Great news! A full list of spring activities by West End Neighbourhood Food Network, West End Urban Garden Club, and Village Vancouver are now online in the West End Community Centre program. Download or view PDF online here.
Register online (www.vancouver.ca/westendrec), in person at WECC, or call WECC (604.257.8333).
For the moment, we provide screen shots below.
From the West End Community Centre Winter Guide, events in March 2020.
Register online (www.vancouver.ca/westendrec), in person at WECC, or call WECC (604.257.8333).
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Gardening in Difficult Spaces NEW!
In this joint Village Vancouver-Village
Vancouver-WENFN West End Urban
Garden Club workshop with Mik Turje,
you’ll learn how to grow food in difficult
spaces, including growing in poor soil,
shady areas, small spaces, and other
challenging situations. We’ll have a community
seed library present – pick up
some free seeds for your garden, swap
or donate seeds.
Instructor: West End Food Network
Sun Mar 8 1:00-3:00pm
255792 $13/1 sess
Barclay Room
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Community Potluck, Seed Library & Workshop
Join West End Neighbourhood Food
Network and Village Vancouver at our
monthly family friendly gatherings.
Bring something yummy, share some
good food and conversation with neighbours,
and pick up a West End Urban
Garden Calendar. We’ll have the community
seed library present – pick up
some free seeds for your garden, swap
or donate seeds or plants. Each month
we present a short workshop on a different
food and/or gardening related topic.
January – Exploring Responses to the
Climate Emergency (share actions you’re
taking, especially ones which others
can also take), February – Mason Bees,
March – Passive Houses, Followed by the
West End Urban Garden Club (separate
registration required).
Instructor: West End Food Network
Sun Mar 15 1:00-2:30pm
255786 Free
Barclay Room Continue reading
Photo by Isabella Mendes on Pexels.com
Register online, in person at WECC, or call WECC (604.257.8333).
For more, please see the Winter 2020 program of the West End Community Centre, pages 32 and 33.
https://westendcc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/winter-2020-program-guide.pdf
Spice Up Your Garden with Garlic! NEW!
Garlic’s easy to grow, can thrive in small spaces, and tastes great homegrown! In
this joint Village Vancouver-WENFN West End Urban Garden Club workshop with
Rhiannon Johnson, we’ll cover different types of garlic, soil, planting, care, and
what to expect. You’ll learn how to grow garlic in your garden or containers and
take home some garlic cloves to plant. We’ll have a community seed library
present – pick up some free seeds for your garden, swap or donate seeds.
Instructor: West End Food Network
Sun Feb 9, 2020. 1:00-3:00pm
Event 255790
Cost – $13/1 sess
Barclay Room, West End Community Centre
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com
Register online, in person at WECC, or call WECC (604.257.8333).
For more WENFN events, please see the Winter 2020 program of the West End Community Centre, pages 32 and 33.
https://westendcc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/winter-2020-program-guide.pdf
Exploring Responses to the Climate Emergency NEW!
Join Village Vancouver and West End Neighbourhood Food Network in discussing practical responses to the climate emergency. For this gathering, we’re particularly interested in actions you’re taking, especially ones which others can also take. Facilitated by Ross Moster. We’ll have a community seed library present – pick up some free seeds
for your garden, swap or donate seeds.
Exploring Responses will also meet on Wednesday, February 12 – come to one or both (separate registration required.)
Instructor: West End Food Network
Sat Feb 1 10:30am-12:30pm – Event 255788 Free
Wed Feb 12 6:30-8:30pm – 255840 Free
West End Community Centre, Meeting Room 2
Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com
Register online, in person at WECC, or call WECC (604.257.8333).
For more, please see the Winter 2020 program of the West End Community Centre, pages 32 and 33.
https://westendcc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/winter-2020-program-guide.pdf
Grow Your Own Microgreens – NEW WORKSHOP!
Microgreens are tasty and nutritious greens that can be eaten as a fresh snack
or added to salads, smoothies, soups and more. In this Village Vancouver
and WENFN West End Urban Garden Club workshop with Dr. Yael Stav, you’ll
learn how to grow your own trays of microgreens at home year-round. We’ll
look at the difference between sprouts and microgreens, review the many
possible seeds that can be used for starting microgreens, and look into troubleshooting common problems. You’ll prepare your own microgreen tray to take home! Supplies included. We’ll have a community seed library present – pick up some free seeds for your garden, swap or donate seeds.
Instructor: West End Food Network
Sun Jan 26 2:00-3:30 pm
255787 $13/1 session
Barclay Room
Happy 2020! New Year and New Decade.
WENFN with Village Vancouver have a whole slate of events and workshops set for January at March. Will do a more complete post soon, but for the moment, here are the first two, back to back on Sunday, January 19. Register online, in person at WECC, or call WECC (604.257.8333).
