Composting Workshop for Master Gardeners
A course for Master Gardeners. Facilitated with Angela Hoy and Debbie Flynn.
Nature Exploration
This program is designed for parents of children 0–5 years of age to learn and grow spiritually, emotionally, physically, and mentally through guided nature exploration experiences.
Program Purpose
To support early childhood development in a calm, natural environment.
To give parents and children time to connect with each other and with nature.
To encourage growth in four main areas:
Spiritual – developing a sense of wonder, gratitude, and connection.
Emotional – building emotional awareness, regulation, and bonding.
Physical – moving bodies through walking, playing, and exploring outdoors.
Mental – stimulating curiosity, learning, and problem-solving.
Who This Program Is For
Parents or caregivers with children from birth to 5 years old.
Families who want to spend time outdoors exploring the world around them.
Those interested in whole-child development (mind, body, heart, and spirit).
To sign up, please fill out this form.
Nature Exploration
This program is designed for parents of children 0–5 years of age to learn and grow spiritually, emotionally, physically, and mentally through guided nature exploration experiences.
Program Purpose
To support early childhood development in a calm, natural environment.
To give parents and children time to connect with each other and with nature.
To encourage growth in four main areas:
Spiritual – developing a sense of wonder, gratitude, and connection.
Emotional – building emotional awareness, regulation, and bonding.
Physical – moving bodies through walking, playing, and exploring outdoors.
Mental – stimulating curiosity, learning, and problem-solving.
Who This Program Is For
Parents or caregivers with children from birth to 5 years old.
Families who want to spend time outdoors exploring the world around them.
Those interested in whole-child development (mind, body, heart, and spirit).
To sign up, please fill out this form.
Farmer's Market "Ask a Master Gardener" booth
Get your gardening questions answered by a local master gardener! They will be holding a booth at the Farmer’s Market on the first Saturday of every month from Mar to Oct.
Vancouver Fruit Tree Project Season Launch
Join our partners, the VFTP for their season kick-off. Be a volunteer picker or donate your fruit tree to feed community members.
Did you know that the apples provided by the VFTP are used to make juice and chips for our Apple Days? Learn more.
TAPS in the Garden
Join the TAPS Program from LMNHS for lunch and learn in the Community Garden. Ask Craig for more information.
Farmer's Market "Ask a Master Gardener" booth
Get your gardening questions answered by a local master gardener! They will be holding a booth at the Farmer’s Market on the first Saturday of every month from Mar to Oct.
Farmer's Market "Ask a Master Gardener" booth
Get your gardening questions answered by a local master gardener! They will be holding a booth at the Farmer’s Market on the first Saturday of every month from Mar to Oct.
Farmer's Market "Ask a Master Gardener" booth
Get your gardening questions answered by a local master gardener! They will be holding a booth at the Farmer’s Market on the first Saturday of every month from Mar to Oct.
Tomato Festival
All things Tomatoes! Sample varieties we grow in our gardens. Ask the Choices Market Nutritionist your questions. Bring a tomato dish to share at the potluck.
Apple Day 1
Join us to celebrate apples! Pressing apples to make juice, sampling varieties, sharing apple dishes at our potluck.
Farmer's Market "Ask a Master Gardener" booth
Get your gardening questions answered by a local master gardener! They will be holding a booth at the Farmer’s Market on the first Saturday of every month from Mar to Oct.
Apple Day 2
Day 2. Learn about different, seasonal varieties of apples that are hardier to last the winter. Juice apples provided by the Vancouver Fruit Tree Project. Share your favourite apple dish or try a new recipe.
Nature Exploration
This program is designed for parents of children 0–5 years of age to learn and grow spiritually, emotionally, physically, and mentally through guided nature exploration experiences.
Program Purpose
To support early childhood development in a calm, natural environment.
To give parents and children time to connect with each other and with nature.
To encourage growth in four main areas:
Spiritual – developing a sense of wonder, gratitude, and connection.
Emotional – building emotional awareness, regulation, and bonding.
