Smack-dab in the middle of Non-GMO Month!

Oct 17, 2011 | EGP Blog

You’ve missed it! It’s already half over! Which is really just an incentive to get yourself in gear. What is it you’ve missed? Non-GMO Month. The reason  you may have missed the memo is that this is the first year Non-GMO Month has graced Canada with...

Inefficient Water Use

Oct 3, 2011 | EGP Blog

A water shortage wake-up call As we barrel head-first into Vancouver’s rainy (sorry, rainiest) season, it’s hard to consider water shortage a problem. But according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the demand for water is severely out-weighing its...

Rethink Food & Waste Film Night: What’s on Your Plate?

Sep 21, 2011 | EGP Blog, Events, Fed Up

EcoUrbia kicks off a bi-monthly film and speaker series called “Rethink Food & Waste”. Their goal is to screen many of the award-winning documentaries produced by Bullfrog Films that highlight issues around food & waste as we share & celebrate...

Workshop: Learn to Make Plum Wine

Sep 20, 2011 | Education, EGP Blog, Events

You are invited to join us in making plum wine on Tuesday September 20th. This fun and interactive workshop will explain all the basics in homemade plum wine making, and you’ll go home with some. Even though the local plum harvest was not great this year, at...

GardenSmart Workshop:Backyard Seed Saving – Getting Started

Sep 10, 2011 | Education, EGP Blog, Events, Strong Roots

Learn to save seeds in your own backyard! Share them with neighbours or at Seedy Saturday & use them next season. All 604-990-3755 To Register – Workshop Costs $5 Join Arzeena Hamir for an introduction to seed pollination, processing, saving and storage. Learn...

Working in Schools – Fed Up

Sep 1, 2011 | EGP Blog, Fed Up

Two years ago the Queen Mary Community Garden was built in North Vancouver.  Included in the garden were four large plots dedicated to the students at Queen Mary Elementary School – right next door.  The Edible Garden Project had been working with the students...