VanGoGreen » Edible Garden Project http://vangogreen.com Live.Greener Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:51:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Oct 21 | Feeding the Future http://vangogreen.com/2009/10/16/oct-21-feeding-the-future/ http://vangogreen.com/2009/10/16/oct-21-feeding-the-future/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:19:45 +0000 bigsnit http://vangogreen.com/?p=2379 Continue reading →]]> 20091016_ableman_photograph
Stories and Images from the new frontier of Food and Agriculture

An evening with author, photographer, farmer and founder of the Center for Urban Agriculture in California, Michael Ableman.

20091016_ablemanMichael Ableman will inspire us with stories and powerful photographic images of the sustainable agriculture models this award winning author, photographer and Salt Spring Island farmer has seen in his world travels. Michael will present examples of individuals who are using their community land, backyard gardens and urban farms to create socially and ecologically responsible ways of growing delicious fresh food.

Michael Ableman has written several books and lectures extensively on food, culture and sustainability worldwide. Michael founded the Centre for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens near San Francisco, a model for small scale urban agriculture.

Michael is currently farming at Foxgrove Farm on Saltspring Island where he has initiated the Centre for Arts, Ecology and Agriculture.

For more event information please go to www.ediblegardenproject.com

To learn more about Michael Ableman see www.foxglovefarmbc.ca & www.fieldsofplenty.com

Tickets:

All tickets $10

Tickets available through Centennial Theatre Box Office: 604 984 4484

Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Centennial Theatre, 2300 Londsdale, North Vancouver

More info and tickets:   www.centennialtheatre.com
Presented by Vancouver Coastal Health, North Shore Neighbourhood House, and the Edible Garden Project.

]]> http://vangogreen.com/2009/10/16/oct-21-feeding-the-future/feed/ 0 The North Shore's Garden Advocate http://vangogreen.com/2009/10/01/the-north-shores-garden-advocate/ http://vangogreen.com/2009/10/01/the-north-shores-garden-advocate/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:54:33 +0000 bigsnit http://vangogreen.com/?p=2341 Continue reading →]]> Heather Johnstone runs the Edible Garden Project on Vancouver’s North Shore.

Just wrapping up its 4th year, the the project encourages residents to share their bounty with people in need, as well as putting together a variety of urban agriculture and community garden projects.

This week, Heather and team opened the  Queen Mary Community Garden, located in the City of North Vancouver.  Those of you who aren’t from the North Shore may not be aware that there is both City of North Vancouver, and a District of North Vancouver.  Heather’s project involves both municipalities.

Earlier this summer, I spoke to Heather about the project and where things are going with urban agriculture on the North Shore. We met up at the Lower Lonsdale Community Garden…

Runs: 11:01

Podcast ISBN: 978-1-926758-03-9
photos and podcast © Robert Ouimet & Bigsnit Media 2009

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