New Shoots Forager’s Feast!
We’re so excited to share the abundance of Spring with our community. Come bring a dish to share at the potluck that contains at least one ingredient that you grew or ethically foraged yourself. Not sure what that means? Our partners at Resurfacing History, an Indigenous knowledge-sharing project, will be talking about reciprocity with nature and ethical wildcrafting. We hope to see you on Thursday March 28th, 5-8pm at Slocan Community Hall!

This is just one of our many upcoming Spring events in the beautiful Renfrew Ravine of East Vancouver – follow us to keep in the loop!

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We have so many fun things happening in the next 2 months, as Spring is here and it’s prime time for planting! All events at the Alder unless noted otherwise. PM or email info@stillmoon.org for more info. Everyone welcome!

March 23 (Sat) – Planting native plants in Renfrew Ravine 11am-2pm, and installing the first human figure of Fruiting Bodies 11am-5pm in Renfrew Park.

March 28th (Thurs) – New Shoots Forager’s Feast, 5-8pm. Bring a dish to share that contains at least one ingredient that you grew or ethically foraged, and learn about reciprocity with nature from Resurfacing History.

March 30th (Sat) – Small fish and benthic invertebrate sampling in Still Creek, 10am-1pm.

April 4th (Thurs) – Free Fabric Swap! Come take what you need and we’ll donate the rest. 5:30-8:30pm.

April 6th (Sat) – Garden prep party for dye plants, west side of the Ravine at 24th and Renfrew. 10am-2pm.

April 13th (Sat) – Fruiting Bodies installation of the second figure in Renfrew Park, 10am-5pm.

April 20th (Sat) – Ravine Clean-up and planting party for the Colour Me Local dye garden, 10am-2pm at the top of 24th and Renfrew St.

April 25th (Thurs) – Mycelial Connections Celebration, including eco-art walk and mushroom soup at the Renfrew VPL 5:30-8pm.

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Working toward mushroom sculpture installation March 23rd in Renfrew Park. Today we papier mache’d our Ted Tweetie head with mycelium infused paper and guardians gum and added a top layer of silk dyed with cortinarius semisanguineses mushroom. Very long to do list to be ready for the 23rd. #ecoart #mushrooms #mushroomsculpture #renfrewpark #vancouver #yvr #sculptureart #stillcreek #vancouverisawesome via Instagram https://ift.tt/2W0QsX9

Another great day weaving and working on our “Fruiting Bodies” mushroom sculpture with Rebecca Graham and several guest artists. Sculpting Ravine legend Ted Tweetie’s face to cast in mycelium for the sculpture #renfrewravine #ecoart #mushroomsculpture #mushroomart #weaving #basketryart #yvrart #vancouverisawesome #vancouverart #vancouverpublicart #vancouverparkboard via Instagram https://ift.tt/2Uo6gmn

We’re giving Fruiting Bodies a leg up! 😉 Twining English Ivy around Hazel and Maple sticks to create a human figure, which will be installed in Renfrew Ravine and eventually sprout mushrooms. Catch us working today at the Alder until 6pm!
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We’re looking forward to hosting our first Colour Me Local dye workshop at the Alder tomorrow! We gathered some blackberry leaves from the snowy ravine in preparation. Both the leaves and the berries make lovely colours in the dye bath.

The studio is a small space so we’re already full, but we’re excited to share some photos with you all afterwards. If you missed the registration for this one, stay tuned! We’ll be having more in the Spring!

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