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SUMMARY:Plant Identification and Culture Workshop with Jane Tice
DESCRIPTION:f you are a new gardener\, new to Victoria or just want to brush up on your plant knowledge\, this is a great place to get started. This is a monthly class where participants will be introduced to 20 new plants which fit with our local climate. Plants are selected for our local growing conditions and the value they bring to the garden. Part of the class will be in the classroom and part will be out in the gardens to view the plants for that month. Dress for the weather and bring something to take notes.
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/plant-identification-and-culture-workshop-with-jane-tice-3/
LOCATION:Horticultural Centre of the Pacific\, 505 Quayle Rd\, Victoria\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260804T173000
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UID:9374-1785864600-1785873600@mgabc.org
SUMMARY:Free Workshop: Wildfire-resistant Gardening
DESCRIPTION:As part of the FireSmart Program\, the Saanich Fire Department presents a free workshop in the HCP Pavilion on August 4\, with Instructor Bethany Couture. Learn how to create a more wildfire-resilient gardens that doesn’t sacrifice beauty or biodiversity. As wildfires grow more frequent and severe\, understanding how to design wildfire-resilient gardens is essential for homeowners living near wilderness areas. This practical and engaging class teaches participants to mimic nature’s protective strategies through soil and water conservation practices and how to make informed choices about plants\, mulches\, and groundcovers. This important class empowers participants to adapt to climate challenges\, take proactive steps to reduce wildfire loss\, all while enhancing the surrounding environment.
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/free-workshop-wildfire-resistant-gardening/
LOCATION:Horticultural Centre of the Pacific\, 505 Quayle Rd\, Victoria\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260808T090000
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SUMMARY:HCP Art and Music in the Garden
DESCRIPTION:If you love to support local artists and vendors\, listen to live music\, or stroll through the Gardens (or all three!) you are sure to have a great time. Join us to experience fun for the whole family!  Advance ticket sales will be open in late July.  https://hcp.ca/visit/arts-and-music/
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/hcp-art-and-music-in-the-garden/
LOCATION:Horticultural Centre of the Pacific\, 505 Quayle Rd\, Victoria\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260808T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260815T160000
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UID:9407-1786183200-1786809600@mgabc.org
SUMMARY:Compost Education Centre Plant Sale
DESCRIPTION:The Compost Education Centre (CEC) is hosting our annual all-organic August plant sale! August 8-15! 10:00am-4:00pm! \n\n\n\nThe plant sale will take place in our site at 1216 North Park street. Entry by donation or free for CEC members. Dogs welcome. \n\n\n\nThe Fall Organic Plant sale features veggie starts that are perfect for your overwintering vegetable garden. \n\n\n\nWhat you can look forward to: \n\n\n\n• A selection of annual vegetables suitable for fall and winter growing \n\n\n\n• Native plants for your low maintenance garden \n\n\n\n• Perennial edibles like berry bushes and other fruiting shrubs \n\n\n\n• Medicinal herbs like English lavender\, chamomile and yarrow
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/compost-education-centre-plant-sale/
LOCATION:Compost Education Centre\, 1216 North Park St.
CATEGORIES:Plant Sale
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260814T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260814T120000
DTSTAMP:20260724T002018Z
CREATED:20260724T001848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T002018Z
UID:9410-1786701600-1786708800@mgabc.org
SUMMARY:Practical Tools for Measuring Soil Health
DESCRIPTION:Learn simple techniques for analyzing your soil quality through this hands on workshop
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/practical-tools-for-measuring-soil-health/
LOCATION:Compost Education Centre\, 1216 North Park St.\, Victoria
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260815T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260815T120000
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SUMMARY:Free In-Person Workshop: Composting Basics
DESCRIPTION:Learn to make your own backyard compost- a living soil amendment rich in nutrients and micro-organisms! \n\n\n\nWhat is the recipe for compost success and why does composting matter? This workshop will explore the answers to these questions\, and will offer instructions on what it takes to produce an amendment for your garden that is rich in beneficial microorganisms and nutrients! We’ll cover the 6 factors for composting success\, how to choose the best composting system for your needs and how to increase the rodent resistance of your compost pile. \n\n\n\nFree attendance to this workshop is generously subsidized by the CRD.
