Aberthau Community Garden

About this program

Aberthau Community Permaculture and Eco Art Garden (NW Marine Drive between Discovery and Trimble Street). Located behind the Mansion and hosted by Village Vancouver (VV), the garden includes VV's recently expanded Collaborative Demonstration Permaculture Garden, the WPG Preschool Garden and art/garden projects by our artist residencies. Emphasizing permaculture design elements, it offers fun, inclusive social, educational, culinary, artistic, and cultural activities for community members. All levels of experience are welcome at our weekly garden work parties, including new gardeners (for more info: admin@villagevancouver.org). At Aberthau, enjoy DIY demonstrations, timely gardening related workshops including Organic Gardening, Healthy Soil for a Great Garden, Drip Irrigation for a Waterwise World, Plant Walk,and Fall and Winter Gardening, and other plant, health, canning/fermenting, and creative eco-art and craft DIY offerings like Soup in a Jar, Kimchi, Cordage and Coiled Basket, How to Make Vitamin C Gummy Bears/Wild and Edible Plant Walk, Homemade Kombucha Brewing, Healing Skin Salve Making, Quick Pickles, Sauerkraut, Pressure Canning, and Water Bath Canning. We also offer other activities (most of which are free) such as Permaculture Vancouver meetups, vertical gardening at McBride Park, and you can pick up free seeds for gardening. Separate registration required for each activity, and all workshops are free or low cost for Seniors. For more information, visit Village Vancouver at www. villagevancouver.org or email Ross Moster at ross@villagevancouver.org. The garden is a member of the Westside Neighbourhood Food Network, and is part of the Westside Permaculture Corridor.