All Candidates Survey – Urban Agriculture & Food Security

Nov 14, 2011 | EGP Blog

Last week we sent out a survey to all the candidates on urban agriculture and food security, and we’re sharing their responses below. Candidates from the City of North Vancouver, District of North Vancouver, West Vancouver and Bowen Island were contacted –...

GardenSmart Workshop: Planning Your First Vegetable Garden

Nov 5, 2011 | Education, EGP Blog, Events, Strong Roots

Plan your first vegetable garden for the 2012 season! Call 604-990-3755 To Register – Workshop Costs $5 Do you look out into your existing garden and wonder where to begin? Accomplished gardener Sharon Hanna has tips on how to design and build your first garden. Get a...

Aquaponics: feeding fish (and us)!

Nov 3, 2011 | EGP Blog

Sometime this month the world will hit 7 billion people. It’s impossible to know when exactly, as so many societies don’t maintain birth records. All of those people have to eat something, but there are a lot of factors working against filling 7 billion plates. The...

Vote Because Food Matters!

Nov 1, 2011 | EGP Blog

North Shore Municipal Elections Just Around the Corner – Saturday November 19th Voter turn-out for municipal elections in North and West Vancouver historically are low (only 17.45% in City of North Vancouver in 2008), but if you’re part of the growing...

Table Matters 2011

Oct 28, 2011 | EGP Blog, Events

A North Shore Discussion about Urban Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems Presenting a networking and information sharing event intended to continue building our North Shore food system network. Opportunities to participate in food system and urban agriculture...

GardenSmart Workshop: Growing Great Garlic – Planting, harvesting, and more!

Oct 22, 2011 | Education, EGP Blog, Events, Strong Roots

Growing Great Garlic: Planting, Harvesting and more! Call 604-990-3755 To Register – Workshop Costs $5 Fall is the ideal time to start your garlic for a summer harvest next year. Join Mike Nassichuk in exploring all the best ways to maximize your harvest, and grow...