Sunday, August 30th
Concepts in Year Round Gardening
9:30-11:30 am in Dunbar, near 18th and Dunbar
The Whys and Wherefores of food cycles - why we want them, how to get them. We will plan round the calendar food supplies, both in the larder and stored in the garden.
Food Preservation Basics
3:45-5:45 pm in Willingdon Heights (Burnaby), near the PNE
We will go over the top 10 food saving techniques and what pros and cons are connected with them. We'll talk about seasonal availability and how to be ready for the bounty, plus what supplies we should have on hand at all times to be ready for any disaster.
Apartment and Container Gardening
7:00-8:30 pm in Main St./Little Mountain, near 15th and Ontario
Potluck at 6 for participants who would like to share a meal together beforehand
How to get more food from your balcony or patio. Space and weight are big problems for apartment dwellers. We will decide how to choose plants, discuss containers, soils, feeding and watering, succession planting and more, in this quicky learning party for tiny spaces.
Monday, August 31st
Intensive Urban Microfarming
9:30 am-12:30 pm in Kitsilano, near 2nd and Burrard
For folks who are ready to refine and to deepen their knowledge of Urban Microfarming, Robin invites you to participate in a 3 hour learning party that will examine as many of the following topics as the time allows:
· Increasing backyard food production
· Succession planting
· Shade growing
· Extending the growing season through your choice of plants, Water Wisdom, Plant Calendar Mapping and Microclimating.
This is a hands-on learning experience.
Apartment and Container Gardening
1:30-3:00 pm in Kitsilano, near 3rd and Cypress
Potluck at 12:30 for participants who would like to share a meal together beforehand.
How to get more food from your balcony or patio. Space and weight are big problems for apartment dwellers. We will decide how to choose plants, discuss containers, soils, feeding and watering, succession planting and more, in this quicky learning party for tiny spaces.
All workshops are offered on a pay what you can basis. A one and a half hour workshop usually costs $15 to $20, a two hour workshop around $25 to $30, and a three hour workshop around $40. Our contributions to these workshops make it possible for teachers like Robin to expand and to deepen the scope of the important educational and social change work that they are involved in, particularly in these uncertain times.
And, while we don't think it will be an issue this time, enrollment is limited to 15 for the Apartment and Container Gardening workshops, and to 20 for the others.
To register:
(or to find out more about hosting a future workshop), please contact Ross.
There is also a Sustainable Living Arts School in Vancouver. For information, please visit us.
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Village Vancouver's food networking workshops and learning parties are community based gatherings which help participants connect with others who share interests around food and sustainability on a neighbourhood level. Other network presenters
include Spring Gillard (Diary of a Compost Hotline Operator) and Heather Havens (Agricultural and animal scientist, Backyard Chickens 101).
For further information: www.villagevancouver.ca or Welcome to Village Vancouver in Common Ground magazine www.commonground.ca. (June and July)
Fork in the Road: Cultivating Food and Community in Local Neighbourhoods is a
1 1/2 day gathering organized by Village Vancouver members. We use fun games and exercises to explore "What would happen if we made a conscious effort to create neighbour based food growing/sharing networks in our neighbourhoods and communities?" Fork participants have also been known to get together for potlucks where we share nourishing food, stories, and resources. The next Fork gathering is scheduled for Nov. 13th and 14th at Langara College. For further info, please contact Leslie Kemp.
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