For more, please see the Winter 2020 program of the West End Community Centre, pages 32 and 33.
https://westendcc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/winter-2020-program-guide.pdf
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Community Potluck, Seed Library & Workshop. January 19, 2020 – Exploring Responses to the Climate Emergency (share actions you’re taking, especially ones which others can also take)
Join West End Neighbourhood Food Network and Village Vancouver at our monthly family friendly gatherings. Bring something yummy, share some good food and conversation with neighbours, and pick up a West End Urban Garden Calendar. We’ll have the community seed library present – pick up some free seeds for your garden, swap or donate seeds or plants. Each month we present a short workshop on a different food and/or gardening related topic. February – Mason Bees, March – Passive Houses. Followed by the West End Urban Garden Club (separate registration required).
Instructor: WENFN
Sun Jan 19 1:00-2:30 pm
255784 Free
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West End Urban Garden Club – January 19 – Place Your 2020 Seed and Soil Amendment Orders
Organized by West End Neighbourhood Food Network, we share information, organize food and gardening workshops, save and give out seeds, produce the West End Urban Garden Calendar, explore possibilities for creating more gardening spaces in the West End, and engage in other food and gardening related activities. In addition, our WeBee pollinators group will be giving out Mason bee houses (while supplies last),and kids (of all ages) can take a picture with WeBee. Each month we hold a discussion/present a short talk or engage in a food and/or gardening related activity of interest to West Enders and others. February – Making Seed Packets for the Seed Library, March – What are you planting this year?. All ages welcome, whether you currently have a garden or not!
Preceded by Village Vancouver’s and WENFN’s monthly Community Potluck, Seed Library & Workshop (separate registration required).
Instructor: WENFN
Sun Jan 19 2:30-3:30pm
255794 Free
Photo by Kaboompics .com on Pexels.com
Time: December 1, 2019 from 1pm to 3pm
Location: West End Community Center, Barclay Room
Organized By: West End Neighbourhood Food Network
The West End Urban Garden Club would like to invite our community friends, old, new and yet to be – to join us as we gather for holiday cheer and great food!
This informal family friendly potluck will allow us to celebrate our gardening year and we’d love to see new gardeners and other community members there. Bring a dish to share and come with your gardening stories, or tales of your favourite comfort dishes, or traditional seasonal foods. Everyone’s welcome.
Cost: Free! Register: #241520 Vancouver Recreation (https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/Activity_Search/west-end-urban-garden-club-holiday-celebration/238598) or WECC (604.257.8333 or in person).
Happy Holidays from West End Neighbourhood Food Network and our Garden Club! For additional info: WENFN — Ross Moster ross.wenfn@gmail.com or visit foodwestend.wordpress.com. WENFN is a member of Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks (www.vancouverfoodnetworks.com) check it out!
We acknowledge that the land on which we gather is the unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the Xwméthkwyiem (Musqueam), Skwxwúmesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
We are happy to announce our spring 2019 schedule.
Potlucks and garden clubs will take place on the fourth Sunday of the month during the spring. These are at West End Community Centre at 870 Denman Street, Vancouver. WENFN is a member of the Vancouver Network of Food Networks. In our list below, you will find (1) Community Potlucks, Seed Library & Workshops, (2) West End Urban Garden Club events, and then (3) Gardening Workshop Series.
For registration in events, please call the community centre (604-257-8333) website www.westendcc.ca. Event numbers are indicated immediately after the dates below.
Visit vancouverfoodnetworks.com
1. Community Potlucks, Seed Library & Workshops
Join West End Neighbourhood Food Network and Village Vancouver at our monthly family friendly gatherings. Bring something yummy, share some good food and conversation with neighbours, and pick up a West End Urban Garden Calendar. Each month we present a mini-workshop on a different food and/or gardening related topic -our focus this Spring is on Growing, Growing, Growing!
April – Growing Edible Flowers,
May – Growing Great Tomatoes,
June – Eating on the Wild Side: Growing Vegetable Varieties that Maximize Nutrition.
We’ll have the community seed library present – pick up some free seeds for your garden, swap or donate seeds or plants. Followed by the West End Urban Garden Club (separate registration required).
Instructor: Village Vancouver & West End Neighbourhood Food Network
Barclay Room
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2. West End Urban Garden Club
Organized by West End Neighbourhood Food Network, we share information, organize food and gardening workshops, save and give out seeds, produce the West End Urban Garden Calendar, explore possibilities for creating more gardening spaces in the West End, and engage in other food and gardening related activities. In addition, our WeBee pollinators group will be giving out Mason bee houses (while supplies last), and kids (of all ages) can take a picture with WeBee. Each month we hold a discussion/present a short talk or engage in a food and/or gardening related activity of interest to West Enders and others.
