Transition NDG Events and Activities Date Event/Activity Place 2012 October 26 Film – Transition 1.0 Unitarian Church November 9 Film – Transition 2.0 NDG Food Depot November 22 Film – Garbage Warrior NDG Food Depot November 30 Film – Economics of Happiness Coop La Maison Verte December Potluck NDG Food Depot 2013 January 11 Ice Storm Party – Story telling & discussion about resilience NDG Food Depot January 19-21 Transition training with Pamela Boyce Simms Saugerties, NY February 14 Swap NDG Food Depot March 6 Peak Oil & the New Economy film evening: There’s No Tomorrow NDG Food Depot + Sacred Economics, and interview with Charles Eisenstein March 9 Biodynamic Gardening Workshop (Marc Gagnon) + potluck NDG Food Depot April 4 Permaculture & the Future of Food film evening with Graham Coop La Maison Verte Calder: How to survive the coming crises with permaculture (Geoff Lawton) + The Man Who Planted Trees May 9 Film – The People’s Supermarket Coop La Maison Verte June 8 Celebrating Community St. Thomas Church June 13 Inspiring TED talks film evening: growing food in cities, creative Coop La Maison Verte entrepreneurship for youth, ideas for improving streets in your neighbourhood June Making self-watering containers Co-op La Maison Verte + Lesley Winter’s home July Launch of Incredible Edibles planters, year 1 Sherbrooke St. July 6 Presentation on Transition at Northeast Permaculture Frelighsburgh Convergence November 22 Swap NDG Food Depot November 26 Film – Money & Life Coop La Maison Verte 2014 January 17 Potluck evening – Positive Solutions with Permaculture, Guest: NDG Food Depot Graham Calder January 22 Film – Occupy Love Loyola Chapel February 21 Potluck evening - Local Economies + Swap, Douglas Jack NDG Food Depot March 7 Soap making Workshop with Gardens without Borders NDG Food Depot March 21 Potluck evening – Understanding and dealing with food waste; NDG Food Depot Guests: Max Godber & Cameron Stiff April 18 Potluck evening – Incredible Edibles & Story-telling NDG Food Depot April 24 Taking apart pallets with Joseph Gagné NDG Food Depot April 26 Incredible Edibles - Building self-watering containers Eco- Quartier April 27 Incredible Edibles – seed starting workshop Lesley Levy’s home May 2 Presentation + discussion on alternative/renewable energies with Coop La Maison Verte André Fry May 16 Potluck evening – The Wonder of Weeds with Monica Giacomin NDG Food Depot May 29 Incredible Edibles – Starting an Urban Edible Garden with Sherbrooke & Draper Gardens without Borders May 31 Incredible Edibles – Planters launch Coop La Maison Verte June 7 Incredible Edibles & 100 in 1 day: Making a kids Garden Sherbrooke & Draper June 8 Incredible Edibles – Making an Herbal Spiral with Gardens Sherbrooke & Draper without Borders July Incredible Edibles – presentation at QC Permaculture Convergence Frelighsburgh July 26 Tour du bloc – Tour du monde; with NDG Community Council Sherbrooke St. July 28 Meeting Concordia/German students to talk about food security, NDG Food Depot Transition and Incredible Edibles September 11 Su Sokol presents her book Cycling to Asylum + Zvi Leve Coop La Maison Verte animating a conversation about cycling in NDG September 19 Potluck Evening – A Sacred Journey to the Amazon with the NDG Food Depot Pachamama Alliance; Guest: Sonya Girard September 27 Incredible Edibles - Daisy & the Wonder Weeds concert Theatre Lavallée in Parc Lafontaine October 7 Film - Voices of Transition Coop La Maison Verte October 11 Incredible Edibles – Putting away the planters and putting Sherbrooke & Draper compost on the Solar Gardens October 19 Incredible Edibles – Planting Garlic and tulip bulbs at the Solar Sherbrooke & Draper Gardens October 17 Potluck evening – What is Transition? Jane & Kathy NDG Food Depot November 4 Film - Poubelle Province Coop La Maison Verte November 14 Transition Team, Pamela Boyce Simms Kathy’s home November Transition Training, Pamela Boyce Simms The Hive 15,16 November 21 Potluck evening with Carolina Echeverria NDG Food Depot November 23 Knitting & Sewing Circle Gryphon Tea Room December 2 Film evening – Consumed (Guest: Jason Prince) Coop La Maison Verte 2015 January 16 Potluck evening, Stefan Sobkowiak, Miracle Farms NDG Food Depot Urban Permaculture Orchard, Beyond Organic February 3 Film Evening – Aftermass (with NDG Cycling Association) Coop La Maison Verte February 20 Alveole, Urban Beekeeping as a Social Catalyst NDG Food Depot March 3 Film Evening - Cowspiracy March 6 Potluck evening – Gina Cenciose, NDG Food Depot Non-Violent Communication March 25 How to Adopt a Plant-Based Diet, Holistic Nutrition Workshop, Coop La Maison Verte Danielle Levy March 28 How Do I get Involved in Transition? The Hive March 28 Table at Westmount’s Earth Hour Victoria Hall April 7 Film evening – Transforming the City with Urban Agriculture/ Coop La Maison Verte Transformer La Ville April 11, 12 Introductory Non-Violent Communication Workshop with Gina Loyola Chapel Cenciose April 17 