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Time: February 27, 2011 from 10am to 12pm
Location: Strathcona Community Centre
Street: 601 Keefer St.
City/Town: Vancouver
Website or Map: http://www.strathconacc.com
Phone: 604.713.1838 (Strathcona CC)
Event Neighbourhood and Type: strathcona, workshop, seeds, seed saving, gardening, community self reliance
Organized By: Ross Moster, VV Neighbourhood Food Networks/Seed Savers Network and Strathcona Community Centre
Latest Activity: Feb 27, 2011
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Seed Saving – the Starter Package (10 am-noon)
For beginners to intermediates, the morning session will focus on seed saving basics and theory. We will include a brief demonstration and hands-on examples. Also includes a package of Red Russian Kale seeds to grow out and save.
Instructors: Maria Hunter, Dragonfly Seeds
Mojave Kaplan, Planting Seeds Project
Robin Wheeler, Edible Landscapes Robin is ill and can't participate; her material will be covered by Maria and Mojave.)
To register: SCC 604.713.1838 Course: 45533.101
Fee: $30.00. 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. (You can see a list of benefits there, including free admission to all Park Board public swimming and ice skating sessions, and use of skates during public skating sessions.)
($30 includes a copy of the booklet: Five Levels of Seed Saving, value $6)
Seed Saving Intermediate Class (1-2:30 pm)
Seed Saving -- full workshop (10 am-2:30 pm)
Part of VV's Winter Cultivating Food, Cultivating Community series.
Neighbourhood Seed Saving Collectives forming: Cedar Cottage, Grandview Woodland, Kitsilano, Strathcona, etc.
To join VV's Seed Saver Network click here.
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