Spring Organic Plant Sale

May 2, 2018


The Compost Education Centre (CEC) is hosting our 16th annual all-organic spring plant sale! The event is on Saturday May 12th, 10am-2pm at the CEC demonstration site at 1216 North Park Street. The Spring Organic Plant Sale features local farmers offering a wide variety of organically grown vegetable, flower and herb seedlings to get you off to a successful start this growing season.

What you can look forward to:
• The largest selection of organically grown heirloom tomato varieties all in one place for easy shopping
• Organically grown vegetable starts from arugula to zucchini
• Native plants for your low maintenance garden
• Perennial edibles like berry bushes and other fruiting shrubs
• Medicinal herbs like English lavender, chamomile and yarrow
• Culinary herbs like Genovese basil, dill and chives
• Companion plants like marigolds, sweet cicely and comfrey
• Live music!

2018 VENDORS:

Saanich Organics

Metchosin Farm

Growceries

New Mountain Farm

Mason Street City Farm

Hatchet & Seed

Ravensong

Saanich Native Plants

Organic Gardener’s Pantry

Crooked Fir Farm & Nursery

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Factsheet #18: Vermin Resistance

December 7, 2017


Factsheet #18: Vermin Resistance

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The Compost Education Centre Needs Your Help

November 23, 2017


You can find ways to support us on our homepage and via these links:
http://givingtuesday.ca/partners/compost-education-centre

or here:
https://compost.bc.ca/get-involved/donate/

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Teaching Gardens and Resource Centre Site Tour Teaser

September 22, 2017


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Organic Pest Management by Alysha Punnett

July 6, 2017


Alysha Punnett wrote an excellent article published in the Village Vibe about organic pest management.  Check it out here!

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Fall Organic Plant Sale: Saturday August 26 @ 10AM

June 29, 2017


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Bubbles and Bees: June 24th from 12-3pm at the CEC

June 7, 2017


Bubbles and Bees is the Compost Education Centre’s 25th Anniversary party, so come on down and help us celebrate 25 years of composting and conservation education!

Discover how the Compost Education Centre has evolved over a quarter of a century during our open-house style, family friendly, free event, which will feature musical entertainment, face painting and local wine and beer sampling by donation.

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Compost Ad Challenge: snap, enter, win

May 17, 2017


Get ready to see the see the Compost Education Centre’s message rolling by you soon! Our message of composting and conservation will be advertised on the side of BC Transit buses in Victoria during the month of May. To celebrate our mobile messaging, we’re running a photo contest. Keep you eyes peeled (heh heh) for our ad on a bus when you’re walking, cycling, or driving by and then (carefully) take a photo or a selfie with the location and bus number and submit it to us. Each entry will be entered into a draw to win a $100 Whole Foods gift card.

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Last Chance Green Cone!

May 17, 2017


Due to manufacturing price increases, our Green Cone Digester price will rise on June 1st to $180.00. We currently have 20 Green Cones in stock at our old price, $165.00, or for members, $148.50 so get ’em while you can!

Thank you so much for your continued to support of the CEC and for your understanding, please feel free to email us at [email protected], if you have any questions.

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