2023 Public Adult Workshop Series – Compost Education Centre

Your local source workshops on composting, organic gardening, and sustainable living topics every year!

Check out what’s coming up at the Centre on this page below, or click your way over to our Eventbrite page for the full line-up and descriptions! Our workshops always fill up, pre-registration is necessary.

You can register for workshops through our Eventbrite page, by calling the Centre at 250-386-9676, or by emailing us at office@compost.bc.ca. Be sure to double check dates and times on the workshop listings on Eventbrite.

Select “Learn more and register” to visit any of the listed workshop

FREE Workshop: Composting Basics

In-Person; February 4, 10AM-12PM

Growing Practices for a Resilient Garden

In-Person; February 4, 1-3PM

Grow the Best Garden Five-Part Series

Online; various dates

Grow the Best Garden Five-Part Series

In-Person; various dates

Converting a Lawn to a Native Plant Meadow

In-Person; February 11, 1-3PM

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FREE Workshop: Zero Waste Living

In-Person; February 25, 10AM-12PM

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Winter Fruit Tree Pruning

In-Person; February 25, 1-3PM

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FREE Workshop: Worm Composting

Online; March 4, 10AM-12PM

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Grow Your Own Groceries

In-Person; March 4, 1-3PM

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Lichen Walks: An Introduction to Lichens

In-Person; March 11, 1-3PM

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Bird Language Interpretation

In-Person; March 18, 10AM-12PM

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Burning Herbs for Medicine and Magic

In-Person; March 18, 1-3PM

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Basket Weaving with Invasives

In-Person; March 25, 1-3PM

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FREE Workshop: Composting Basics

Online; April 1, 10AM-12PM

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Mindful Nature Stitching

In-Person; April 1, 1-3PM

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Soil Amendments: What & When

In-Person; April 15, 1-3PM

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FREE Workshop: Advanced Composting

In-Person; April 22, 10AM-12PM

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Growing Vegetables in Containers

In-Person; April 29, 10AM-12PM

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FREE Workshop: Citizen Science: An Intro to iNaturalist

In-Person; April 29, 1-3PM

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Managing Pests & Diseases in your Organic Vegetable Garden

Online; May 6, 1-3PM

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FREE Workshop: Soil: Really Important Tiny Lives

In-Person; May 27, 10AM-12PM

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Indigenous Plant Walk

In-Person; May 27, 1-3PM

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FREE Workshop: Composting Basics

In-Person; June 3, 10AM-12PM

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Winter Vegetable Growing

In-Person; June 3, 1-3PM

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Plant Identification Basics

In-Person; June 17, 1-3PM

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Tending to the Animate Garden

In-Person; June 24, 10AM-12PM

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Summer Fruit Tree Pruning

In-Person; June 24, 1-3PM

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FREE Workshop: Composting Basics

In-Person; September 9, 10AM-12PM

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Preserve the Bounty: Three Part Food Preservation Series

In-Person, various dates

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FREE Workshop: Worm Composting

In-Person; September 16, 10AM-12PM

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FREE Workshop: Soil: Really Important Tiny Lives

Online; September 23, 10AM-12PM

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SEMSEMÍYE: Indigenous Pollinator Stories

In-Person; September 23, 1-3PM

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FREE Workshop: Advanced Composting

In-Person; October 14, 10AM-12PM

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Fermenting Miso

In-person; October 14, 1-3PM

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Herbal Winter Wellness

In-Person; October 21, 10AM-12PM

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Growing Perennial Vegetables

In-Person; October 28, 10AM-12PM

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Grow Your Own Mushrooms

In-Person; October 28, 1-3PM

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FREE Workshop: Composting Basics

Online; November 4, 10AM-12PM

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Fermenting Kimchi

In-Person; November 4, 1-3PM

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FREE WORKSHOP Advanced Composting: Sheet Mulching

In-Person; November 18, 10AM-12PM

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Remembering Twilight

In-Person; November 18, 1-3PM

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By Donation: Canning Swap

In-Person; November 25, 10AM-12PM

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Solstice Wreath Making

In-Person; November 25, 1-3PM

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