​​​​Hosted by Metro Vancouver School and Youth Leadership Programs, this professional development field trip to Deas Island Regional Park and the Vancouver Landfill and Zero Waste Centre will inspire teachers to make learning about nature and sustainability personal, meaningful, local, action-oriented, and fun!​

​​Available for Vancouver School Board teachers of grade 5 to 12.

Register here.

​​Participants will:

• Connect with teachers and partners who share a passion for teaching and learning about, and for people, place, and planet

• Get to know (and take away) strategies and resources to connect students to nature and the systems we depend upon every day – at home, school, and in the community

• Be introduced to Zero Waste Place, a program of Elements Society and the City of Vancouver available to VSB Schools

• ​​​Take a field trip (bus transportation provided!) with your peers:

• ​Tour the nearby Vancouver Landfill & Zero Waste Centre and discover how waste is managed (and reduced) onsite and across our region

  1. Experience the rich outdoor learning environment of Deas Island Regional Park and consider how to extend learning into nearby parks

• Enjoy a light and tasty vegetarian lunch

• Take away tools and resources, including a Metro Vancouver satellite map, to support connecting to local sustainability topics – in your classroom and beyond!

Date and time
Friday, September 19, 2025, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Location
To be confirmed, Vancouver

Please note: This workshop will take place ou​tdoors and will include climbing a short set of stairs and walking on uneven trails. Please dress for the weather and wear comfortable close-toed shoes for walking and exploring.

Join EcoCooks for a free workshop at Vancouver Vegan Festival 2025!

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 & 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀
𝘈𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱
Kid-friendly. All ages.

Sat. Sept. 6, 2025
𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱: 1:15-2:15pm 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦
𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭: 10:00am - 8:00pm
📍Kitsilano Beach

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽:
In this fun and interactive workshop, participants will gain an appreciation for where food comes from as well as the connections between food and the health of the planet.

Working in groups, participants will learn how some of our favourite foods are produced and play a game to test our knowledge of where they come from.

Diving deeper, we will consider what different foods need to grow and explore the impacts they have on land, water, and air. Participants will leave feeling empowered to take environmental action with every bite.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹:
Vancouver Vegan Festival is a free vegan festival at 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸!

𝗘𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆!
🍔 Vegan food & drink vendors
🎵 DJ dance parties
🌍 Sustainable market
🎤 Inspiring talks & workshops
🧘 Yoga & wellness activities
🌊 Community & nature

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼-𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲!
All food & drinks will be served in ShareWares containers and cups ♾

𝘝𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘝𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢.
𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘗.𝘌.𝘈.𝘊.𝘌. 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺 🐐

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𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲:
vancouverveganfestival.org/schedule

𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝗨𝗽:
vancouverveganfestival.org/vendors

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (vendor, volunteer, presenter, performer & sponsorship):
vancouverveganfestival.org/get-involved

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺:
Instagram.com/vancouver.vegan.festival

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼:
vancouverveganfestival.org

🏖️ 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥!

Join us in the park garden to enjoy fun, nature-based activities with your children!

• Ages 4-10 (adult supervision required)

• Friday July 4, 11:30-1:00pm

• Kingcrest Community Garden

Discover how FERN can support your work in education and environmental engagement. On May 16, we’re hosting two free 30-minute webinars.

• For Teachers: Learn how to use FERN to access resources and bring environmental education into your classroom. (10:00 - 10:30 PST)

• For Organizations: Find out how to share your resources on FERN and connect with educators. (11:00 - 11:30 PST)

Both webinars will be recorded and shared, but registration is required to receive the webinar link. After registering, you’ll receive a confirmation email—please check your spam folder.

Click here to register.

Do you care about climate action? Love the outdoors? Or just enjoy a good trivia night?

Join us at M!LA for a fun-filled evening of brain-teasing questions, delicious food, and exciting prizes in support of EcoCooks programs!

📅 Thursday, March 6
📍 MILA
⏰ 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM

What’s Included:

✅ A thrilling trivia competition (bring a team of 2-6!)
✅ A chance to win amazing prizes
✅ MILA’s famous Bao + side salad
✅ An online auction packed with awesome finds

Event Schedule:

7:00 PM – Welcome
7:30 PM – Trivia Begins
8:45 PM – Online Auction Closes
9:30 PM – Event Ends

🎟️ Grab your tickets now – seating is first come, first served!

Follow @elementssociety on Instagram for trivia night hints.

P.S. Can't make it? You can still get in on the fun by bidding in our online auction—launching February 18 and closing March 6 at 8:45 PM!

Get your tickets at: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/trivia-night-8

Join us at The Alex Calgary and learn how our food choices affect the health of our planet through fun, hands-on projects in the kitchen.

