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2010
09/26

Whole Foods Community Chest

July 5th to September 26th, bring a bag and donate the savings to the EGP! When shopping at Whole Foods Market at Park Royal between July 5th and September 26th, the Edible Garden Project will be one of the three options that you can chose from when donating your 10 cent bag discount. You would [ READ MORE ]

2010
09/13

EGP Volunteer Orientation

Learn all about how the EGP works – and how to get involved! Monday, September 13th, 6pm. Are you new to the EGP or just haven’t had time to get out and volunteer with us lately? Our new monthly volunteer orientation night will give you a chance to learn about all the great projects the [ READ MORE ]

2010
08/31

Produce Donation

Share your Surplus Produce If your garden is bountiful and you’ve got too much for yourself, please consider donating the surplus to your community. This produce goes directly to people in need on the North Shore. The Harvest Project: 201 Bewicke Avenue, North Vancouver, BC Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm and Saturday 10am-2pm The North Shore Neighbourhood House: [ READ MORE ]

2010
07/27

Green City Living – FRESH

The City of North Vancouver ‘Green City Living‘ film and speaker series continues on July 27th (7-9pm, CNV Hall – council chambers, 141 E 14th Street) with a showing of FRESH. Join councellor Craig Keating and local sustainable agriculture experts for a discussion after the movie. FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across [ READ MORE ]

2010
07/21

North Shore Community Garden Society seeking Vice President

The North Shore Community Garden Society (NSCGS) is seeking a volunteer vice president About the NSCGS The purpose of the North Shore Community Garden Society is to oversee the use and management of new community gardens on the North Shore. Our aim is to: • promote a diversity of approaches to sustainable gardening • encourage [ READ MORE ]

2010
07/13

North Shore Fruit Tree Project

The Fruit Tree Project has arrived on the North Shore The North Shore Fruit Tree Project Society is here to connect those with fruit growing trees to those in need.  Organized picks in your community will provide fruit to local food banks and organizations in need. How it works: If you would like to donate [ READ MORE ]

2010
07/04

Queen Mary Grand Opening: A Success

The sun came out on Saturday, and we had a very exciting day at Queen Mary.  Mayor Mussatto joined us to help open the garden – AND did a Square Foot Gardening demonstration, Bryony Lake provided some of the best face painting I’ve seen in a long time, musicians ‘Dye Kytary’ provided some excellent tunes, [ READ MORE ]

2010
06/19

Queen Mary Community Garden GRAND OPENING!

Saturday, June 19th! Join the City of North Vancouver and the Queen Mary Community Garden for a unique afternoon celebration to mark the official opening of the City’s Queen Mary Community Garden. This outdoor, family-friendly event includes lots of fun activities such as a scavenger hunt and face painting for the kids, tours of the [ READ MORE ]

2010
06/12

Group Gardening Session

Join us for a Group Gardening Session, Saturday June 12th, 10am-11:30 Come out and get your hands dirty with other gardeners in one of our backyard EGP garden sites on Saturday June 12th (Contact Us for location details).  Come out and harvest our bountiful crops, and help with the weeding to keep our garden looking [ READ MORE ]

2010
05/29

GardenSmart Workshops: Three on May 29!

Three Back-to-Back workshops at Maplewood Farm on Saturday, May 29th. Call 604-990-3755 to register for these Free workshops. 10:30am-12:00pm Home-Grown Veggies: No-Fail Foods for First-Time Urban Farmers Join North Shore Advanced Master Gardener Mike Nassichuk for an introduction to the tastiest and easiest vegetables to grow in your own yard. Nothing is better for the [ READ MORE ]

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