All ages welcome, whether you currently have a garden or not! Preceded by Village Vancouver’s and WENFN’s monthly Community Potluck, Seed Library & Workshop (separate registration required).
Instructor: West End Neighbourhood Food Network
Location: All in Barclay Room
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3. Gardening Workshop Series – West End Neighbourhood Food Network & Village Vancouver.
Note: Advance registration encouraged. FREE for Seniors (50yrs +).
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Balcony, Container, and Small Space Gardening
Want to grow food, but don’t have much room? In this Village Vancouver and WENFN West End Urban Garden Club workshop, instructor Rhiannon Johnson will cover the techniques and challenges specific to gardening in small spaces, both indoors and outdoors. We’ll look at soil, fertilizing organically, watering, types of containers, different sun orientations and, of course, what to grow in your space. We’ll have a community seed library present – pick up some free seeds for your garden, swap or donate seeds. Advance registration suggested.
Instructor: Village Vancouver & West End Neighbourhood Food Network
Thu Apr 4 6:30-8:30pm
213154 $13/1 sess
Meeting Room 2
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Building Healthy Soil Continue reading
Photo by Kaboompics .com on Pexels.com
We are happy to announce our Winter 2019 schedule (January, February, March).
Events are at the West End Community Centre at 870 Denman Street, Vancouver. WENFN is a member of the Vancouver Network of Food Networks.
Visit vancouverfoodnetworks.com
In our list below, you will find (1) Community Potlucks, Seed Library & Workshops, (2) West End Urban Garden Club events, and then (3) Gardening Workshop Series.
For registration in events, please call the community centre (604-257-8333) website www.westendcc.ca. Event numbers are indicated immediately after the dates below.
1. Community Potlucks, Seed Library & Workshops
Join West End Neighbourhood Food Network and Village Vancouver at our monthly family friendly gatherings. Bring something yummy, share some good food and conversation with neighbours, and pick up a West End Urban Garden Calendar. Each month we present a mini-workshop on a different food and/or gardening related topic.
We’ll have the community seed library present – pick up some free seeds for your garden, swap or donate seeds or plants. Followed by the West End Urban Garden Club (separate registration required). Barclay Room. Instructor: West End Neighbourhood Food Network
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2. West End Urban Garden Club
Organized by West End Neighbourhood Food Network, we share information, organize food and gardening workshops, save and give out seeds, produce the West End Urban Garden Calendar, explore possibilities for creating more gardening spaces in the West End, and engage in other food and gardening related activities. In addition, our WeBee pollinators group will be giving out Mason bee houses (while supplies last), and kids (of all ages) can take a picture with WeBee. Each month we hold a discussion/present a short talk or engage in a food and/or gardening related activity of interest to West Enders and others.
All ages welcome, whether you currently have a garden or not! Preceded by Village Vancouver’s and WENFN’s monthly Community Potluck, Seed Library & Workshop (separate registration required). Instructor: West End Neighbourhood Food Network. Barclay Room.
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3. Gardening Workshop Series – West End Neighbourhood Food Network & Village Vancouver.
Note: Advance registration encouraged. FREE for Seniors (50yrs +).
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Growing Your Own Microgreens (NEW!)
Microgreens are tasty and nutritious greens that can be eaten as a fresh snack or added to salads, smoothies, soups and more. In this joint Village Vancouver- WENFN Urban Garden Club workshop with Yael Stav, you’ll learn how to grow your own trays of microgreens at home year-round. We’ll look at the difference between sprouts and microgreens, review the many possible seeds that can be used for starting microgreens, and look into troubleshooting common problems. You’ll prepare your own microgreen tray to take home! Supplies included. We’ll have the community seed library present – pick up some free seeds for your garden, swap or donate seeds. Instructor: West End Neighbourhood Food Network.
Sun Jan 27, 1:00-3:00pm, 199942, $13/1 session, Bidwell Room
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Cultivating Community Resilience (NEW!)
How can we increase resilience in the West End and other neighbourhoods? What are some of the ways we might collaborate towards this? In this interactive Village Vancouver-West End Neighbourhood Food Network workshop with Ross Moster, we’ll take a look at existing initiatives in the West End and other neighbourhoods, and brainstorm ideas for new initiatives, big and small. We’ll have the community seed library present – pick up some free seeds for your garden, swap or donate seeds. (Updated text.)
