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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 organization accomplished in 2022. We will recap educational program achievements,…
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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 features local farmers offering a wide variety of organically grown…
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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 in the garden and the Healing City Soils program. We…
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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 sale will take place for the first time in Haegert…
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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 worm composting. In the article and accompanying video, Jeffrey demonstrates how…
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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…