Today was our Seasonal Centerpiece Seminar. A group of wonderful ladies came to create their own seasonal centerpiece, with help from our professional floral staff. Filled with lush evergreens, colourful flowers, festive pine cones and bows. Each lady learned the art of making a centerpiece that can be manipulated for any occasion. We are always coming
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Glowing Faces! Hands-On Pumpkin Carving Workshop Inviting all kids ages 6-12 to learn the art of pumpkin carving. Each participant will be given a pumpkin and carving tools which they get to take home just in time for Halloween. Refreshments will be served! Date: Saturday October 26, 2013 Time: 9:30 am – 10:30 am Cost
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This morning we had The Forgotten Language of Flowers seminar with Andrea Mathieson, creator of the Raven Essences! Andrea Mathieson is passionate about listening to Nature and helping people to remember their sacred connection with the earth. Trained as a classical musician, Andrea began the Raven Essence project in 1995. As a highly-tuned intuitive, she now
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Today we had resident horticulturalist Joanna, back in action for yet another great seminar! Today Joanna sat down with eager gardeners…just like yourself… and provided insightful information about tending to your garden before and during the winter months. With her vast amounts of knowledge in the horticultural field, she was also able to answer specific
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Today was our Thanksgiving Centerpiece hands-on workshop! A group of enthusiastic women learned how to create stunning fresh floral arrangements with the help of Erin, our resident florist! To join our next event, take a look at our calender of events, available online or in-store. Or give us a call!
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This past weekend, we held our first ever Ultimate Apple Pie Bake-Off Contest upstairs in our Cooking Studio. We had a great response with the number of entries. Bakers were asked to submit a pie for judging. Our judging panel took over an hour deliberating, and finally came to an overall decision on the top
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Linda and Karen are the go to gals for all your decorating needs here at The Village Grocer. On September 24, they hosted a class upstairs in the Cooking Studio that wow’ed all who were in attendance. Using lots of fall colours and different elements to prepare a table into a masterpiece that will impress
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This past weekend, we received a couple shipments of fall patio pots, one of which is resplendent with cabbage and kale, good till Christmas for sure! There are mini ( and maxi) pumpkins – white as well, and a mountain of gourds. Fall is going on indoors and upstairs as well. Joanna was excited to provide
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Saturday July 13 was the 2nd Anniversary for The Village Grocer’s new location on 16th Avenue. We had many events going on, but one that stood out to our customers was the pasta demo that our Master Chef Kulam preformed upstairs in our cooking studio. He put together 3 different pastas for tasting that delighted
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Today we had our Royal Tea Party held in our Royal Cafe! It was a huge success. We started off with plenty of tea for our guests along with mini scones and delicious quiches. We also had english breakfast sausage rolls and a hand full of sandwiches including egg salad, cream cheese & cucumber, smoked
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