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Native Plant Workshop

Get to know more about your native plant species neighbours by signing up for a morning plant walk through Strathcona Community Garden on Sunday, August 28th.

Native Plant Workshop

Get to know more about your native plant species neighbours by signing up for a morning plant walk through Strathcona Community Garden on Sunday, August 28th. Over the course of two hours, knowledgeable guides Erica Ellis and Matthew Williams will be touching on topics including the medicinal, cultural, and culinary uses of some indigenous BC plants; plus there will be storytelling and journalling, and participants will get to sip on tea made using some of the highlighted ingredients. Participation is available on a sliding scale, from $5-15. DETAILS

Sun, Aug. 28 | 10:30am-12:30pm | Strathcona Community Garden 759 Malkin Ave. MAP

Niwa Heads to Hazelmere Farm for a Mid-Summer Feast, July 25th

The crew at Niwa and Hazelmere Farm have been pals for years, so it was probably only a matter of time before somebody had the good sense to set up a table. On July 25, Chef Darren Gee cooks dinner at the source, with Naty King's fields helping decide what's on the menu.

A Neighbourhood-Wide Invitation to Wander Chinatown

When summer foot traffic slowed, a group of Chinatown businesses responded the way the best neighbourhoods often do: by working together. Their month-long Chinatown Passport is an invitation to wander, eat, drink and rediscover the neighbourhood.

How About a Week in Italy, With Wine as Your Focus?

Got plans this fall? If not, spending a week eating and drinking your way through Italy seems like a pretty good place to start.

Shincha, Foraged Greens, and the Arrival of Summer

Created in collaboration with Japan's oldest tea house, this one-day Mæst Food dinner offers a thoughtful look at what early summer has to offer.