In Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver, folks are used to giving stuff away, thanks to the local Buy Nothing Facebook group. Got a sad plant? Someone will adopt it. Need a cup...
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Thanks a lot for the funding! We got the Neighborhood Free Public Library ready in the summer, and lots of the neighbors walk by and take some books on daily...
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Our previous Garden Seed Box project garnered a lot of interest and there was definite appetite for gardening and seed saving; but by late spring 2021, some major things had...
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We prepared 100 boxes of easy-to-grow garden seeds, each with 10 packets of different varieties and basic growing instructions. It was a lot to pack for two people! Shipping delays...
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30+ participants living in East Van received kits with the same four seed varieties, basic growing information, and emails throughout the growing season with information on seed starting, plant care,...
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We asked our neighbour Jeannie to write a few lines about our block party – here’s what she said: East 11th Block Party I attended our block party on Sunday,...
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Since the start of the pandemic, a lot of kids from our community have had to stay home and have been unable to go out to join activities to learn...
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Knitting has seen a resurgence with people finding solace in the meditative motion of stitching. Through the pandemic, our Buy Nothing group became incredibly active and gifts of yarn were...
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” Research shows that, people who spend time to handle flowers or receive flowers feel less depressed, anxious, and agitated too. While we are still living under a global pandemic,...
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