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/free-in-person-workshop-composting-basics-5/
LOCATION:Compost Education Centre\, 1216 North Park St.\, Victoria
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260822T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260822T120000
DTSTAMP:20251228T220431Z
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UID:8291-1787392800-1787400000@mgabc.org
SUMMARY:Summer Fruit Tree Pruning
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to properly prune fruit trees and vines in the summer \n\n\n\nPruning fruit trees in the summer? That’s right! It can be done…and we’ll show you how in this introduction to the wonders of summer pruning for fruit trees. While most pruning happens in the winter\, for backyard fruit trees\, summer pruning provides some important advantages to consider. Damage repair\, size control\, disease management\, enhancing fruit quality and tree aesthetics are all good reasons to get up into your trees on a sunny day and snip away.
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/summer-fruit-tree-pruning-3/
LOCATION:Compost Education Centre\, 1216 North Park St.\, Victoria\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260823T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260823T230000
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UID:9380-1787475600-1787526000@mgabc.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Summer Fruit Tree Pruning
DESCRIPTION:Pruning fruit trees in the summer? That’s right! It can be done…and arborist Gordon Mackay will show you how in this introduction to the wonders of summer pruning for fruit trees. \n\n\n\nWhile most pruning happens in the winter\, for backyard fruit trees\, summer pruning provides some important advantages to consider. Damage repair\, size control\, disease management\, enhancing fruit quality and tree aesthetics are all good reasons to get up into your trees on a sunny day and snip away.
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/introduction-to-summer-fruit-tree-pruning/
LOCATION:Horticultural Centre of the Pacific\, 505 Quayle Rd\, Victoria\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260829T010000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260829T160000
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UID:9378-1787965200-1788019200@mgabc.org
SUMMARY:Plant Identification and Culture Workshop with Jane Tice
DESCRIPTION:If you are a new gardener\, new to Victoria or just want to brush up on your plant knowledge\, this is a great place to get started. This is a monthly class where participants will be introduced to 20 new plants which fit with our local climate. Plants are selected for our local growing conditions and the value they bring to the garden. Part of the class will be in the classroom and part will be out in the gardens to view the plants for that month. Dress for the weather and bring something to take notes.
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/plant-identification-and-culture-workshop-with-jane-tice-4/
LOCATION:Horticultural Centre of the Pacific\, 505 Quayle Rd\, Victoria\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260912T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260912T120000
DTSTAMP:20260724T003351Z
CREATED:20260724T003346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T003351Z
UID:9415-1789207200-1789214400@mgabc.org
SUMMARY:Free On-Line Workshop: Composting Basics
DESCRIPTION:Learn to make your own backyard compost- a living soil amendment rich in nutrients and micro-organisms! \n\n\n\nWhat is the recipe for compost success and why does composting matter? This workshop will explore the answers to these questions\, and will offer instructions on what it takes to produce an amendment for your garden that is rich in beneficial microorganisms and nutrients! We’ll cover the 6 factors for composting success\, how to choose the best composting system for your needs and how to increase the rodent resistance of your compost pile. \n\n\n\nFree attendance to this workshop is generously subsidized by the CRD.
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/free-on-line-workshop-composting-basics-2/
LOCATION:Compost Education Centre\, 1216 North Park St.\, Victoria
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260919T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260919T120000
DTSTAMP:20260724T003613Z
CREATED:20260724T003608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T003613Z
UID:9417-1789812000-1789819200@mgabc.org
SUMMARY:Free Workshop: Worm Composting
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to set up and maintain a worm compost bin\, sometimes called a vermicompost\, and make high quality compost. \n\n\n\nEverything 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. \n\n\n\nFree attendance to this workshop is generously subsidized by the CRD.
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/free-workshop-worm-composting-2/
LOCATION:Compost Education Centre\, 1216 North Park St.\, Victoria
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260926T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260926T120000
DTSTAMP:20260724T003820Z
CREATED:20260724T003815Z
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UID:9419-1790416800-1790424000@mgabc.org
SUMMARY:Free Workshop: Advanced Composting
DESCRIPTION:Learn a breadth of advanced composting methods including hot composting\, compost tea\, and in-situ composting. \n\n\n\nThis workshop aims to broaden the scope of participants’ knowledge of composting methods and will cover methods of composting that require more work and attention. Topics covered will include hot composting to produce big quantities of nutrient rich\, living compost quickly\, increasing the biology and nutrients in your compost pile using dynamic accumulators\, how to make compost tea and in-situ composting methods like sheet mulching. We’ll even touch on the basics of humanure. \n\n\n\n*If you are new to composting\, we suggest you take one of our free Composting Basics workshops before taking Advanced Composting. \n\n\n\nFree attendance to this workshop is generously subsidized by the CRD.
