in organic gardening is soil health and fertility. Healthy soil is a vibrant community. Learn how to be an ally, not an enemy of your soil. We’ll also c… Organized by Ross Moster, VV Neighbourhood Food Networks and Strathcona Community Centre | Type: strathcona
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Soil Fertility and Plant Health
June 26, 2011 from 1:30pm to 4:30pm – Strathcona Community Centre An extremely important topic in organic gardening is soil health and fertility. Healthy soil is a vibrant community. Learn how to be an ally, not an enemy of your soil. We’ll also cover some key tech… Organized by Grant Watson | Type: strathcona, food, workshop
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 26Wednesday
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*Urban Seed-Saving Workshop
October 26, 2011 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Strathcona Community Centre Speaker Justice Marshall will provide a general overview of seed types and seed-saving techniques. Bring your seed-saving experiences and freshly harvested seed to clean / process or give away. Mem… Organized by Cylia | Type: vancouver
November 3Thursday
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*Village Vancouver presents: Preparing For An Emergency: Food Storage. NEW WORKSHOP, FREE
November 3, 2011 from 7pm to 9pm – Strathcona Community Centre For a minimum level of preparedness, every family should have at least 3 days of food on hand (3 weeks according to the US FEMA. What kind of food? How much? What kind of storage and how long? We’ll… Organized by Milisa Gardy, Ross Moster & VV Neighbourhood Food Networks | Type: strathcona
November 17Thursday
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*Village Vancouver presents: Introduction to Food Gardening
November 17, 2011 from 7pm to 9pm – Strathcona Community Centre This course covers the basics of starting a food garden. You will learn planning, soil preparation and maintenance, layout, timing and what are the most reliable things to grow in our climate. Instru… Organized by Milisa Gardy, Ross Moster & VV Neighbourhood Food Networks | Type: strathcona, workshop
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