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Book a Child & Youth Workshop

Book a child and youth workshop in your classroom, or come visit our teaching gardens! We offer a variety of programming for learners from preschool to grade 12. Inquire about the possibility of French composting workshops for immersion classes from kindergarten to grade 8!

Accessibility Information

Our educators aim to make our workshops accessible and enjoyable for students with diverse needs. Get in touch if you have students who may benefit from accommodations so that we can best prepare for your workshop. For information about accessibility on our site during visits, see here.

Testimonials

“It was very apparent that the kids and their parents thoroughly enjoyed the program. The day after the program I had one little guy, who attended the program, ask me to find him books on composting as his family were going to build a compost!”

“I liked how experiential the tour was for the children. The facilitator was skilled at maintaining the children’s attention and keeping them interested.”

“Elora was very interactive, engaging, and fun! She noticed when the children needed to move and was willing to respond to many questions, comments, and student inquiries!”

  • Spring Plant Sale – May 9th, 2026

    Save the Date! The Spring plant sale will be held on May 9th, 2026 from 10am-2pm. The plant sale will take place in Haegert Park (1202 Yukon St.) one block from our site on North Park street. Bring a blanket or a picnic so you can enjoy the music in the shade of the giant…

    Save the Date! The Spring plant sale will be held on May 9th, 2026 from 10am-2pm. The plant sale will take place in Haegert Park (1202 Yukon St.) one block from our site on North Park street. Bring a blanket or a picnic so you can enjoy the music in the shade of the giant Sequoia tree. Entry by donation. No one turned away from lack of funds. Dogs welcome.

    The Spring Organic Plant Sale features local farmers offering a wide variety of organically grown vegetable, flower and herb seedlings to get you off to a successful start this growing season.

    What you can look forward to:

    • The largest selection of organically grown heirloom tomato varieties all in one place for easy shopping

    • Organically grown vegetable starts from arugula to zucchini

    • Native plants for your low maintenance garden

    • Perennial edibles like berry bushes and other fruiting shrubs

    • Medicinal herbs like English lavender, chamomile and yarrow

    • Culinary herbs like Genovese basil, dill and chives

    • Companion plants like marigolds, sweet cicely and comfrey

    Accessibility Information

    The sale will be happening in Haegert park which is grassy and slightly sloped, there are curb cuts at various entrance points to get into the park.

    Visitors can park at the Vic High parking lot between Gladstone Avenue and Grant St. The parking lot is a 200m walk from Haegert Park.

    Thank you to our sponsors:

    • Hatchet & Seed
    • LADR Landscape Architects
    • Biophilia Collective
    • Country Grocer
    • Cold Comfort
    • Habit Coffee
    • Patagonia Victoria
    • The Private Network
    • Zero Waste Emporium
    • Chek News
    • West Coast Seeds

    The Compost Education Centre is located on unceded and occupied Indigenous territories, specifically the land of the Lekwungen speaking people—the Xwsepsum and Songhees Nations. These nations are two of many, made up of individuals who have lived within the porous boundaries of what is considered Coast Salish, Nuu-Chah-Nulth and Kwakwa’wakw Territory (Vancouver Island) since time immemorial. At the CEC we seek to respect, honour and continually grow our own understandings of Indigenous rights and history, and to fulfill our responsibilities as settlers, who live and work directly with the land and its complex, vital ecologies and our diverse, evolving communities.

  • SEED SALE! All 2014 seeds are 50% off!

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  • We are closed from Dec 21st – Jan 7th

    Best wishes for happy holidays and we look forward to seeing you again when we re-open! When we re-open, we will have Green Cone Food Digesters, Earth Machines and worm bins for sale, along with a new year’s workshop line-up that we’re excited to share with you.

    Best wishes for happy holidays and we look forward to seeing you again when we re-open!

    When we re-open, we will have Green Cone Food Digesters, Earth Machines and worm bins for sale, along with a new year’s workshop line-up that we’re excited to share with you.

  • 2015 Workshop Schedule is up!

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  • Give the gift of green this holiday season!

    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…

    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!

    Green Cone
    Earth Machine
    Seeds
    Wingdiggers and kitchen catchers

  • Give the Gift of Good Food

    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 This holiday season, Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group (Fernwood NRG)…

    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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  • Mason Bee Condos are in!

    If you’re looking for a unique holiday gift for a friend or a way to attract native pollinators to your garden, check out these mason bee condos!   These beauties are handmade by Gord Hutchings of Hutchings Bee Service after years of research and design refinement by Gord and his father.  They are full of fantastic…

    If you’re looking for a unique holiday gift for a friend or a way to attract native pollinators to your garden, check out these mason bee condos!   These beauties are handmade by Gord Hutchings of Hutchings Bee Service after years of research and design refinement by Gord and his father.  They are full of fantastic features like pull-out peekaboo trays to maximize bee health as well as giving you lots of chances to observe the bees.  We have them in stock now and are selling them for $35.

    We also offer classes from Gord to teach you more about how to care for your mason bees, how to attract native pollinators to your garden and more!  Stay tuned for our 2015 workshop schedule for more details on our workshops.

    If you’re excited to learn more about our wide variety of amazing native pollinators, Gord’s website is a wealth of information:  https://sites.google.com/site/hutchingsbeeservice/home

  • Just Eat It Premiere!

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  • Nov 8th is Mushroom Education Day

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