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/free-workshop-advanced-composting/
LOCATION:Compost Education Centre\, 1216 North Park St.\, Victoria
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261024T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261024T120000
DTSTAMP:20260724T004030Z
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UID:9421-1792836000-1792843200@mgabc.org
SUMMARY:Free Workshop: Sheet Mulching
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to build rich soil where there was none before using a simple and effective technique called sheet mulching. In situ composting\, or soil building in the form of Sheet Mulching is a fast process of building fertile soil where there isn’t any\, converting lawn landscapes into active growing gardens\, or simply adding more nutrients to existing gardens. We’ll first learn about the principles behind sheet mulching and why/how it works\, then we’ll build a sheet mulch bed in the gardens at the Compost Education Centre with a variety of organic matter. Come ready to get dirty and do some shoveling! Free attendance to this workshop is generously subsidized by the CRD.
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/free-workshop-sheet-mulching-2/
LOCATION:Compost Education Centre\, 1216 North Park St.\, Victoria
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261024T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261024T150000
DTSTAMP:20260724T004221Z
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UID:9423-1792846800-1792854000@mgabc.org
SUMMARY:Grow Your Own Mushrooms!
DESCRIPTION:Learn the main steps used to cultivate mushrooms at home using low tech methods. \n\n\n\nWorkshop Description: In this workshop students will learn the main steps used in cultivating mushrooms at home using low tech methods. The lecture will include basic fungal biology\, information on tools needed to grow mushrooms\, making liquid culture\, grain spawn and preparation of straw for Oyster mushrooms and for King Stropharia. For the hands-on part\, students will be making their own straw bag with Oyster Mushroom spawn to bring home. The focus will be to introduce people to the exciting potential of growing mushrooms at home and in the garden and provide them with the necessary information to begin on their fungal adventures. \n\n\n\nMaterials cost = $10/person
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/grow-your-own-mushrooms-2/
LOCATION:Compost Education Centre\, 1216 North Park St.\, Victoria
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261107T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261107T120000
DTSTAMP:20251228T212951Z
CREATED:20251228T212946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251228T212951Z
UID:8265-1794045600-1794052800@mgabc.org
SUMMARY:Free In-Person Workshop: Composting Basics
DESCRIPTION:Learn to make your own backyard compost- a living soil amendment rich in nutrients and micro-organisms!
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/free-in-person-workshop-composting-basics-4/
LOCATION:Compost Education Centre\, 1216 North Park St.\, Victoria\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261114T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261114T120000
DTSTAMP:20260724T004446Z
CREATED:20260724T004441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T004446Z
UID:9425-1794650400-1794657600@mgabc.org
SUMMARY:Free Workshop: Understanding and Addressing Soil Contamination
DESCRIPTION:From backyard growing to community and boulevard gardening\, ensuring your soil is healthy is the first step to any urban agriculture project \n\n\n\nSoils can build up heavy metals and other pollutants over time from a range of sources — including industry\, transportation\, construction materials\, and unsustainable land use practices. The first step to any urban agriculture project is getting to know the ground beneath your feet by assessing soil health\, identifying potential contaminants\, and taking steps to improve soil quality.The Compost Education Centre’s Healing City Soils program offers free soil testing for urban food growers to analyze heavy metal concentrations and their bioavailability in the region’s soils\, and create a virtual soil map of the Capital Regional District to highlight areas where heavy metal contamination may need to be addressed before growing food.
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/free-workshop-understanding-and-addressing-soil-contamination/
LOCATION:Compost Education Centre\, 1216 North Park St.\, Victoria
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261121T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261121T120000
DTSTAMP:20260724T004728Z
CREATED:20260724T004722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T004728Z
UID:9427-1795255200-1795262400@mgabc.org
SUMMARY:Free On-line Workshop: Yard Free Composting
DESCRIPTION:Composting options for those that live in apartments\, condos\, or units without a yard! \n\n\n\nWe’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: \n\n\n\n-countertop electric food dehydrators & “composters” \n\n\n\n-private food scrap pick up\, municipal food scrap pick up & proper use of greenbins \n\n\n\n-bokashi composting \n\n\n\n-worm composting
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/free-on-line-workshop-yard-free-composting/
LOCATION:Compost Education Centre\, 1216 North Park St.\, Victoria
CATEGORIES:Education
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