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Gain new skills and knowledge with the Compost Education Centre! Learn more about our classes. Looking to register for one of our public workshops? Click here.
We are happy to come to your organization and share knowledge about the topics listed below. Online options are also possible, and workshops can be delivered to your group on Wednesdays through Saturdays. Daytime offerings are preferred, but evenings are also possible.
Custom workshops are also available. Please be in touch using the form below to share what you are looking for. Composting Basics, Worm Composting, and Soil Life workshops can be shortened for a one hour-long “lunch and learn” format.
Contact for price quote · 1-2 hrs
Learn simple techniques for analysing your soil quality through this hands-on workshop
We’ll measure the physical and biological quality of soil using the following practical tools you can also use at home:
Knowing these details can help inform next steps for stewarding your soil, and provide important baseline information for your gardening journey.
Contact for price quote · 1-2 hrs
Learn simple techniques for analysing your soil quality through this hands-on workshop
We’ll measure the physical and biological quality of soil using the following practical tools you can also use at home:
Knowing these details can help inform next steps for stewarding your soil, and provide important baseline information for your gardening journey.
Contact for price quote · 1 hrs
Join us for an eye-opening discussion on how businesses can tackle food waste and composting practices!
Are you a business owner or employee of a business in the Capital Regional District on Vancouver Island that creates a lot of unavoidable or avoidable food waste (think – vegetable trimmings, spent coffee grounds, past due food, plate scrapings, employee lunch time waste etc.)? Do you have a good system of avoiding this food waste or composting the unavoidable food waste? If you’re curious about these questions – attend this free webinar to learn more from the Compost Education Centre about what is possible at your business. Learn the possibilities for:
Contact for price quote · 1-2 hrs
Fall is the time to put the garden to rest. Whether you have overwintering crops in the vegetable gardens, perennials that need pruning back and tucking in, autumn is the time to ensure the soil is protected from winter winds and rains.
In this workshop we’ll cover the following:
Contact for price quote · 2 hrs
In this workshop we’ll explore the basis of all life on earth: Healthy Soil! We’ll explore what soil is made of and the vast importance of soil microbes. We’ll answer these questions and many more:
Come learn why soil is so important for plant growth and how to build incredible soil.
$200 · 2 hrs
We’ll cover options that are available for composting without a yard. Surprisingly, there are many, and we’ll discover the benefits and drawbacks to each so you can determine the system that is right for your life & home. We’ll learn about:
Bring your questions, we’ll have time for Q & A.
Contact for price quote · 1-2 hrs
Growing veggies, flowers and fruits is not only for the garden – growing in containers can be an incredibly rewarding and abundant way to add nourishment and local veg to your meals. In this workshop, learn about what types of containers are the best to use, how to replenish nutrients and choose the right soil, and what varieties of fruit, veg and flowers are best grown in containers.
$175 · 1-1.25 hrs
We offer guided tours during which participants will gain an in-depth understanding of the many ecological gardening techniques and processes at work on the Compost Education Centre’s site. Topics covered include attracting pollinators, permaculture guilds and food forests, organic vegetable growing, soil stewardship and rainwater harvesting.
Contact for price quote · 2 hrs
Here in Victoria good planning makes it possible to harvest produce from our gardens during every month of the year. Knowing when to sow seeds is important. But it’s just as crucial to know when and how to transition one crop to another. This presentation will show you how to plan to grow year-round, care for your soil, protect your crops in winter, and we’ll even touch on pests and diseases!
Contact for price quote · 1-2 hrs
Want to grow your own groceries but not sure where to even start? This tip and info rich workshop is designed for beginners who want to get their hands dirty and start producing fresh produce in their backyards or in containers. We’ll cover soil health, basic gardening techniques like watering, weeding and mulching and so much more.
$200 · 1-2 hrs
The soil under our feet is teeming with a web of microscopic life, whose complex interactions support all other terrestrial life. Healthy soils feature an intact and diverse microbial food web, which sustain nutrient cycles and maintain soil structure. We’ll finish by discussing the most effective ways to steward this living medium, and come away with aan inspired understanding of the intricate ways life in the soil, supports all life on earth.
$200 · 1-2 hrs
Everything you need to know about starting up and maintaining a worm bin compost system, also known as vermicomposting. Perfect for small space composting and apartment living, or in addition to other composting systems you already have started at your home. Vermicompost is every gardener’s dream as a finished soil amendment, and serves as a fast, easy food waste diversion tool.