Sat Feb 9, 1:00-3:00pm, 199943, $5/1 session, Barclay Room
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Spice Up Your Garden w/ Garlic Garlic
It’s easy to grow, can thrive in small spaces, and tastes great homegrown! In this joint Village Vancouver- WENFN Urban Garden Club workshop with Rhiannon Johnson, we’ll cover different types of garlic, soil, planting, care, and what to expect. You’ll learn how to grow garlic in your garden or containers and take home some garlic cloves to plant. We’ll have the community seed library present – pick up some free seeds for your garden, swap or donate seeds. Instructor: West End Neighbourhood Food Network
Sun Feb 3, 1:00-3:00pm, 199948, $13/1 session, Bidwell Room
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Planning and Planting Your Spring Garden
Enjoy the taste of freshly grown veggies from your garden this spring! Village Vancouver and WENFN’s West End Urban Garden Club present a workshop with Rhiannon Johnson covering the basics of planning, and then preparing and starting a food garden. You?ll learn how plan and prepare your garden space, as well as some simple techniques for starting plants indoors and in the garden, tailored to your space. We’ll have the community seed library present – pick up some free seeds for your garden, swap or donate seeds. Instructor: West End Neighbourhood Food Network
Tue Feb 26 ,6:30-8:30pm ,199944, $13/1 session, Bidwell Room
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Kombucha
In this joint Village Vancouver- WENFN Urban Garden Club workshop, you’ll learn how to make Kombucha, a fermented tea drink which contains anti-oxidants and is high in probiotics. Samples will be provided. We’ll have the community seed library present – pick up some free seeds for your garden, swap or donate seeds. Instructor: West End Neighbourhood Food Network
Sun Mar 3, 11:00am-1:00pm ,199945, $13/1 session, Barclay Room
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Gardening in Difficult Spaces (NEW!)
In this joint Village Vancouver- WENFN Urban Garden Club workshop with Mik Turje, you’ll learn how to grow food in difficult spaces, including growing in poor soil, shady areas, small spaces, and other challenging situations. We’ll have the community seed library present – pick up some free seeds for your garden, swap or donate seeds. Instructor: WENFN & Village Vancouver
Tue Mar 12, 6:30-8:30pm, 199947, $13/1 session, Bidwell Room
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Making Beeswax Salves w/ Lori Snyder
In this joint Village Vancouver- WENFN Urban Garden Club workshop with Lori Snyder, you’ll discover how to make beeswax salves with infused plant oils. It’s quick and easy, and beeswax salves have many different applications, including lip balms, natural skin care, hand salves and salves for wounds and sprains. Gardeners – you can make salves from your garden from a variety of plant infused olive oils blended into beeswax. We’ll have the community seed library present – pick up some free seeds for your garden, swap or donate seeds. Instructor: West End Neighbourhood Food Network
Tue Mar 19, 6:30-8:30pm, 199946, $13/1 session, Meeting Room 2
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Pests! Who’s Eating My Lettuce & What To Do About It (NEW!)
As anyone who’s ever gardened before knows, pests can sometimes be a real problem in the garden (and can be particularly discouraging if you’re a new gardener). In this joint Village Vancouver- WENFN Urban Garden Club workshop with Karen Ageson from Farmers on 57th, you’ll learn various ecologically sound techniques for minimizing damage and disappointment caused by pests in your garden. We’ll have the community seed library present – pick up some free seeds for your garden, swap or donate seeds. Instructor: West End Neighbourhood Food Network
Tue Mar 26, 6:30-8:30pm, 199953, $13/1 session, Bidwell Room
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Time: December 2, 2018 from 1pm to 3pm
Location: West End Community Center, Bidwell Room
Organized By: West End Neighbourhood Food Network
Event Description:
The West End Urban Garden Club would like to invite our community friends, old, new and yet to be – to join us as we gather for holiday cheer and great food!
This informal family friendly potluck will allow us to celebrate our gardening year and we’d love to see new gardeners and other community members there. Bring a dish to share and come with your gardening stories, or tales of your favourite comfort dishes, or traditional seasonal foods. Everyone’s welcome.
In the spirit of sharing, we’ll be collecting donations for local food programs which provide access to healthy food for folks in need. If you’d like to contribute, we suggest five or ten dollars — or whatever you’d like to give. (Choosing to contribute is totally optional.)
Cost: Free! Register: #181087 WECC 604.257.8333 or Holiday Celebration (https://ca.apm.activecommunities.com/vancouver/Activity_Search/west-end-urban-gardening-club-holiday-celebration/178134) or in person.
For additional info: WENFN — Ross Moster ross.wenfn@gmail.com or visit foodwestend.wordpress.com.
Happy Holidays from West End Neighbourhood Food Network and our Garden Club!
West End Neighbourhood Food Network is a member of Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks (www,vancouverfoodnetworks.com) check it out!
We acknowledge that the land on which we gather is the unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the Xwméthkwyiem (Musqueam), Skwxwúmesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
