3rd Annual Westside Food Festival

Presented by Village Vancouver and Westside, Marpole Oakridge & Fairview False Creek South Neighbourhood Food Networks.

Upcoming Westside Food Festival events (CLICK ON LINKS TO REGISTER):

Tue June 18

2:30-3:30pm Gardening at Aberthau Garden at West Point Grey Community Centre

3:30-5:30pm Seed Packet Party at the VV Field House in McBride Park

Wed June 19

6-7pm Permaculture Vancouver June Meetup in the garden at West Point Grey Community Centre

6-8pm Kits Community Potluck at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

7-9pm Native Edibles Talk and Walk at West Point Grey Community Centre

Thu June 20

6:30-8:30pm Fall and Winter Gardening (CANCELLED) at Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre

Sat June 22

11-3pm Village Vancouver Booth at Point Grey Fiesta at Trimble Park (off of West 4 Avenue)

Sun June 23

3-5:30pm Gardening at Kits Village Collaborative Garden at Billy Bishop Legion Hall

Mon June 24

10am-noon Seed Savers Club at West Point Grey Community Centre

5:45-6:30pm Move. Focus. Prepare. Disaster Preparation (Register by calling 604-263-9123)

Tue June 25

3:30-4:30pm Introduction to Organic Gardening at Douglas Park Community Centre

6:30-8:30pm Making Beeswax Salves in the VV Field House at McBride Park

Wed Jun 26

6-9pm Introduction to Canning at Kitsilano Community Centre

Thu June 27

3-7pm Westside Community Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

3-7pm VV info booth/Kits Village Seed Library at Westside Community Food Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Wed July 3

6:30-8:30pm Making Beeswax Salves at West Point Grey Community Centre

Thu July 4

3-7pm Westside Community Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

3-7pm VV info booth/Kits Village Seed Library at Westside Community Food Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Fri July 5

6:30-8:30pm Balcony, Container, and Small Space Gardening at Kitsilano Community Centre

Sat July 6

11am-5pm Village Vancouver Booth at Khatsahlano on 4th Avenue

Sun July 7

2-2:45pm Gardening at Village Vancouver Green Streets Garden off Broadway

3-5:30pm Gardening at Kits Village Collaborative Garden at Billy Bishop Legion Hall

Mon July 8

6-8pm First Steps for Prevention: Part 1 at Kitsilano Vancouver Public Library Branch

Tue Jul 9

9:15am-11:15 Seed Savers Club at Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre

Wed July 10

6:30-8:30pm Pests! Who's Eating My Lettuce & What To Do About It (CANCELLED) at False Creek Community Centre

Thu July 11

2-2:45pm Gardening at Village Vancouver Green Streets Garden off Broadway

3-7pm Westside Community Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

3-7pm VV info booth/Kits Village Seed Library at Westside Community Food Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Fri July 12

10am-noon Hands in the Dirt! Children's Workshop at the VV Field House in McBride Park

12:45-2:50pm Gardening at Aberthau Garden at West Point Grey Community Centre

3-5:30pm Gardening at Kits Village Colllaborative Garden at Billy Bishop Legion Hall

6:30-8:30pm Healthy Soil for a Great Garden! at Kitsilano Community Centre

Sat July 13

10am-12:30pm Aberthau Garden Open House in the garden at West Point Grey Community Centre

12:30-2pm Westside Urban Garden Club at West Point Grey Community Centre

2-3:30pm Introduction to Organic Gardening at the VV Field House in McBride Park

Sun July 14

12:25-2:50pm Gardening at Aberthau Garden near West Point Grey Community Centre

3-5:30pm Gardening at Kits Village Collaborative Garden at Billy Bishop Legion Hall

Mon July 15

6-8pm First Steps to Prevention: Part 2 at Kitsilano Vancouver Public Library Branch

Tue July 16

6:30-8:30pm The Magic of Wild Yeast! at the VV Field House in McBride Park

Wed July 17

5:30-8:30pm Introduction to Canning at West Point Grey Community Centre

6-8pm Kits Community Potluck at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Thu July 18

1:15-2:30pm Grow Your Own Microgreens: Children's Workshop at the VV Field House in McBride Park

