EVENTS

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NOVEMBER 1. 2012

Join us for A Farm To Cart Event at the Ridge Theatre on Thursday, November 1st, 2012. This thoughtful event includes the film screening of The Apple Pushers, a live auction, prizes, guest speakers, gift bags, local farmers and food cart vendors. It promised to be a sold out event so get your tickets fast. The first 100 hundred ticket buyers are eligible for some spectacular prizes! Please get your tickets here!

A thoughtful event from The World in a Garden & Farm Folk City Folk.

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JULY 2012

You’re invited to our kid-run farm market on Friday, July 27th! Proceeds benefit youth education programs at The World In A Garden.

Click here to RSVP for Open Garden Night, July 20, 4-8pm at our garden! The event is free or by donation.

JUNE 2012

MAY 2012

Order your potato kit here: http://potatofusionkits-eorg.eventbrite.com/

APRIL 2012

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ONGOING….

DECEMBER 2011

A GREEN’S HOLIDAY EVENT. Thursday, December 8th @ Green’s Organic & Natural Market, 1978 W. Broadway. Join us at Green’s to celebrate the best part about the holiday’s: the food. And GOOD food at that 🙂 We’ll have a pancake breakfast from 10-1:30pm, followed by in-store tastings from 2-7pm. Local, fresh and cheery! Donations benefit The World In A Garden.

NOVEMBER 2011

A PLAN BEE EVENT. Thursday, November 10, 2011, 7-9:30pm @ Arbutus Ridge Theatre, 3131 Arbutus St: Join us for an event with all things sweet! This thoughtful evening features the screening of the award-winning film, Queen of the Sun. Upon arriving, our guests will be filled with food and drink, have an opportunity to speak with folks in our community working with bees, pollination, etc., and then settle down in the theatre for some great speakers, a great film (8pm), and then leave with a very sweeeeet gift bag full of goodies! Tickets are just $29 with proceeds going to FarmFolk CityFolk and The World in a Garden. Generously sponsored by Festival Cinemas, the Vancouver Courier, and Whole Foods Market. **Buy your tickets here. Tickets are also available at Whole Foods Markets** PIZZA NIGHT FUNDRAISER. Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 5-10pm @ Rocky Mountain Flatbread, 1876 West 4th Ave (between Cypress & Burrard): Pizza with purpose! Chow down on healthy and fresh pizza at Rocky Mountain on Nov 15th. 10% of sales go to The World In A Garden! VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY. Sunday, Nov. 6th, 11-3pm @ The World In A Garden, West 57th & E. Blvd. Brrrr!! It’s getting cold out there! Help us get the garden winterized- Join your friends to spread wood chips, put up cold frames and do some good ol’ gardening maintenance! Snacks & warm coffee will be provided. RSVP to Alicia: abaddorf@jfsa.ca  ________________________________________________________________________

OCTOBER 2011

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SEPTEMBER 2011

Read the fall edition of The Garden Buzz!

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NOVEMBER 2010

The World in a Garden and Farm Folk/City Folk Present:

A Fresh Event

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OCTOBER

2010 Seed to Table Workshop Series

Series parts eight and nine!  The finale of the 2010 Seed to Table Series, complete the entire cycle by preparing your harvest, saving seeds, and cultivating the wisdom of the past growing season.

Lets get “cooking”!

Complete the year-long cycle: save your seeds for next year!

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SEPTEMBER

2010 Seed to Table Workshop Series

Series parts six and seven: a Composting workshop that explains both outdoor and vermiculture (worm) composting; and Preparing the Harvest workshop with Chef Ian Lai.  Composting and Cooking – both important steps along the seed to table cycle!

Composting Workshop

Preparing the Harvest – Seasonal and Local Foods

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AUGUST 2010

Pizza with a Purpose!

Join us at Rocky Mt. Flatbread Co. on the 24th of August for a delicious pizza pie.  10% of sales will be donated to The World In A Garden.  Bon Appetit!

Seriously delicious pizza.

2010 Seed To Table Workshop Series

The one and only workshop in August – and it’s a good one – Biodiversity in the Garden.  We’re putting this one on with the support of our friends, Greens Organic + Natural Market, on August 22nd.

Biodiversity in the Garden!

VOLUNTEER DAY!

As they say, ‘many hands make light work’.  Let’s see the great change we can make together!  On August 15th come on out in the sun, nurture the garden and help it grow!

Many hands make light work

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JULY

This Sunday July 25th, you’re invited to a Winter Gardening Workshop!  From 11 – 1 at The World In A Garden, W. 57th Ave. & E. Blvd.  To register please leave us a note below on the blog!

The last Seed to Table Workshop in July!

And the workshop series just keeps on rolling as we kick off July with Redefing Local: Native Plants and Arts and Seeds Starts: A Kids Workshop. Come join us at the garden for an interactive experience, we’re excited to get our hands dirty with you!
Click on the posters below for more information.

Redefing local with Native Edible Plants

Arts and Seed Starts: A kids Workshop

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JUNE

The World In A Garden presents the first of nine workshops in our  2010 Seed to Table Workshop Series.
On the 27th of June learn how to naturally enhance your garden with companion planting.

Companion Planting!

END OF SPRING EVENT!

Come out and get your hands dirty… or not. We would love to see you for our last day of Spring Event &  Volunteer day on Saturday June 19th, 2010 from 11 – 4. Our spring clean up is almost done and we would LOVE your help!!

click here for full size poster: END OF SPRING EVENT

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MAY

Eat Pizza with Purpose this May…and join us for our Rocky Mountain Pizza Fundraiser
Click here for Details:

FLATBREAD FUNDRAISER

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APRIL

The World in a Garden is hosting URBAN IMPACTS – An Earth Day Celebration of all Things Green, on Saturday April 17th, 2010.

In Collaboration with Choices Market and Growing City we have a full day of activities planned. Located at 1188 West 57th (@ East Blvd., across the street from the garden), Choices is celebrating Earth Day with a BBQ and all proceeds will be donated to our garden. Growing City will also be joining us with their creative fundraising program, Profile Pics for Peace, where you can come get your personal or family garden themed picture by donation along with a scheduled garden tour.

URBAN IMPACTS POSTER

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MARCH

JOIN US FOR OUR UPCOMING WORKSHOP TO CELEBRATE THE SPRING:

POTATO FUSION: An urban gardening workshop where potatoes meet lettuce

Whether you are a seasoned urban farmer or just love potatoes this interactive and fun workshop fundraiser will get you growing.

click here to view details:Potato Fusion Fundraiser Workshop

If you would like to order a potato kit, you can email Tricia at tsedgwick@jfsa.ca or 778-329-3509

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