Workshop: Sunday May 31st 3pm - Reimagining and Reusing with Ecodyeing (Hosted by The Only Animal & Farmers on 57th)
The Only Animal is proud to present an exploration of natural dyeing hosted by Farmers on 57th Society. We are very grateful to be able to use, reuse, and reimagine the beauty of plants within the lush green spaces at the farm in South Vancouver. By adding another step in the cycle of growth, decay, and composting we hope to imagine more ways to use the bountiful offers that the land provides us.
Led by Stevan Oostenbrug, we will review the basics of ecodyeing practices before gathering our own plant materials. The group will intentionally gather flowers, leaves, and cuttings that they would like to use from the carefully tended farm space. Some examples of materials on site are cornflower, marigold, carrot tops, st johns wort, and coreopsis. We will then bundle our fabric and plants and place them in a steam bath to extract the plants' pigments.
Sunday May 31st , 2026
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Attendance by registration offered on a sliding scale from $20 - $15 - $10. Sliding scale guide here
Please send e-transfers to hello@farmerson57th.ca or pay with cash on site before the event begins
Location:
Farmers on 57th main field by the Blue Spruce Tree: Map pin
Entrance is via a driveway onto Oak Care Centre site, from Heather Street, between West 57th and 59th Avenues. Free car parking on Heather St (please don't drive onto the site unless for accessibility reasons). Feel free to bring your bike on site.
closest address: 780 W 57th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6P 1S2
About the hosts:
Farmers on 57th is a non-profit organization inspiring growers with urban agricultural greenscapes. Our vibrant community includes harvest shares, accessible community gardens as well as educational and therapeutic programs driven by volunteers and professionals.
We grow veggies, flowers, and fruit using ecological growing methods and distribute it to over 1000 people every growing season. We currently operate a 1 acre urban farm, accessible community gardens and a therapeutic gardening program on a Vancouver Coastal Health site in Marpole, South Vancouver on the traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people.
https://www.theonlyanimal.com/index.html
The Only Animal (TOA) is a non-profit, interdisciplinary arts company whose mission is to bring art and artists to the heart of the climate crisis. Our current projects explore how place-based creativity can set the stage for climate care and sensitize relationships between people and place. We prioritize long-term and porous relationships with the public and our artist collaborators, shifting what we do in response to local curiosities and needs.
https://www.instagram.com/stevanoostenbrug/?hl=en
Stevan Oostenbrug is a queer interdisciplinary artist, songwriter, and event organizer. Stevan works in music, ecodyeing, installation, poetry, textile, and monoprinting. His artistic practice touches on environmental relationships, gentleness, interpersonal issues, mental health, and collective action. Stevan brings his wide scope of practices and experience to create spaces for all people to explore non-hierarchical and radical ways of thinking.
