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Aberthau Community Garden

Sep 4, 2021 - Oct 30, 2021

8 yrs +, Mixed

Food, Cooking and GardeningAll AgesCCA Contractor Business - Category 1

Description

Aberthau Community Permaculture and Eco Art Garden (NW Marine Drive between Discovery and Trimble Street) Located behind the Mansion and hosted by Village Vancouver (VV), the garden includes VV's Collaborative Demonstration Permaculture Garden, the WPG Preschool Garden and art/garden projects by our artist residencies. Emphasizing permaculture design elements, it offers fun, inclusive social, educational, culinary, artistic, and cultural activities for community members. All levels of experience are welcome at our weekly garden work parties, including new gardeners (for more info: ACG@villagevancouver.ca ).

At Aberthau and McBride Park Fieldhouse, enjoy VV cooking, fermenting, preserving and DIY demonstrations, timely gardening workshops such as Spice up Your Garden with Garlic and Planning Your Spring Garden as well as Growing Your Own Microgreens, children's workshops including Hapa-Zome and Natural Pigments, and other plant, health, and and/or creative DIY offerings like Cattail Containers, Delving into Natural Dyes, Making Beeswax Salves, Making Incense 101/Flower Essences, HeArt for the Soul: Echinacea - Restoring the Ability to Self-Heal and HeArt for the Soul: Rosemary - Restoring the Ability to Self-Heal. We also offer other activities (most of which are free) such as Permaculture Vancouver Meetups, Community Gardening Opportunity Info Sessions, and vertical gardening at McBride, and you can pick up some seeds for gardening, a small planter box kit, a native bee house, and/or seedlings (when available). (Separate registration required for each activity. and all workshops are free for Seniors 50 and over.) For more information, visit Village Vancouver at www.villagevancouver.ca [villagevancouver.ca] [villagevancouver.ca [villagevancouver.ca]] or email Ross Moster at ross@villagevancouver.ca. The garden is a member of the Westside Neighbourhood Food Network, and is part of the Westside Permaculture Corridor.

Activity meeting dates

Sep 4, 2021 - Oct 30, 2021

Sat10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Instructor

Village Vancouver

More Information

SupervisorCentre Activity Admin - EP West Point Grey

Number of sessions9

DepartmentWP - Special Event Revenue (4060)

Registration dates

From Aug 24, 2021 7:00 PM

Free

Retired

Notes

Masks are required for everyone ages 12+ years old.

NOTE: The nature of the activity is such that you may interact with other people who are considered to be in good health, continuous physical distance between other people cannot be guaranteed, and, by participating in the activity, you are at risk of being infected by a pathogen, including but not limited to SARS-COV-2. SARS-COV-2, which causes the disease COVID-19, may exacerbate other health issues and is the cause of an ongoing global pandemic. SARS-COV-2 is highly communicable and dangerous. If you become infected with SARS-COV2, you may transmit it to other people even if you are not exhibiting symptoms of illness.

Proof Of Vaccination

Effective September 13, people aged 12+ will need to show proof of vaccination to get into certain programs, events, and services at this facility. For acceptable proof of vaccination and for all other information, please cut and paste into your web browser: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/vaccinecard.html.
It is recommended that you arrive early for your activity in order to show proof of vaccination if required.

Communicable Disease Health & Safety Practices

Participants are required to comply with the current Face Coverings Order of the Provincial Health Officer. For more information, please cut and paste into your web browser: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/info/restrictions
Participants should assess themselves daily for symptoms of common cold, influenza, COVID-19, or other infectious respiratory disease before attending a program.
Participants who are ill, including participants of essential service providers, should not attend a program or access the Community Centre. If you are unsure, you should self-isolate and contact 8-1-1 or the local public health unit.
Registration and payment is required for most programs to help reduce the capacity to allow for physical distancing. Limited drop-ins may be permitted, depending on the facility.
All participants are encouraged to practice proper hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette by covering coughs or sneezes.

Refund Policy

Full refunds will be issued minus a $5 administrative fee for all programs cancelled prior to the start date of the program. Pro-rated refunds, based upon the number of classes that have passed, will be provided for classes cancelled after the start date and where instruction has been provided. Anyone who is unable to attend a program due to a change of date or time will be provided with a full refund for that class.