2-2:45pm Gardening at Village Vancouver Green Street Garden off Broadway

3-7pm Westside Community Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

3-7pm VV info booth/Kits Village Seed Library @ Westside Community Food Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

6-7pm Kits Village July Recycling Depot at Kitsilano Community Centre

6:30-8:30pm Pests! Who's Eating My Lettuce & What To Do About it (CANCELLED) at Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre

July 19-21

VV Goes to the Folk Festival at Jericho Beach Park

Sun July 21

3-5:30pm Gardening at Kits Village Collaborative Garden at Billy Bishop Legion Hall

Mon July 22

6-8pm First Steps to Prevention: Part 3 at Kitsilano Vancouver Public Library Branch

Tue July 23

3-5pm Seed Packet Party at the VV Field House in McBride Park

Wed July 24

6-7pm Permaculture Vancouver July Meetup in the garden at West Point Grey Community Centre

7-8:30pm Grow Your Own Microgreens at West Point Grey Community Centre

Thu July 25

2-2:45pm Gardening at Village Vancouver Green Street Garden off Broadway

3-7pm Westside Community Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

3-7pm VV info booth/Kits Village Seed Library @ Westside Community Food Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

4-5:30pm Grow Your Own Microgreens at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Fri July 26

10am-noon Seed Packet Party at the VV Field House in McBride Park

12:45-2:50pm Gardening at Aberthau Garden at West Point Grey Community Centre

3-5:30pm Gardening at Kits Village Colllaborative Garden at Billy Bishop Legion Hall

Sat July 27

9-10:30pm VV Goes to the Celebration of Light at the tip of Kits Point, behind the Maritime Museum

Sun July 28

10am-12pm Building Solar Greenhouses at Farmers on 57th

12:40-2:50pm Gardening at Aberthau Garden near West Point Grey Community Centre

1-3pm Fall & Winter Gardening at West Point Grey Community Centre

3-5:30pm Gardening at Kits Village Collaborative Garden at Billy Bishop Legion Hall

Mon July 29

6:30-8:30pm The Basics of Seed Saving at Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre

Tue July 30

6:30-8:30pm The Secret Life of Wild Yeast (WAITLIST) at the VV Field House in McBride Park

Wed July 31

6:30-8:30pm Plant Families: Understanding Garden Connections at West Point Grey Community Centre

9-10:30pm VV Goes to the Celebration of Light at the tip of Kits Point, behind the Maritime Museum

Thu August 1

7:15-8pm Gardening at Village Vancouver Green Streets Garden off Broadway

3-7pm Westside Community Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

3-7pm VV info booth/Kits Village Seed Library at Westside Community Food Market at Kitsilano Neighbourhood House

Fri August 2

3-5pm Zero-Waste in the Kitchen & Making Beeswax Wraps (WAITLIST) at David Eby's Office

Sat August 3

9-10:30pm VV Goes to the Celebration of Light at the tip of Kits Point, behind the Maritime Museum

A (Holiday) Weekend at the Garden at Aberthau Garden near West Point Grey Community Centre

• 12-1pm Community Potluck in the Garden
  
• 1- 3pm Zero Waste in the Kitchen & Making Beeswax Wraps
• 3:30-5:30pm Menu Planning, Meal Prep & Mason Jar Salads

Sun August 4

A (Holiday) Weekend at the Garden at Aberthau Garden near West Point Grey Community Centre

• 9am-5:30pm Aberthau Community Garden: a Day in the Garden
• 10am-noon The Secret Life of Wild Yeast: Wildly Delicious Artisan Bread
  
• 12:15-12:45pm Village Vancouver Q&A Session
• 1-3pm Food Provenance Dialogue and Potluck Picnic

3-5:30pm Gardening at Kits Village Collaborative Garden at Billy Bishop Legion Hall

Mon August 5

10-11am Seed Packet Party at Billy Bishop Legion Hall

We're always adding activities to the Festival so check back regularly for new events & workshops that are fun for the whole family!

The Food Festival is organized by Village Vancouver, Westside Neighbourhood Food Network, Marpole Oakridge NFN and Fairview False Creek South NFN. Village Vancouver is a member of Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Networks - check it out!

We would like to acknowledge that the land on which we gather is the unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the Xwméthkwyiem (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.