Finalist for Nature Inspiration Awards

Healing City Soils is a finalist for the Canadian Museum of nature’s Community Action Nature Inspiration Award!  The award celebrates...
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The Red Wriggler Revue movie night September 28

Mites! Camera! Action! The Compost Education Centre will be hosting the first Red Wriggler Revue on September 28th from 6:30-9....
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Shaping Our 3-Year Strategic Plan

The fall is a time for fresh starts. As students head back to school and our child and youth programming...
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CEC Annual General Meeting

At our Annual General Meeting (AGM), staff and board members of the CEC will review the important work that the...
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Seeking Board Members

The Compost Education Centre aims to create resilient communities, which support the land and all living beings to thrive!  ...
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Join our Board!

The Compost Education Centre is seeking skilled leaders and innovators to serve on its Board of Directors. Our mission is...
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August Plant Sale and Celebration

The Compost Education Centre (CEC) is hosting our annual August Plant Sale at 1202 Yukon St. from 10AM-1PM! This event...
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Welcome Celia!

Summer is here and we are so happy to welcome our newest staff member! Celia has been a longtime volunteer...
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May Plant Sale

The Compost Education Centre (CEC) is hosting our annual all-organic Spring plant sale on May 13th from 10AM-2PM! The plant...
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The Secret life of worm herders

Our resident worm herder and child and youth education coordinator, Jeffrey was featured in a Saanich News article on work...
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New Factsheet! #24: Grow Your Own Food

This new factsheet will walk you through: How to build the best soil;  what time and money you’ll need; easy...
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Welcome, Claire!

Claire Remington has joined the Compost Education team as the Executive Director. She is a settler with German, British, and Irish...
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2023 Seeds are here!

2023 seeds are $4.75, pick them up at our retail space at 1216 North Park St. Annual Veggies Arugula, annual;...
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Good Food Champions 2022

We are grateful to be this years recipients of the Good Food Champion Award in the Food Literacy Category. This...
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We’re Hiring!

The Compost Education Centre (CEC) is a charitable, not for profit organization that provides composting, organic gardening and conservation education...
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August Organic Plant Sale Wrap up & Thank yous

  Wow, what a great turn out for the plant sale last weekend! A massive thank you to every person...
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Call for Board Members

The Compost Education Centre is seeking skilled leaders and innovators to serve on its Board of Directors.   The organization...
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Annual August Plant Sale + 30th Birthday Party

The Compost Education Centre (CEC) is hosting our 11th Annual August Plant Sale! This event features local farmers offering a...
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Summer Raffle

Did you hear? We’re having a raffle for a brand new cargo e-bike!    In 2021 the Compost Education Centre...
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Resource for National Pollinator Week

This week we are highlighting How to continue in the climate apocalypse with bugs and flowers, a zine by CEC staff...
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Upcoming Events

Preserve the Bounty: 3-Part Food Preservation Series

In-Person; 1-3PM, Sept 9, Sept 16, Oct 21

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SEMSEMÍYE: Indigenous Pollinator Stories

In-Person; September 23, 1-3PM

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Herbal Winter Wellness

In-Person; October 21, 10AM-12PM

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Adult Education

We offer a broad range of workshops on composting, organic gardening, and sustainable living topics every year.

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Child & Youth Education

Looking for educational opportunities for children and youth? We offer a variety of programming available for schools, summer camps, private groups as well as parent-child workshops and online resources for home learners! Join us for interactive and exploratory learning about composting, worms, soil health and much more!
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CEC members get access to free workshops, discounts on CEC composters, and discounts at local businesses.

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