2025 Seeds Now In Stock!

February 6, 2025


We are excited to once again stock seeds from Full Circle Seeds in Sooke. Since 1993, Full Circle Seeds has grown many heritage varieties selected by generations for their excellent flavour and pest resistance. More than 99% of Full Circle Seeds are grown at our farm, ALM Organic Farm in Sooke and are certified by Islands Organic Producers Association. They have been offering open-pollinated, untreated seed grown without herbicides, pesticides or synthetic fertilizers since 1993.

2025 Seeds in stock:

  • Annual Arugula
  • Sylvetta Arugula
  • Fortex pole beans
  • Pencil pod golden wax bush beans
  • Winterkeeper Beets
  • Green Goliath Broccoli
  • Dolciva Carrot
  • Lacinato Kale
  • Siberian Kale
  • St. Victors Leek
  • All Weather Lettuce
  • Arctic King Lettuce
  • Hot Weather Lettuce Blend
  • Mixed Mustards
  • Sugar Snap Pole Peas
  • Sugar Ann Bush Peas
  • Giant Winter Spinach
  • Costa Romenesco Summer Squash
  • Marketmore Cucumber
  • Seed Potatoes
  • Genovese Basil
  • Cilantro
  • Gardener’s Delight Cherry Tomatoes
  • Matina Tomatoes
  • Ardwyna Tomatoes
  • Phacelia
  • Nastursium
  • Mixed Sunflowers

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2023 Seeds are here!

January 13, 2023


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, Siberian; Leek, Unique; Lettuce, All Weather Blend; Lettuce, Arctic King; Lettuce, Hot Weather Blend; Mixed Mustards; Peas, Sugar Snap, Pole; Spinach, Giant Winter; Squash, Waltham Butternut; Summer Squash, Trio of Summer

Herbs

Basil, Genovese; Parsley, Italian Flat Leaf; Cilantro Sorrel, French

Flowers

Nasturtium, ALM; Mix Sunflower, Mixed; Sweet Pea, ALM Mix

Tomatoes & Peppers

Sweetie (cherry, indeterminate), Matina (medium sized, indeterminate), Ardwyna Pepper

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Summer Raffle

July 6, 2022


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 and Youth Education program, including the crucial addition of a second child and youth educator, Jeffrey Ellom. As a team, Jeffrey and Child & Youth Education Manager, Elora Adamson, have developed a host of new workshops and programs. These include one-off workshops like ‘Bees and Blossoms’, ‘Spectacular Seeds’, ‘Flawless Fungi’ and more! Fundraising from the Summer 2022 E-Bike Raffle will support not only the development of more relevant and exciting science and environmental resiliency workshops for young people, but will also contribute to new programming initiatives such as the ‘Parent-Child Workshop Series’.

 

Drop by in person, find us at events, or click here to grab your tickets to score this sweet ride.

 

Winner drawn in September. Thank you to @fairfieldbicycleshop for the generous donation.

1000 tickets, 1 for $2.00; 1500 tickets, 3 for $5.00; 3000 tickets, 10 for $15.00 | BC Gaming Event License #133883 | Winners consent to the release of their name by the licensee. 

*Participants must be 19+ and a resident of BC to enter

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Our 2021 seeds have arrived!

January 29, 2021


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We’re open for sales & online workshops! Click here to learn more.

May 27, 2020


Screenshots of Chris teaching a sheet mulching tutorial
Chris teaches an online sheet mulching tutorial

The Compost Education Centre office is currently closed, but staff are on site for contactless sales Wed-Sat, 10am – 4pm and we have instructional workshops online at various times (check our Eventbrite page for more details).

 

We sell composters, composting accessories, online workshops, memberships (which include a free workshop and 10% off at select local shops), seeds and native plant knowledge cards.

 

Give us a call, 250.386.WORM (9676), to place your order and arrange a pickup time at our gate

 

As always, feel free to peruse our fact sheets for info about everything from best practices for urban gardens to how to DIY your own greenhouse.

 

Regretfully, we do not sell worms or compost from our site currently.

Compost on!

#growyourownfood

#composteducation

#COVID19

 

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Retail and Workshop Updates

March 18, 2020


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Comfrey Bocking 14 Slips @ the CEC

October 6, 2017


Fall is prime time to plant comfrey slips and next week the CEC will be selling Comfrey Bocking 14 slips by donation!

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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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Last week to get green cones at current price of $150!

June 12, 2015


We’re expecting a new shipment of our beloved green cone food digesters in shortly. Due to the increased cost of shipping and of the products themselves, we will need to raise the price of them slightly.  

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