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*Garden Planning & Preparation
Event Details
Time: November 3, 2011 from 7pm to 9pm
Location: West End Community Centre, Bidwell Room
Street: 870 Denman St.
City/Town: Vancouver
Phone: to register: online at www.westendcc.ca, or in person, or by calling WE Community Centre (604-257-8333). Event 45409.403WE
Event Neighbourhood and Type: west end, workshop, food, gardening, growing food, food security, community resiliency
Organized By: Village Vancouver, West End Transition Village, West End Neighbourhood Food Network
Latest Activity: Oct 2, 2011
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Event Description
Fall is the time to start planning your food garden for next year. We’ll discuss garden layout, bed preparation, ordering seeds, soil building, etc.
Grant Watson is a former organic farmer. He continues to advocate for local organic food, serves on the certification committee of the Biodynamic Agriculture Society of BC, chairs the Oak Street Farmers Market Committee and operates an edible landscaping business. He has been teaching gardening since 2003.
Cost: $25
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Interested in participating in a VV garden? We have 9 collaborative gardens and garden spaces in 5 neighbourhoods (Grandview Woodland, Kits, Strathcona, W. Point Grey, and the West End). New gardeners are welcome.
For more information, contact us at gardening@villagevancouver.org. Gardening now in progress. New gardeners welcome (space allowing). Sign-up on the VRAC website for gardening at the Kitsilano Community Garden and at the Aberthau Community Garden.
For opportunities to get involved at our other collaborative gardens, please contact commmunitygardening@villagevancouver.org or ross@villagevancouver.org for more information.
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