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Let's Grow: Up!
Event Details
Time: May 8, 2016 from 1pm to 3pm
Location: Gordon Neighbourhood House
Street: 1019 Broughton Street
City/Town: Vancouver
Phone: 604-683-2554
Event Neighbourhood and Type: west, end, workshop
Organized By: Susanna Millar
Latest Activity: May 7, 2016
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Event Description
Let’s Grow: Up! An Intro to Vertical Farming and Permaculture
Ever heard the word permaculture and thought ‘what!?’
Having a hard time envisioing the concept of a vertical garden?
Well, join us at GNH for a FREE community lead workshop where Instructor Kim Del Valle Garcia will hopes to demystify these concepts. The afternoon includes a hands-on garden build, with the goal of participants leaving feeling inspired to bridge the gap between natural and human ecosystems.
Topics include things like herb spirals, starting a food forest, and the principles of permaculture.
PLUS! We have snacks - everybody loves snacks!
*Wheelchair accessible location
*All-genders washroom available
*Vegetarian-friendly snacks served
*Please minimize use of scents
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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.
Kits Village Recycling Depot (Kits Community Centre)
Permaculture Vancouver Meetups (3rd or 4th Wednesdays)
West End Community Potluck/WE Urban Garden Club (3rd Sundays West End Community Centre, in July 4th Thursday.
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