Vancouver's Leader in Transition toward Strong, Resilient, Complete Communities
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- In which Vancouver neighbourhood or other community do you live?
- Renfrew-Collingwood
- Please tell us which areas of Transition interest you. For example: growing more food/urban agriculture, relocalizing our economy/local currency, Permaculture, transit, energy efficient buildings, the arts, urban homesteading, preserving seed diversity, placemaking, potlucks, outreach, organizing events, community-building, having fun while saving the world, or...
- Bio Composite construction, nanotechnology, open-source projects, robotic farming
- There's a saying that "Transition is not a spectator sport". It's true! Village Vancouver runs on people power, and engaging in activities and projects together helps us accomplish more. Which groups, networks, neighbourhood villages, or projects do you think you might be interested in getting involved with? And what knowledge, skills, resources or other assets can you bring to the mix? (Don't be bashful!)
- Permaculture vancouver, third world travel and education, eco-system rehabilitation
- What would you like to see improved in Vancouver or in your community regarding sustainability or resiliency? Do you have an idea for a new Transition project or activity?
- Urban farming, vertical farming, basement aqua-culture,
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- Yes
- Don't feel like answering all the questions now? No worries, just tell us briefly why you're interested in joining at this time, and you can come back and update your profile later.
- I have access to a product that will improve design in permaculture and I want to share how it can improve permaculture systems. It is call Liquid Glass.
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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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Liquid glass? Sounds cool, but of course physically glass is part-liquid, part-crystal. If flows of course slower than a glacier, but of course you know this.
Your interests are clearly broad and technologically focussed. We do need to harness appropriate and resilient technologies to help in our transition to a more sustainable way of life. Your ideas are all potential local green businesses, and we have a number of members pursuing such entrepreneurial areas such as Philip Be'er's Home Harvest Farms.
Welcome to the Village, check out all the events happening in every neighbourhood of the city, and we hope to help you realize a passion in any of the areas you outline in your profile.
Randy
Village Webmaster and Main Street Village Convenor