Physical – moving bodies through walking, playing, and exploring outdoors.
Mental – stimulating curiosity, learning, and problem-solving.
Who This Program Is For
Parents or caregivers with children from birth to 5 years old.
Families who want to spend time outdoors exploring the world around them.
Those interested in whole-child development (mind, body, heart, and spirit).
To sign up, please fill out this form.
Nature Exploration
This program is designed for parents of children 0–5 years of age to learn and grow spiritually, emotionally, physically, and mentally through guided nature exploration experiences.
Program Purpose
To support early childhood development in a calm, natural environment.
To give parents and children time to connect with each other and with nature.
To encourage growth in four main areas:
Spiritual – developing a sense of wonder, gratitude, and connection.
Emotional – building emotional awareness, regulation, and bonding.
Physical – moving bodies through walking, playing, and exploring outdoors.
Mental – stimulating curiosity, learning, and problem-solving.
Who This Program Is For
Parents or caregivers with children from birth to 5 years old.
Families who want to spend time outdoors exploring the world around them.
Those interested in whole-child development (mind, body, heart, and spirit).
To sign up, please fill out this form.
Seeding Stewardship Fair
Join LMNHS as we showcase our Community Garden, Learning Garden and Rain Garden in partnership with the Vancouver Farmers Market and the Vancouver Parks Board.
Click here to RSVP for the event so we can estimate the attendance.
The Rain Garden is hosting a planting session 10:30-11:30. More information to come shortly. This is a guided hands-on activity for up to 20 people supported by the UBC Env 400 students who are working with us this term.
Visit and learn of City-wide initiatives of the Seeding Stewardship program.
Farmers Market Donation Station
Volunteer to raise funds to support our Riley Park Gardens. LMNHS has a booth in the Riley Park Farmers Market. We invite shoppers to donate funds, share information on the programs we offer and at the end of the market, vendors contribute produce for our food literacy programs.
Email Joanne for more information.
Farmer's Market "Ask a Master Gardener" booth
Get your gardening questions answered by a local master gardener! They will be holding a booth at the Farmer’s Market on the first Saturday of every month from Mar to Oct.
Nature Exploration
This program is designed for parents of children 0–5 years of age to learn and grow spiritually, emotionally, physically, and mentally through guided nature exploration experiences.
Program Purpose
To support early childhood development in a calm, natural environment.
To give parents and children time to connect with each other and with nature.
To encourage growth in four main areas:
Spiritual – developing a sense of wonder, gratitude, and connection.
Emotional – building emotional awareness, regulation, and bonding.
Physical – moving bodies through walking, playing, and exploring outdoors.
Mental – stimulating curiosity, learning, and problem-solving.
Who This Program Is For
Parents or caregivers with children from birth to 5 years old.
Families who want to spend time outdoors exploring the world around them.
Those interested in whole-child development (mind, body, heart, and spirit).
To sign up, please fill out this form.
Rain Garden Work Party
Email Simina, Riley Park Rain Garden Steward Lead to volunteer. All are welcome. Help us to remove invasives and overgrown sedges to make way for Planting at the Seeding Stewardship Fair May 9th.
The Rain Garden (east side of Riley Park) is being cultivated as a hub for native plants species important to traditional Indigenous practices, with a focus on plants that improve water filtration and wildlife habitat.
Sunday, May 3
Drop by from 11am-3pm
Feel free to also join our weekly work party Tuesdays 10-12
Nature Exploration
This program is designed for parents of children 0–5 years of age to learn and grow spiritually, emotionally, physically, and mentally through guided nature exploration experiences.
Program Purpose
To support early childhood development in a calm, natural environment.
To give parents and children time to connect with each other and with nature.
To encourage growth in four main areas:
Spiritual – developing a sense of wonder, gratitude, and connection.
Emotional – building emotional awareness, regulation, and bonding.
Physical – moving bodies through walking, playing, and exploring outdoors.
Mental – stimulating curiosity, learning, and problem-solving.
Who This Program Is For
Parents or caregivers with children from birth to 5 years old.
