Sustenance Festival | Dye Garden Tour & Seed-Saving

This event is Part of the City of Vancouver Sustenance Festival. Sustenance Festival is a food-focused city-wide festival that celebrates and shares local food-inspired workshops and events in public spaces in Vancouver. Since 2009, the city-wide festival has provided a unique platform locally and internationally that gives space to explore the growing concerns around food in our world.

The Colour Me Local Natural Dye Garden was created by Still Moon Arts Society and community members in 2019. The Dye Garden and surrounding Renfrew Ravine provide plants to use for dye workshops and community art, in addition to supporting pollinators and Indigenous medicinal programs. Natural dyes created from the plants' leaves, flower or roots produce a range of vibrant colours which can be used for dyeing natural materials, including cotton, linen, wool, and silk. During this event, you will be shown around the garden and learn its history, and you will be able to participate in seed harvesting and take home some dye-plant seeds to grow yourself.

Details

• Date: Saturday, November 2
• Time: 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
• Location: Colour Me Local Dye Garden, 3958 Renfrew Street #3998 Vancouver, BC
• Age: Open to ages 14+ (all ages with an adult)
• Wear weather-appropriate clothing & closed-toed shoes

Getting There

• The closest bus stop for the #16 bus is NB Boyd Diversion @ E 22 Ave (2-min walk)
• The closest bus stop for the #25 bus is E 22nd @ Renfrew (5-min walk)
• The 29th Ave Skytrain Station is a 10-minute walk away.
• There is limited free street parking in the neighbourhood.
• We recommend walking, taking the bus, riding your bike, or carpooling when possible.

Accessibility

• The Colour Me Local Dye Garden is an unpaved grass garden located in the northwest corner of Renfrew Ravine Park, and wheelchairs may require assistance.
• There is free street parking in the neighbourhood.
• Washrooms are not available onsite but can be found at the Renfrew Community Centre located a 6-minute walk away (~350 m). Renfrew Community Centre has gender-neutral washrooms available.
• There are benches available.

Land acknowledgement

The Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival and all of Still Moon Arts' programming take place on the unceded territories of Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.

About Still Moon Arts Society

Still Moon Arts Society mobilizes community and creates positive change through eco-arts and environmental stewardship programming, and produces the annual Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival. Still Moon Arts is a registered charity whose mission is to inspire vibrant and connected communities by creating artistic experiences and nurturing a passion for nature.

Thank you to our Funders & Partners

We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Vancouver Parks Board, the Province of British Columbia, the Betty Averbach Foundation, and the many other supporters, donors, and volunteers who make Still Moon Arts' programming possible. Your contributions are invaluable and greatly appreciated.