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SEED SALE! All 2014 seeds are 50% off!

January 6, 2015

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Give the gift of green this holiday season!

December 1, 2014

Food waste digesters, composters and compost accessories are 10% off in December! As an extra bonus, if you mention this post you’ll get a FREE package of seeds with your purchase.

Don’t forget we don’t just have composters … we also carry books (Pacific Northwest Plant Knowledge cards would make fantastic holiday gifts) and a variety of locally made, all-organic, herbal-infused honeys, tinctures and salves from Miss Mullein’s Herbals.

We’re open until Saturday December 20th, so you’ve got plenty of time to stop by, talk compost and find some local and sustainable gifts for the lucky people on your list!

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Give the Gift of Good Food

November 30, 2014

Our neighbours at the Fernwood NRG’s Good Food Box are running a holiday fundraiser and we wanted to help spread the word! Here’s the scoop:

Fernwood fundraiser will feed families all year

Donate and make a difference for a family struggling to meet their nutritional needs

Hilary Mark is one of the long-time volunteers with the Good Food Box. A team of incredible volunteers works together every other week to pack Good Food Boxes and keep costs low for the program. Because of volunteers like Hilary, Fernwood NRG is able to provide more food for families with every donation received. Photo: Britt Swoveland

This holiday season, Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group (Fernwood NRG) is raising money through their Give the Gift of Good Food fundraiser to support families who attend programs at the Fernwood Community Centre.

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Subsidized Composters for Community Groups

October 30, 2014

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Hooray for Boulevard Gardening!

September 4, 2014

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Miss Mullein’s Herbals are here!

July 30, 2014

We are SO excited to announce the arrival of Ravenhill Herb Farm’s line of herbal healing products: Miss Mullein’s Herbals. We will be carrying a selection of their locally made, all-organic, herbal-infused honeys, tinctures and salves. Perfect gifts, treats for the self and additions to the medicine cabinet!

Salves

Baby’s Bum – Calendula (C. officinalis), self-heal (P. vulgaris), lavender (L. angustifolia), balsam poplar (P. balsamifera), extra virgin olive oil, castor oil, cocoa butter, beeswax, vitamin E.
Cuts & Scrapes – Mahonia (M. aquifolium), usnea (U. longissima), yarrow (A. millifolium), western red cedar (T. plicata), calendula (C. officinalis), balsam poplar (P. balsamifera), extra virgin olive oil, castor oil, coca butter, beeswax, vitamin E.
Aches & Pains – Sword fern (P. munitum), arnica (A. montana & A. chamissonis), balsam poplar (P. balsamifera), comfrey (S. officinalis), cayenne (C. annuum), extra virgin olive oil, castor oil, cocoa butter, beeswax, vitamin E.

Tinctures

Immune Booster – Echinacea (E. purpurea & E. angustifolia), reshi (Ganoderma Lucidum), american ginseng (Panax quinquefolius), siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus), tumeric (Curcuma longa), pure vegetable glycerine, cane alcohol.
Allergy Easer – Nettle (Urtica dioica), ambrosia (A. chamissonis), goldenrod (Solidego canadensis), anaphalis (A. margaritacea), alcohol, pure vegetable glyerine.
Tummy Calmer – Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), hops (Humulus lupulus), pure vegetable glycerine, cane alcohol.

Herbal Infused Honeys

Herbs de Provence – Unpasteurized Cowichan BC honey, wildcrafted Grindelia flowers (Grindelia integrifolia), organically grown Lemon balm herb (Melissa officinalis), and organically grown Sage herb (Salvia officinalis).
Wild Rose – Unpasteurized Cowichan BC honey, fresh wildcrafted Wild Rose petals (Rosa nutkana).
Sore Throat & Cough – Unpasteurized Cowichan BC honey, organically grown Lemon Thyme (Thymus citriodorus), Rosemary herb (Rosmarinus officinalis), Lavender flowers (Lavendula angustifolia), Fennel Seed (Foeniculum vulgare), Sweet Basil herb (Ocimum basilicum).

* All images from Miss Mullein’s Herbals website

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DIY rain barrel kits now in stock!

July 26, 2014

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Buy your Compost Club Membership online!

July 10, 2014

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Solstice Beauty

June 23, 2014

June is the month where things settle into their boots (or roots, if you will) and start to show off everything they’ve got. I recently took a walk around the garden on the Summer Solstice to capture some of the sweet moments that are currently happening. Think nasturtiums, calendula, borage, phacelia, arugula flowers, Johnny Jump Ups and a king-size mullein! (Click on the photos for larger, more glorious images)

Many of the flowers pictured here are deliberately planted as companions for the vegetables nearby. Calendual and nasturtiums act as pest traps, attracting aphids away from squash and brassicas. Borage and phacelia attract pollinators (like the bumble bee doing the splits above!) to squash, tomato, and cucumber flowers. And Johnny Jump Ups and roses bring joy to pretty much anyone who stops to spy or sniff them. Welcome to summer everyone!

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Compost Ed goes to Mayne Island

June 21, 2014

This past week the Compost Ed Centre took a little day trip to Mayne Island to teach the folks there all about some advanced composting methods. We gathered in the old Ag Hall and had a wondrous two hours of composting queries, information exchange, homemade lemon cake and strong cups of tea! Vicki of the Mayne Island Recycling Society showed me the Mayne Island community garden, and I thought we could all take a page or two from their book. Scroll on down to learn more (click on the pictures to enlarge)!

Garden Goddess — The guardian at the gate of the Mayne Island Community Gardens

3-bin labels — Their passively managed 3-bin composting system. After attending the workshop, Vicki was inspired to try building a hot compost in the fall!

Vicki in garden — What that compost helps to grow!

maze — To make the gardeners’ experience even more meditative…

Amazing rainwater catchment system! 10 cisterns, all fundraised for, capture water off the metal roof of the nearby community centre.

water rules — Rainwater use is volunteer-managed. The cisterns’ water level is monitored and a weekly “fair water distribution” amount is determined, measured in easily-counted watering cans.

Vicki board — We couldn’t agree more with what the sign says!

A huge thanks to Mayne Island for hosting and inspiring us, we look forward to more trips around the southern Gulf Islands, spreading the compost word!

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