Families who want to spend time outdoors exploring the world around them.
Those interested in whole-child development (mind, body, heart, and spirit).
To sign up, please fill out this form.
Learning Garden Work Party
The Learning Garden centres place-based education through an Indigenous lens, for all ages and mobility needs. You will be contributing towards building a space where community members like you can co-create, connect, and garden. Activities include building planter boxes, moving soil, and preparing the space for planting.
Sign up here for the Guided Work Parties and help us build!
All experience levels are welcome.
Nature Exploration
This program is designed for parents of children 0–5 years of age to learn and grow spiritually, emotionally, physically, and mentally through guided nature exploration experiences.
Program Purpose
To support early childhood development in a calm, natural environment.
To give parents and children time to connect with each other and with nature.
To encourage growth in four main areas:
Spiritual – developing a sense of wonder, gratitude, and connection.
Emotional – building emotional awareness, regulation, and bonding.
Physical – moving bodies through walking, playing, and exploring outdoors.
Mental – stimulating curiosity, learning, and problem-solving.
Who This Program Is For
Parents or caregivers with children from birth to 5 years old.
Families who want to spend time outdoors exploring the world around them.
Those interested in whole-child development (mind, body, heart, and spirit).
To sign up, please fill out this form.
Learning Garden Work Party
The Learning Garden centres place-based education through an Indigenous lens, for all ages and mobility needs. You will be contributing towards building a space where community members like you can co-create, connect, and garden. Activities include building planter boxes, moving soil, and preparing the space for planting.
Sign up here for the Guided Work Parties and help us build!
All experience levels are welcome.
Nature Exploration
This program is designed for parents of children 0–5 years of age to learn and grow spiritually, emotionally, physically, and mentally through guided nature exploration experiences.
Program Purpose
To support early childhood development in a calm, natural environment.
To give parents and children time to connect with each other and with nature.
To encourage growth in four main areas:
Spiritual – developing a sense of wonder, gratitude, and connection.
Emotional – building emotional awareness, regulation, and bonding.
Physical – moving bodies through walking, playing, and exploring outdoors.
Mental – stimulating curiosity, learning, and problem-solving.
Who This Program Is For
Parents or caregivers with children from birth to 5 years old.
Families who want to spend time outdoors exploring the world around them.
Those interested in whole-child development (mind, body, heart, and spirit).
To sign up, please fill out this form.
Learning Garden Work Party
The Learning Garden centres place-based education through an Indigenous lens, for all ages and mobility needs. You will be contributing towards building a space where community members like you can co-create, connect, and garden. Activities include building planter boxes, moving soil, and preparing the space for planting.
Sign up here for the Guided Work Parties and help us build!
All experience levels are welcome.
Nature Exploration
This program is designed for parents of children 0–5 years of age to learn and grow spiritually, emotionally, physically, and mentally through guided nature exploration experiences.
Program Purpose
To support early childhood development in a calm, natural environment.
To give parents and children time to connect with each other and with nature.
To encourage growth in four main areas:
Spiritual – developing a sense of wonder, gratitude, and connection.
Emotional – building emotional awareness, regulation, and bonding.
Physical – moving bodies through walking, playing, and exploring outdoors.
Mental – stimulating curiosity, learning, and problem-solving.
Who This Program Is For
Parents or caregivers with children from birth to 5 years old.
Families who want to spend time outdoors exploring the world around them.
Those interested in whole-child development (mind, body, heart, and spirit).
To sign up, please fill out this form.
Learning Garden Work Party
The Learning Garden centres place-based education through an Indigenous lens, for all ages and mobility needs. You will be contributing towards building a space where community members like you can co-create, connect, and garden. Activities include building planter boxes, moving soil, and preparing the space for planting.
Sign up here for the Guided Work Parties and help us build!
All experience levels are welcome.
Farmer's Market "Ask a Master Gardener" booth
Get your gardening questions answered by a local master gardener! They will be holding a booth at the Farmer’s Market on the first Saturday of every month from Mar to Oct.
