APRIL 22, or Earth Day, is

a day to celebrate the gift

of our planet and to take
" steps to protect it.

This year, you can help nurture
the earth by making some earth.

By installing a back-yard com-
poster and composting your yard
and kitchen waste, you can
decrease your household waste
output by one-third and create a
nutrient-rich lawn and_ garden
resource at the same time.

To celebrate Earth Day, all
compost demonstration gardens in
the Greater Vancouver Regional
District’ will be offering visitors
free packages of wildflower seeds
to beautify their own patch of
earth.

Compost demonstration gardens
provide - composting information
and ‘show different back-yard
composters in action.

‘The GVRD garden is located at
:,4856 Still Creek Ave. in Burnaby,

and many: municipalities already.

have or are planning their own
gardens. .-

For composting advice or ‘direc-
tions to a garden in your area, call
the Compost Hotline at 736-2250.

soe

‘Composting is the alchemy for the
90s.

Instead of turning lead into
gold, however, enthusiastic com-

Cap flower arrangers me

IF YOU are interested in flower
arranging, want to practise or ad-
vance your skills and want to meet

new, friends, the Capilano Flower. «

- Arranging Club (CFAC) is for
‘you, according to Anne Hanalick,,
club president. ° . .

“The CFAC was founded in

1985: and has over’ 60. members. | -
: joined in’ 1986 not knowing any-
‘One there and I now feel that I
have over.60 new friends and my

.. knowledge of flower arranging has
_ increased enormously,’’ © said

~Hanzlick.

: “For- those of -us in the club,

Photo submitted

GVRD COMPOST pregram officer Bev Weber helps two students
sift through finished compost material.

posters turn their kitchen and yard
waste into nutrient-laden earth for
their garden.

The Greater Vancouver
Regional District (GYRD) is
hosting its monthly waste reduc-
tion forum on Wednesday, April
21, at-5 p.m. .

Discussed will be local com-
posting.education programs of in-
terest to teachers, gardeners, and
anyone wanting to reduce their
household’s solid waste output.

Speakers will include Susan
‘Ray, who delivers in-class
workshops. on worm composting;
Spring Gillard, who will present

fldwers are a part of our lives.
Whether we buy a bunch from the
-local store and'simply place them

* flowers brings us: together,””
‘added. ¢
The club meets on the second

Wednesday of the month, from

September to June, in the Cedar
Room of the Delbrook Recreation
-Centre, 600 West Queens. Rd.,
North Vancouver, at 7:30.p.m.  *

The: meetings vary between
workshops and. guest — speakers
who‘ demonstrate. and
various topics related to floral art.

ina vase. or we grow-them from -
‘seed in our gardens, our. love of :
she |.

talk’ on

the compost module of the pro-
vincial Eco Education program;
Louise Robertson of the Crescent
Beach Compost Demonstration
Garden; and GVRD_ compost
workshops and education pro-
grams for-.adults and school
children.

The waste reduction forum will
be held in the GVRD’s second-
floor boardroom, 4330 Kingsway,
Burnaby.

Refreshments will be served. at
4:30 p.m., and the meeting will
start at S p.m.

For further
436-6800.

information, call

et regularly

“One of the highlights of our
club .year is our annua! judged
floral art show. which is’ held at

Park Royal shopping mail in West.
~ Vancouver,” said Hanzlick.

“We
encourage all. our members to take

part as we plan the show for all:
the’ novice to. the”

levels from
senior arranger.” -
"There is a.very large welcome

_ Mat out for new.members of the

Capilano. Flower Arranging Club. {
encouraging |
.everyone to step right up to it. “yi

and Hanzlick is

For - more: information,

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929-7550. .

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