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SUMMARY:*West End Food Festival
DESCRIPTION:The West End Food Festival is brought to you by Gordon Nei
 ghbourhood House and the West End Neighbourhood Food Network. Village 
 is co-sponsoring the Community Potluck and the Panel Discussion on Foo
 d Insecurity.\nOur focus is creating stronger neighbourhood connection
 s through creative options for healthy and sustainable food. With crea
 tive playtime for the kids, a chance to sample food from an array of W
 est-end chefs, a tour of community gardens, Food Jeopardy, cookbook sw
 aps, live music and so much more, the West End Food Festival will have
  something for everyone! And if discussing and taking action on food s
 ecurity in the West End interests you, you’ll want to catch our Pane
 l Discussion featuring a variety of community activists on the frontli
 nes of right to food issues!   \nThis is a chance for us to get con
 nected with each other, and some exceptional resources on the West End
 . So look out for our upcoming events schedule, and come on out to mee
 t your neighbours and discover some of the West End’s hidden gems!\n
 Schedule of Events:\nFri Oct 4\n11am–2pm Dollar Day: A fabulous yard
  sale and BBQ brought to you by The Attic Thrift Store – everything 
 priced at $1.00. Enjoy live music and barbecued food while you browse 
 the bargains.\nLocation: mini park in front of Gordon NH *Volunteers 
 provided by Spectra Energy\n10am–noon Creative Playtime Seedling Gar
 den: parents, grand parents and caregivers can bring your children (un
 der 5) to learn how to grow tasty herbs from seeds! Supplies will be p
 rovided.\nCost: $2 per child.\n5– 7pm West End Food Festival Launch 
 Party: Join us for an evening of fun, food, music and community! Face 
 painting, the Strathcona 1890 Truck Farm, free food samples from West 
 End restaurants and shops, and more...\nCost: Free Location: mini park
  in front of Gordon NH\nSat Oct 5\n11am–2pm Youth Community Kitchen:
  under the supervision of GNH chef Andrew Christie, West End students 
 will test their culinary abilities by cooking up a nutritious and deli
 cious meal. To register e-mail andrew@gordonhouse.org.\nFree.\n3–5pm
  Community Garden Walking Tour: Garden Coordinator Dalyce Epp will lea
 d a tour of local community gardens. Please dress for the weather and 
 a walk of approximately one kilometre. Meet at Gordon NH.\nFree.\n5–
 7pm Tin Pan Chef Competition: watch as two local “chefs” compete t
 o create a nutritious, tasty and balanced meal from the contents of a 
 Food Bank Black Box.\nFree.\n5–7pm Food Jeopardy: the topic today is
  Food, Food, and more Food! Test your food knowledge while having fun 
 playing this popular game.\nFree.\nSun Oct 6\n4–6:30pm Community Pot
 luck: Bring your favourite potluck dish, enough to feed about five or 
 six people, and enjoy sampling others’ culinary creations at the min
 i park in front of Gordon Neighbourhood House. Please bring your own d
 ishes and cutlery.\nFree.\nVillage Vancouver is co-sponsoring the potl
 uck.\n4–6:30pm Cookbook Swap: Do you have any old or extra cookbooks
  you want to share? Bring them to GNH and swap for others’ books. He
 re’s your chance to learn new dishes!\nFree.\nMon Oct 7\n6:30–8:00
 pm Panel Discussion on Food Insecurity: Join us for an evening of thou
 ght-provoking discussion on issues of food insecurity. Panel participa
 nts represent a wide spectrum of people, from activists to food provid
 ers.\n*Register at http://accesstofoodpanel.eventbrite.ca/\nFree.\nVil
 lage Vancouver is co-sponsoring the Panel Discussion.\n \n\nFor more 
 information visit http://villagevancouver.org/events/west-end-food-fes
 tival
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CATEGORIES:"west end", food, festival
LOCATION:unless noted, all events at Gordon Neighbourhood House
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