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June 2025: Volunteering Opportunities!
June 2025: Volunteering Opportunities!

This month, Little Mountain Neighbourhood House is looking for volunteers to help out at a variety of events in Riley Park.

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At the Garden: a Recap of May
At the Garden: a Recap of May

The month of May flew by quickly with the roller coaster of events at the Riley Park Community Garden. Here’s a run-down of what we did last month!

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View fullsize We are looking for volunteers! Join us in moving soil to make some brand-new plant beds at the Riley Park Learning Garden. We’ll be there all day on Wednesday, June 11, from 10 am to 4 pm. Volunteers are welcome to join at any time of the day
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View fullsize Spring Work Parties 04/27-05/07 A lot can change in the garden in April and May, especially in such beautiful weather! With long days and great growing temperatures, the space can seem like a different place from week to week. Lots of bed prep ha
View fullsize Guided Work Party April 13/16th We started these days with openers about biennial plants, the sorts of in-between plants, not annuals and not perennials that we love to grow in our gardens, things like kale, cabbage and Swiss chard. We also discuss
View fullsize UPDATE: Thank you for your interest! Please note that applications are now closed. Supporting the communications and events for the food hub, riley park community garden, the learning garden, climate change and other outreach. 2 positions May 12 and
View fullsize April 2nd Guided Work Party We started today with an opener about our good friend the hummingbird. Their arrival (although some never left) is normally timed with the blooming of the flowering red current, a beautiful and important native shrub. Hum
View fullsize In collaboration with the Vancouver Vegetable Growers, we had our first annual Seed Swap Sunday at the community garden today! We had a great turnout where we all braved the rain to share seeds and expertise in all things seed related. There were a t
View fullsize Seed Swap Sunday and Sign Up for Guided Work Parties starting March 19th. Check the calendar for Weds and Sun Work Parties and other events.
 

Our Activities in the Garden, Field House, and Park

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Farmer's Market Donation Station and "Ask a Master Gardener" table
RBC Kids Run
Food Hub Volunteer Potluck
Jun 10
Food Hub Volunteer Potluck
Guided work party

Volunteer at weekly guided work parties!

Soil Day work party

Volunteer at weekly guided work parties!

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