The community-oriented Eastside Flea returns to the Wise Hall, 1882 Adanac Street, this Saturday, April 12th. Now that Spring is officially here, they’ve got a great line up of over 40 local vendors which will sell everything from mid-century furniture to records to new works by local artists to books to vintage items and so much more. For this weekend’s market, you will also find the ladies from Victory Gardens out front. Also, Dickie’s Ginger will be on site with their Ginger Beer using real ginger no artificial extracts or flavours. The Eastside Flea is an all ages event. Admission is $2.00. Eastside Flea runs from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. If you miss this weekend’s market, more Spring dates will be announced soon, but one confirmed date is a Mother’s Day Market on Saturday, May 10th.
Eastside Flea Returns To Wise Hall April 12th
9 Apr
Fundraiser: Spade to Spoon at Strathcona Community Centre Saturday March 29th
17 Mar
Strathcona Community Centre Youth Council is hosting a home garden to table fundraiser on Saturday, March 29th at Strathcona Community Centre, 601 Keefer Street. You are invited to come out and support this event which will help raise funds for a vertical teaching garden at Strathcona Elementary School. This fundraiser will include demonstrations, discussions and local vendors including Growoya, Victory Gardens, Mushroom Man, Tracy Maynard Pottery, Le Meadows Pantry, Homesteaders Emporium, Rooted Nutrition, Strathcona 1890, Fable Naturals, Foodline Radio and our favourite local celebrity, the Truck Farm.
Also on hand will be well known author, Peter Ladner, with his book the Urban Food Revolution. At 2:00 p.m., Peter will discuss aspects of his book and be available for a book signing after his presentation. The festivities kick off at 10:00 a.m. on March 29th with a Make Your Own Self Watering Container demonstration and discussion at 10:30 a.m. followed by Marvellous Microgreens and much more to round out the afternoon including shorts from the series, Meet Your Urban Farmer and the original movie Truck Farm. Admission is $5.00 for adults, $2.00 for students and children between 1 – 12 years of age free. All vendors participating in this event will be contributing 10% of their sales to the Vertical Teaching Garden. Come out and support this great community event!
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River District This Weekend: Farmers Market, BC Rivers Day & March Of The Penguins
28 Sep
It is another busy weekend at the River District with lots of great activities. First, today kicks off with the River District Farmers Market which is located at the foot of Kerr Street just one block South of SE Marine Drive. Lots of great local produce, cheese, crafters, garden plants, bread and more. The market runs every Saturday from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. until October 26th.
Sunday, September 29th, is BC Rivers Day which the River District is celebrating with a sustainability-themed event that will run from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. There will be a kids clothing sale from 10:00 a.m. – Noon. They will have on hand gently-worn clothing for infants and children under 5. All items will be priced $1, $2 or $5 and will be cash only. All proceeds from the clothing sale will support Fraserlands Family Place for the purchase of new toys, books and educational items.
Victory Gardens will be on hand with planter demos and activities for the kids including newspaper pots and decorating seed packs. If you have gardening questions, you are encouraged to bring them. This is a knowledgeable team that specializes in transforming all types of urban space for food production.
Free Geek Vancouver will be on site to collect your e-waste for responsible disposal. View their website for what items are acceptable to bring.
Lastly, at 3:00 p.m. River District will have a FREE screening of March of the Penguins. This is a documentary about the annual journey of the Emperor Penguins of Antarctica. The film follows the penguins as they return to their ancestral breeding grounds every autumn, strive for a successful courtship and if their chick hatches, then both parents have to make multiple trips between the ocean and the breeding grounds to ensure the survival of their chick. This film won the 2005 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
If you get hungry before, during or after any of these activities, Romer’s Burger Bar is located directly next to the River District. They have a long list of good eats, but I do recommend the Drunken Doughnuts, the Hali Burger and onion rings. All delicious!
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Stone Soup Festival Coming to Britannia Community Centre May 11th
6 May
Saturday, May 11th the Britannia Community Centre, 1661 Napier Street, will be hosting the 18th Annual Stone Soup Festival. This event is a celebration of food, art, environment and community and is very much a family oriented event. There is something for everyone at this celebration. On site there will be a food market as well as local artists and community groups showcasing their works, live music, tea leaf reading, free soup, children’s activities including a Children’s Seed Planting Workshop from 1:00 p.m.– 4:00 p.m. in the West Kids’ Area. Also from Noon to 5:00 p.m. Jan Nguyen will be presenting an Origami Workshop at the Britannia Site.
This event focuses on food and the sharing of resources and eating ‘local’. Stone Soup Festival will celebrate the diversity of food within the neighbourhood and the importance of food to the culture of our community. This year there will be a special focus on Urban Agriculture. To that end, there will be workshops on a variety of topics including The Urban Food Garden (Planning Tips & Advice from Victory Gardens) from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. in the Family Activity Room, How To Plant & Care For A Tree Workshop by David Tracey from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the Al Mattison Lounge as well as a presentation by Peter Ladner on Digging Economic Sustainability into the Urban Food Movement at 3:00 p.m. in the Britannia Library. And if that isn’t enough, does your bike need a tune up? Kickstand will be hosting a Bike Tune Up Workshop which is by donation.
Live music will be at the Commercial Drive Stage. The schedule kicks it off with Katheryn Petersen at Noon. At 1:00 p.m. you will find the Carnival Band, then Tim Sars Band will be on stage at 1:30 p.m., Backspin gets going at 2:00 p.m. At 3:00 p.m. Glenn Watts takes the stage and to finish things off, Rio Samaya at 4:00 p.m. And of course free soup will be available from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. in Gym D compliments of Liquids and Solids Cafe & Market. Come out and celebrate local food in your community!
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