Grow the Best Garden: 5-Part Workshop Series (In Person)

Compost Education Centre 1216 North Park Street, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Join us for a series that explores a wide variety of incredibly important gardening topics, from planning and planting, to harvest and seed saving! Whether you're a novice […]

FREE Workshop: Worm Composting

  Learn how to set up and maintain a worm compost bin, sometimes called a vermicompost, and make high quality compost. Everything you need to know about starting up and […]

Grow Your Own Groceries

Compost Education Centre 1216 North Park Street, Victoria, BC, Canada

  Want to skip the grocery store prices and instead go shopping in your yard or on your balcony? Come learn how to get started here! Want to grow your […]

An Introduction to Lichens

Compost Education Centre 1216 North Park Street, Victoria, BC, Canada

  Come learn about the wonderful world of lichens! This workshop introduces participants to noticing, identifying, and understanding the amazing lichens that surround us in our urban and suburban ecosystems. […]

Bird Language Interpretation

Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary 3873 Swan Lake Rd, Victoria, BC, Canada

  What can we learn from birds? This workshop will feature a 15-minute talk introducing bird calls/songs, their seasonality, meaning, general tips for starting to ID them. This will be […]

Burning Herbs for Medicine & Magic

Compost Education Centre 1216 North Park Street, Victoria, BC, Canada

  Learn how to burn + bundle your own herbs for use as incense. Come revel in older ways of being with local animist + herbalist Anna Jacquet! We will […]

Basket Weaving with Invasives

Compost Education Centre 1216 North Park Street, Victoria, BC, Canada

  Come weave a simple basket with vines! Learn to make a simple basket with invasive plant species in this workshop for beginner weavers. Invasive plant species disrupt native ecosystems […]

FREE Online Workshop Composting Basics

  Learn to make your own backyard compost- a living soil amendment rich in nutrients and micro-organisms! What is the recipe for compost success? Why does composting and waste reduction […]

Mindful Nature Stitching

Compost Education Centre 1216 North Park Street, Victoria, BC, Canada

  Come stitch a textile nature collage using found bits from the garden. Explore using stitch, fabric and natural materials as mindful practice. In this class we will create small […]

Soil Amendments: What and When?

Compost Education Centre 1216 North Park Street, Victoria, BC, Canada

  Come learn what to add to my veggie garden soil, and when for optimal vegetable growth! With so many products to choose from, which amendments and fertilizers are the […]

FREE Workshop Advanced Composting

Compost Education Centre 1216 North Park Street, Victoria, BC, Canada

  Learn a breadth of advanced composting methods including hot composting, compost tea, and in-situ composting.