Victoria Compost Education Centre

06/04/2026

This week, Haya received a worm necklace and hand written notes from Ms. McDonnell’s kindergarten class at Lochside Elementary. We love receiving gifts from the classes we visit!

06/03/2026

Join us for our Annual General Meeting next week, June 10 from 6:30-8:30pm. Learn about the important work that the CEC accomplished in 2025 related to hands-on regenerative soil practices! 🪱 RSVP through the link 🔗 https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/annual-general-meeting-30

05/22/2026

Did you lose some car keys sometime yesterday or today? We want to get them back to you!

05/21/2026

The garden party is this Sunday, May 24. We will have lots of activities and snacks for you and your loved ones. We look forward to seeing you there!

All Day: Music, Snack, kids activities, botanical drinks
12:30: Compost bin demonstration with ReWood
1:00 and 3:00: Family Friendly Site Tour

05/15/2026

A massive THANK YOU to the vendors, volunteers, sponsors, and musicians who made the Spring Plant Sale possible! 🫛 It’s incredible to see everyone together in Haegert Park, gathered around a passion for planting for ourselves and the more-than-human beings around us 🐝🌞

05/14/2026

Welcome to Sisi, our new Site Assistant! 🫛They are passionate about veggie gardening, sewing clothes, and reading. They look forward to teaching you about soil stewardship, food growing, and the magical world of worms! Say hi if you see them in the gardens 🌸🌱🌞

05/08/2026

Springtime means gardeners are back at their plots! Today Mila planted the three sisters while her dad, Michael painted the chard in her garden.

The cultivation of the three sisters: corn, beans, and squash is a method called companion planting that has been used by Indigenous folks on Turtle Island for thousands of years. Corn provides tall stalks for bean to grow up. Bean provides nutrients like nitrogen for the soil. Squash creeps along the soil, out competing unwanted plants.

05/08/2026

Join Sandown Centre for Regenerative Agriculture Home Gardener Classes, in person in North Saanich on the third Thursday of the month from May to September! Learn about soil fertility, seed starting, irrigation, winter growing, and more in person through hands-on activities and handouts. Join for just one class or sign up for the course and join for all five sessions. Tickets are offered at a sliding scale from $25 - $75 per session. Find out more and register today at:

Learn in person through handouts and hands-on activities in raised beds from our Program Manager.