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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 & productive plants to grow; and how to care for…
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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 ancestry who has lived on Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ territories for…
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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; Arugula, sylvetta; Beets, Winterkeeper; Broccoli, Purple Sprouting; Carrot, Berlicumer; Kale,…
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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 recognition of our work is motivation for us to continue…
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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 to residents of the Capital Regional District (CRD). The CEC…
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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 who came out to buy plants, connect with community, and…
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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 is looking to fill three positions at our AGM. Ideal…
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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 wide variety of organically grown annual overwintering vegetables and perennials…
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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 began a concerted effort to expand and evolve our Child…
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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 member Zoe-Blue Coates. This project highlights the importance of insects…
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Annual Spring Organic Plant Sale!
The Compost Education Centre (CEC) is hosting our annual, all-organic spring plant sale! Located at the end of North Park near the Chambers Street intersection, this popular market-style event is…
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We’re Hiring: Marketing and Communications Assistant (Funding Dependent)
Please note: This position is dependent upon Canada Summer Jobs Funding. The Compost Education Centre (CEC) is a charitable, not for profit organization that provides composting, organic gardening and conservation…