Just Eat It Premiere!
November 13, 2014
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Subsidized Composters for Community Groups
October 30, 2014
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October 25, 2014
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September 19, 2014
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Hooray for Boulevard Gardening!
September 4, 2014
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August 14, 2014
Compost enthusiasts: we regret to inform you that we are temporarily out of green cones. They should be back in stock by August 23rd at the latest. Thank you for your patience!
Compost Educator Training this September!
August 13, 2014
The Basics:
The Compost Educator Program (CEP) is a comprehensive volunteer training program that has been offered by the Centre since 1992.
The CEP includes 10 hours of classroom, practical, and hands-on instruction. It is spread over the course of two Saturdays.
The next session will take place on Saturday September 20 from 10am-3pm and Saturday September 27 from 10am-3pm.
Space is limited to 15 participants per session.
Cost is $50.
To reserve your space in the Compost Educator Program, please email Clare at education (a) compost.bc.ca or register online HERE.
Features of the training:
- Site tour, Centre services & staff orientation
- Composting systems & methods
- Compost pile maintenance & troubleshooting
- Worm-bins & indoor composting
- Answers for the public’s Compost FAQ
- Hot compost pile building
- Community educational outreach skills
- Intro to permaculture principles & application
- Organic gardening & soil building
- Comprehensive compost manual that is yours to keep
- Potluck lunches!
Following the training course, volunteers can lend their skills to the Centre as community educators and site volunteers.
Volunteer opportunities include:
Community outreach volunteering involves staffing the Compost Education Centre mobile displays when we attend different events throughout the CRD, such as:
- Moss St. Market
Seedy Saturday
Organic Islands Festival
Community outreach is a powerful tool to spread the ‘dirt’ on composting. It’s a great experience for all involved.
Garden volunteering is a great opportunity to learn new skills and help out in the gardens at the Compost Ed Centre! Work bees are held on the first Saturday of every month from 12:30-3:30. Each one is focused on a relevant task in the garden for that month of the growing season. We begin with a short theory lesson to give some background on the task and then get dirty applying the new knowledge in the garden.
Fall organic plant sale on Aug 16th!
July 31, 2014
Here at the Compost Education Centre, we always enjoy watching beautiful starts leave the sale to find their new homes in gardens around town. We’ll be hosting our second plant sale of the year on Saturday August 16th from 10am-1pm. This is a great opportunity to pick up some great veggie starts such as broccoli, kale and chard varieties for healthy winter eating!
August is ‘bring a friend for free’ month!
July 31, 2014
We are excited to offer a 2-for-1 special on our August workshops! For the month of August, all Compost Club members who take a workshop can bring a friend along for free. When registering online, simply purchase your workshop ticket as you usually do, then choose the option to bring along a friend at no cost. Looking forward to seeing you and your pals at these fantastic events!
You can choose from two awesome August workshops for the promotion:
Natural Beekeeping
1:00pm-4:00pm
August 9th
Are you curious about how to get started with natural backyard beekeeping? Join Tara Beninger, local beekeeper extraordinaire, to learn all about effective and natural beekeeping. Topics will include advantages of different hive designs, how to build an effective hive for our specific climate, natural approaches to bee health, bee-friendly hive management, and more! To register, click here.
Aquaponics
1:00pm-4:00pm
August 23rd
Aquaponics is an efficient, sustainable system that produces both fish and hydroponic vegetables! We will examine the development of aquaponics, techniques, new innovations and home-scale projects for the sustainable urban gardener. A range of potential crops and fish will be discussed, and we will also cover different materials and where to source them. The main focus will be on freshwater home systems, with the Compost Centre’s demonstration garden providing a practical example. We will also take a tour of the large-scale aquaponics system at Mason Street City Farm just a few blocks away from the Compost Education Centre! To register, click here.
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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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