Potluck evening – Starting the Season off right: Sharing NDG Food Depot knowledge about urban agriculture / Bien commencer la saison: partageons des connaissances en agriculture urbaine, Lauren Pochereva, Action Communiterre April 18 Incredible Edibles Seed Starting Workshop Eco-Quartier April 23 TNDG perspective on Wealth Inequality presentation NDG Community Council May 5 Film evening – Permaculture Blitz avec/with Geoff Lawton Coop La Maison Verte May 13 Post-Austerity Economics with JOATU Coop La Maison Verte May 15 Potluck evening – Public & Community Art, Melanie Stuy NDG Food Depot May 16 Incredible Edibles Self-Watering Container Workshop Eco-Quartier May 31 Incredible Edibles Launch! Eco-Quartier June 6 Incredible Edibles Solar Gardens planting Sherbrook & Draper July 31 Incredible Edibles Planters Tour Somerled and Walkley August 15 Swap + upcycling old clothing workshop NDG Park Art Hive August 22 Herbal Medicine Tea Workshop NDG Park Art Hive September 28 Gift Culture & Emerging Economies, Robin McKenna & Vanessa Loyola Chapel Reid October 13 Film evening – Election ad film clips Coop La Maison Verte October 17 Swap NDG Art Hive October 29 Designing for Change, Graham Calder, P3 Permaculture Coop La Maison Verte November 3 Skill Share – Bread-making with Colette Van Haaren Kathy’s home November 3 Film evening – The Corporation Coop La Maison Verte November 4, Knitting Circle Members’ homes 11, 18, 25 Nov. 8, 11, 13, 14 Skill Share – Vegan Cooking with Cym Gomery Cym’s home November 19 Permaculture Book Club (with P3) – first meeting L’Esprit Sport November 25 Ethical Investment Club presentation Coop La Maison Verte December 1 Film Evening – Just Eat It Coop La Maison Verte Dec. 2, 9, 16 Knitting Circle Members’ homes December 3 Skill Share – Bread-making with Colette Van Haaren Kathy’s home December 12 Knit-a-thon for Syrian refugees (collaborator, with community partners) Ecole Rudolf Steiner 2016 January 9 Radical Resthomes with Janet Torge Kathy’s home Jan, 13, 20, 27 Knitting Circle Members’ homes January 25 Transition Resilience Coop AGM Sonya’s home January 26 Living Soils Workshop with Vivian Kaloxolis Coop La Maison Verte February 2 Film evening – The Wisdom To Survive Coop La Maison Verte February 24 Urban-Rural Connection – Farmers, Land Trusts, etc. (with HFC) Café Zephyr February 25 Permaculture Book Club (with P3) L’Esprit Sport March 1 Film evening – Inhabit Coop La Maison Verte March 8 How to make Lip Balm / Jardins sans Frontières Café Zephyr March 11 Herb workshop with Lisa Lewak Kathy’s home March 19 Radical Resthomes with Janet Torge Kathy’s home TNDG Info Table at Westmount’s Earth Hour Victoria Hall March 24 Permaculture Book Club (with P3) L’Esprit Sport March 29 How to Make a Terrarium / Jardins sans Frontières (full) Café Zephyr April 1 TNDG meeting with Marc Garneau (Jane & Kathy) Riding office April 5, 7 pm Film evening – Waste Land Coop La Maison Verte April 5, 2 pm Seed Starting Workshop – IE and Carrefour Jeunesse-Emploi CJE April 7, 7 pm Season Extension: Spring, Fall & Winter Gardening! Réseau de Coop La Maison Verte jardinage du Sud-Ouest et Verdun cancelled April 7, 7 pm Permaculture Book Club (with P3) Café in Mile-End April 12, 6 pm Urban Permaculture Garden Design / Jardins sans Frontières Café Zephyr April 14, 6 pm IE Planters Somerled – meeting with community Eco-Quartier April 20, 6 pm Sourdough Bread Skillshare Fundraiser/Lea Stillinger & Wendi Wendi’s home Peterson April 22, 6 pm Waste (with Eco-Quartier) Eco-Quartier April 26, 6pm Sprouts & Microgreens / Jardins sans Frontières Café Zephyr April 30, 10 am The Work That Reconnects with Rebekah Hart cancelled 5145 Decarie May 3, 7 pm Film evening – Symphony of the Soil Coop La Maison Verte May 9, 7 pm Gardening in Small Spaces/ Urban Seedling Coop La Maison Verte May 10, 6 pm How to Make a Pallet Garden / Jardins sans Frontières Marcil Green Alley/Tanya May 14 Garage Sale May 15 IE Somerled Planters Cleanup and Soil Amendment Metro Somerled May 21, 10 am IE Planters Launch with Eco-Quartier Metro Somerled May 27, pm TNDG & IE tables as part of their garden launch & market going NDG Food Depot outdoors May 29, 1 pm IE gardens at old Post Office - planting Sherbrooke & Wilson June 2, 1 p.m. IE CJE – adding the soil CJE July 20, 6 pm IE picnic with storytelling Somerled Park July 26, 7pm Sourdough Bread Skillshare Fundraiser/Lea Stillinger & Wendi Wendi’s home Peterson Aug. 6, 3:30 pm Tour of the IE planters Somerled Aug. 9, 10 am IE Monkland – adding the soil Monkland & Montclair Aug. 12, 1 pm Presentation on Transition with others at World Social Forum UQAM Aug. 27 IE Table at Arts Week Walk Sherbrooke & Wilson Sept. 6, 7 pm Film Evening – Placemaking shorts (Max Godber, facilitator) Coop La Maison Verte Sept. 16, 10 am IE consultation with Vivian Kaloxolis (Docterre) about soil Somerled planters Sept. 19, 7 pm Salted Herbs Workshop with Jane Barr Café Zephyr Oct. 2, 10 am Swap Art Hive Chalet, Parc NDG Oct.