Youth will learn about where their food comes from, how to prevent waste and overall how to create more sustainable food habits. Youth ages 14 to 24. Registration required.

Contact Ashley at airving@thealex.ca or 403-970-5473

Join us at The Alex Calgary and learn how our food choices affect the health of our planet through fun, hands-on projects in the kitchen.

Youth will learn about where their food comes from, how to prevent waste and overall how to create more sustainable food habits. Youth ages 14 to 24. Registration required.

Contact Ashley at airving@thealex.ca or 403-970-5473

Join us at The Alex Calgary and learn how our food choices affect the health of our planet through fun, hands-on projects in the kitchen.

Youth will learn about where their food comes from, how to prevent waste and overall how to create more sustainable food habits. Youth ages 14 to 24. Registration required.

Contact Ashley at airving@thealex.ca or 403-970-5473

Join us at The Alex Calgary and learn how our food choices affect the health of our planet through fun, hands-on projects in the kitchen.

Youth will learn about where their food comes from, how to prevent waste and overall how to create more sustainable food habits. Youth ages 14 to 24. Registration required.

Contact Ashley at airving@thealex.ca or 403-970-5473

Join us at The Alex Calgary and learn how our food choices affect the health of our planet through fun, hands-on projects in the kitchen.

Youth will learn about where their food comes from, how to prevent waste and overall how to create more sustainable food habits. Youth ages 14 to 24. Registration required.

Contact Ashley at airving@thealex.ca or 403-970-5473

Join us at The Alex Calgary and learn how our food choices affect the health of our planet through fun, hands-on projects in the kitchen.

Youth will learn about where their food comes from, how to prevent waste and overall how to create more sustainable food habits. Youth ages 14 to 24. Registration required.

Contact Ashley at airving@thealex.ca or 403-970-5473

Join us at The Alex Calgary and learn how our food choices affect the health of our planet through fun, hands-on projects in the kitchen.

Youth will learn about where their food comes from, how to prevent waste and overall how to create more sustainable food habits. Youth ages 14 to 24. Registration required.

Contact Ashley at airving@thealex.ca or 403-970-5473

Join us at The Alex Calgary and learn how our food choices affect the health of our planet through fun, hands-on projects in the kitchen.

Youth will learn about where their food comes from, how to prevent waste and overall how to create more sustainable food habits. Youth ages 14 to 24. Registration required.

Contact Ashley at airving@thealex.ca or 403-970-5473

Join a week-long celebration of food and community with free events and workshops in Bowness, Greenwood Village, and Montgomery in Calgary! Happening September 14 - 21. Visit Elements at our Scrappy Cooking Workshop on Tuesday, September 17, 6:00 – 8:30pm.

Click here to register (registration opens Sept 4).

Join Elements for a week-long celebration of food and community with free events and workshops in Bowness, Greenwood Village, and Montgomery in Calgary! Happening September 14 - 21 but come visit us at our booth on:

• Tuesday, September 17 | 6:00 – 8:30pm

Join Elements Society at the Alex for a series of four exciting youth pop-up events!

• Gain hands on experience and learn about urban agriculture and where our food comes from

• Explore the connection between food choices and wellness and environmental impact

Attend all 4 pop-up events or join for just one.

Youth ages 13 - 22

July 9 and Aug 13 | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Tuesdays

July 23 and Aug 27 | 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm | Tuesdays

Learn more at register here.

This spring, we joined the world of community gardens, and we are so excited to  have a little piece of land to care for!

Whether you are excited about working in the garden or expanding your knowledge, come visit us at Kingcrest Park Vancouver to learn, chat, play games, water some plants, pull some weeds and *maybe* even sample some produce. We look forward to keeping our community connections going through the summer!

• Aug 13 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm

• August 20 | 2:00pm – 3:00pm

This spring, we joined the world of community gardens, and we are so excited to  have a little piece of land to care for!

Whether you are excited about working in the garden or expanding your knowledge, come visit us at Kingcrest Park Vancouver to learn, chat, play games, water some plants, pull some weeds and *maybe* even sample some produce. We look forward to keeping our community connections going through the summer!

• Aug 13 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm

• August 20 | 2:00pm – 3:00pm

Join Elements Society at the Alex for a series of four exciting youth pop-up events!

• Gain hands on experience and learn about urban agriculture and where our food comes from

• Explore the connection between food choices and wellness and environmental impact

Attend all 4 pop-up events or join for just one.

Youth ages 13 - 22

July 9 and Aug 13 | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Tuesdays

July 23 and Aug 27 | 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm | Tuesdays

Learn more at register here.