New Schedule!

Pressure canning workshop: steelhead salmon (August 2012).

Hello and Happy New Year!  Many things are on the go and we're already gearing up for another amazing year of tree planting and care, food growing, canning, and celebrations.

The Food Skills for Families Seniors' edition is returning to Collingwood this month, with another ten seniors lined up to meet new friends  and to learn and share about healthy cooking for older adults.  This will be the fifth time we've  hosted the program and it's always well-received.

This spring we'll be bringing Seed Swaps and Sales both to Renfrew Park Community Centre and to Collingwood Neighbourhood House.  As in the past, these events are supported by West Coast Seeds and help us bring pesticide-free, non-GMO and heirloom seeds to community members at an affordable price.  They're also great opportunities to ask gardening questions and trade in your extra seeds for something you might need more.

We'll be hosting the Farmers Market Nutrition Coupon Program again and with it, many fun food skills workshops.  This year we're launching an International Pickles workshop series, starting with homemade Chinese and Japanese Pickles.  Later this year we'll be exploring pickling traditions and stories from North Africa, India, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and more.  Live in Renfrew-Collingwood and have a pickle tradition you'd like to share with neighbours?  Get in touch with us. 

July 2012 Community Kitchen: Kids showing off their
handmade fruit pies!

Do you want to get gardening but don't know where to begin? Are you an advanced gardener looking to pick up some extra tips?  Want to share some great gardening tips with others?  We've got a great series of gardening and fruit tree workshops lined up and we'd love to see you there.

2013 Winter/Spring Activity Schedule

Registration required (except Rooftop Gardening and Seed Swaps):

604 435 0323 or foodsecurity@cnh.bc.ca

One week’s notice required for child-minding and translation.

Date	Time	Topic	Location
Wed Jan 23	5-8:30pm	International Pickles 101 (China and Japan)	Collingwood Neighbourhood House
Wed Jan 30	5-8:30pm	Community Kitchen	Collingwood Neighbourhood House
Wed Feb 13	5-8:30pm	Baking Bread From Around the World	Collingwood Neighbourhood House
Wed Feb 27	5-8:30pm	Community Kitchen	Collingwood Neighbourhood House
Sat Mar 5	1-3pm	Fruit Tree Pruning and Spring Care Workshop	Norquay Learning Orchard
Wed Mar 13	5-8:30pm	Garden Planning Workshop	Collingwood Neighbourhood House
Wed Mar 20	5-7pm	Rooftop Garden – Weeding and Planting	Collingwood Neighbourhood House Rooftop Garden
Sat. Mar 23	9am-11am	Fruit Tree Pruning and Spring Care Workshop	Slocan Park Field House/Tree Circle
Wed Mar 27	5-8:30pm	Community Kitchen	Collingwood Neighbourhood House
Sat. Mar 30	1-3pm	Invasive Plant Management/ Native Plant Workshop	Norquay Learning Orchard
Sat. Apr 6	9:30am-1:30pm	Seed Swap and Sale	Renfrew Park Community Centre
Wed Apr 3	5-7pm	Rooftop Garden – Weeding and Planting	Collingwood Neighbourhood House
Wed Apr 10	5-7pm	Seed Starting Workshop	Collingwood Neighbourhood House
Sat Apr 13	1-3pm	Invasive Plant Management and Groundcover Planting	Norquay Learning Orchard
Wed Apr 17	5-7pm	Rooftop Garden – Weeding and Planting	Collingwood Neighbourhood House
Sat Apr 20	10am-2pm	Seed Swap and Sale	Collingwood Neighbourhood House Rooftop Garden
Wed Apr 24	5-8:30pm	Community Kitchen	Collingwood Neighbourhood House
Sat Apr 27	1-3pm	Tree Guilds and Spring Planting Workshop	Norquay Learning Orchard

Collingwood Neighbourhood House

5288 Joyce St. 

604 435 0323

Norquay Community Learning Orchard

2732 Horley St.

Renfrew Park Community Centre

2929 E22nd Ave.

604-257-8388

Slocan Park

Next to 29^th Avenue Skytrain Station

  

More international pickle workshops, canning workshops, and food growing opportunities will be posted with the summer schedule!