Build a dried soup kit and share stories about gardening and culture as we dive into “succession planting.” Succession planting is an agricultural practice that increases crop availability over the growing season and considers longevity over time and across generations. Inspired by this method, we want to gather folks together to connect over plants, food, and of course soup—with the intention of growing long-lasting knowledge and community.
The Museum of Vancouver’s Director of Collections & Exhibitions, Viviane Gosselin will introduce the Museum of Vancouver and UBC’s Backyard Garden exhibit while UBC Research Assistant Cat Hung, will lead the discussion and workshop.
Folks who are interested in gardening, regardless of expertise—whether you're a seasoned green thumb or want to learn more about growing food—are invited to attend and share with each other. Participants are encouraged to bring items from their own garden OR favourite soup ingredients to share with the group. Don't deplete your bounty—just bring enough to share with a few others! Those who choose to contribute will have their entry cost waived. Additional dried ingredients will be provided to create the cook-at-home soup kit.
Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Tickets: (Plus fees and taxes)
$0 – I will bring an ingredient to share!
$15 – I will participate
$20 – I want to participate and contribute to the cost of workshop materials
Meet your workshop leader
This summer, the MOV Backyard Garden project is being managed by Cat Hung, a student research assistant with UBC’s Initiative for Student Teaching and Research in Chinese Canadian Studies (INSTRCC).
Cat is a third year undergraduate, recently transferred into the Global Resource Systems program, and specializing in sustainable agriculture and urban studies in British Columbia. They hope to learn more about Chinese Canadian culture through culinary and agricultural food practices.
The garden was created as part of the 2019 A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia exhibition, and intends to highlight gardening and food stories from marginalized communities in BC. This summer, Cat is focusing on a theme of succession and knowledge sharing, highlighting the importance of learning from each other and our (hi)stories.
Please note: Photographs and/or video will be taken at this event. By taking part in this event you grant the event organizers full rights to use the images resulting from the photography/video filming, and any reproductions or adaptations of the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes. This might include (but is not limited to) the right to use them in their printed and online publicity, social media, press releases and funding applications. If you do not wish to be photographed, please inform an event organizer.