The Summer of Sustainability Garden Tour – SATURDAY!

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

Date: July 23rd
Time: 10 am – 3 pm
Location: All over Hastings-Sunrise neighbourhood!

Find our event on Facebook and RSVP.

Workshops:

11:00 AM – Planting a Pollinator-Friendly Garden with Dave Wodchis from Elemental Gardens | 2663 William Street

12:00 PM – Backyard Chickens 101 with Duncan Martin from the Backyard Bounty Collective | 2509 Dundas

1:00 PM – Introduction to Backyard Bees with Jo-Anne from the Pandora Park Community Garden | Pandora Park Garden

Plus! Master Gardener on site at 2590 Turner Street to answer your gardening questions.

More information

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Boulevards Alive Project Wrap.

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

 

William Street Edible Shade Garden

Brian and I presented the Boulevards Alive project to the community grants board on Tuesday, with a poster of photos taken in the first week of October. The photos we used can be found here. The board was really impressed with the project and congratulated our neighbourhood for taking on this project and seeing it to completion. We have been encouraged to apply for grants as they become available in the future – so let’s think about what else we might want to do in our neighbourhood!

Thanks to everyone who participated in the project, we sure will see the difference come spring when our gardens take root!

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A Fringe Play right around the corner!

Posted on September 2, 2010 by

Some of our neighbours used their community small grant to mount a neighbourhood-based play for the Fringe festival. Please book your tickets to support this great endeavour:

(some of) the new bees Present

Green/Roof
by Gina Readman and Caroline Sniatynski
at the 2010 Vancouver Fringe Festival

Green/Roof is an all-ages outdoor production, developed and performed in the Hastings-Sunrise area. Taking place in and around a backyard garden, the performance explores green thumbs, footprints, community, and commuting. Lemonade will be served.

Green/Roof is the second Fringe Festival production for the new bees, after last year’s hit HIVE – the new bees at the Russian Hall.

Green/Roof at the 2010 Vancouver Fringe Festival
Playing in Caroline’s Backyard, 2506 Charles Street
September 9 – 18, 2010 (no shows Monday Sept 13 or Tuesday Sept 14)

Ticket information and show schedule at www.vancouverfringe.com

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Block Paaaaarty!

Posted on September 2, 2010 by

This Sunday, September 5th, 2500 Block of William Street will be holding a block party!

Activities include:

  • Great music and performances!
  • Potluck lunch (12:00-1:00 pm). Please bring food to share if you wish, as well as your own cups, plates and eating utensils to keep our event garbage-free!
  • Photo display, past and present, and informal story sharing from long-time residents. Please come and share William street history!
  • Croquet, bocce, and street hockey – Both beginners and experts welcome!
  • Lots of kids’ activities, including arts and crafts, carnival games, face painting, and storytelling!
  • Bike decorating and parade – Bring your bike!
  • Free “sharing” table – Bring small unneeded items that might be useful to someone else!
  • A big bouncy castle with slide for kids ages 12 and under!

Come out between 12 and 4 to hang with your William Street neighbours!

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Backyard Chickens Workshop – tonight!

Posted on July 26, 2010 by

Sorry for the late notice:

A Backyard Chickens workshop with Jordan Maynard (www.southlandsfarms.com) will be held tonight (July 26th) at the home of Laura Arpiainen in the Hastings Sunrise neighbourhood from 7-9 pm. Her address is: 2509 Dundas.

The workshop in offered on a pay as you can basis, and the suggested donation is $10.

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Summer of Food project

Posted on July 22, 2010 by

Here’s some other folks in the hood who received a small grant to do a summer food project involving parents and kids! http://summeroffoodblog.blogspot.com/ – go check out their recipes, photos and trip reports!

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Musical interlude on Hastings…..

Posted on July 22, 2010 by

Click on the image for a better view!

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