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SUMMARY:Urban Permaculture Workshop - City Soils
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever thought about how great it would be to grow 
 your own food? Are you interested in learning about the steps needed t
 o begin your own small-scale permaculture projects in the city? How ab
 out learning from participating in an urban permaculture project in pr
 actice? Then come join Anthony and Mark in Burnaby on Saturday March 2
 8th from 10am until 2 pm when we continue building the soil for veggie
  beds this summer.\nCost: By donation (suggested: $20+) ______________
 ____\nWhat we'll be teaching:\n- Introduction to urban permaculture - 
 problems and possibilities - Successional soil building\n- Sourcing fr
 ee materials\n__________________\nWhat we'll be doing:\n- Assessing th
 e potential of different spaces - Creating a garden bed from scratch \
 n- Moving soil along its evolutionary path\n__________________\nWhat t
 o bring:\nWhile you don’t really need to bring anything but yourself
 , it may be helpful for you to also bring:  - a note taking device \n-
  weather appropriate clothing (rain or shine)\n- work gloves\n- a wate
 rbottle\n- a snack you wouldn’t mind sharing with others (if bringin
 g a potluck snack - please label) \n__________________\nWhat to exchan
 ge:\nBy putting on these workshops, we are creating a space for us to 
 share with members of our community skills and knowledge we’ve picke
 d up along the way. Both of us have full-time jobs and many part-time 
 commitments, but we’re taking steps to facilitate a type of communit
 y exchange to build the economy we want to live in.\nIn doing so, we h
 ope everyone who shows up enjoys and positive experience, and walks aw
 ay having learned something new. If that’s the case, we ask you to p
 lease make a donation of whatever you feel is appropriate to your situ
 ation.\nSuggested donations -  - $20 +\n- A timeshare (offer to help u
 s out for a while!) \n- A useful skillshare (teach us something new!) 
 \n- We will consider any barter or alternative economics approach\n- I
 mmortality in song\nWe're set up with Square mobile credit card reader
  so, if don't have cash, you can swipe. Although 2% of transaction goe
 s to Square, it adds convenience and seems to work well. _____________
 _____\nWhat is Caterpillar Commons:\nCaterpillar Commons is a project 
 undertaken by tenants in a rental property in Burnaby. By unlearning a
 nd rewilding we have seen the potential to unlock in this under-utiliz
 ed urban undulation.\nThis project has strengthened our connection to 
 the bioregion and seasons, while offering valuable opportunities to re
 -skill ourselves. In a city where finding access or tenure to begin pu
 tting down roots can be a challenge, this is a real-life example of wh
 at can be achieved as a renter with a bit of time, a bit of scrounging
  and a bit of uncertainty and a lot of effort!\nReally, Caterpillar Co
 mmons is where an understory permie, an earthship captain and a travel
 ling circus performer find home. We’re exploring the intersections o
 f the social, built, and natural environments.  __________________\nWh
 y are we teaching:\nWe want to learn the skills it takes to provide fo
 r ourselves by producing as much of what we consume as possible. We wa
 nt to reduce our footprint, or if possible create a regenerative one. 
 We want to step out of exploitative forms of capitalism and participat
 e in creating a new economy. So we’re experimenting with different t
 hings in different places and have gained some knowledge that might be
  helpful to others starting their own experiments.\n\nFor more informa
 tion visit http://villagevancouver.org/events/urban-permaculture-works
 hop-city-soils
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CATEGORIES:burnaby
LOCATION:Caterpillar Commons
WEBSITE:https://www.facebook.com/events/788432434574095/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Anthony M":http://villagevancouver.org/profile/AnthonyMc
 Cullough
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