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SUMMARY:Native Plant Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Capital region residents are invited to attend an introductory workshop about gardening with drought-resistant native plants.
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/native-plant-workshop-7/
LOCATION:Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary\, 3873 Swan Lake Road\, Victoria\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:Free Workshop: Under the Microscope - Living Soils
DESCRIPTION: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. Under the microscope\, together we will observe living soil microbes\, and gain an understanding of the different niches that they occupy within the soil food web. \n\n\n\nWe’ll finish by discussing the most effective ways to steward this living medium\, and come away with a inspired understanding of the intricate ways life in the soil\, supports all life on earth.
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/free-workshop-under-the-microscope-living-soils-2/
LOCATION:Compost Education Centre\, 1216 North Park St.\, Victoria
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:An Introduction to Lichens
DESCRIPTION:This workshop introduces participants to noticing\, identifying\, and understanding the amazing lichens that surround us in our urban and suburban ecosystems. Build your knowledge around how to identify lichens\, what a lichen is\, common lichen species in Lekwungen Territory\, what a lichen can tell us about the environment\, lichen ecology\, and discuss the ethics of collecting fallen lichens for various uses. Will take place both indoors and outdoors with the possibility of microscope work.
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/an-introduction-to-lichens/
LOCATION:Compost Education Centre\, 1216 North Park St.\, Victoria
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SUMMARY:On-line Workshop: Gardening With Native Plants
DESCRIPTION:Capital region residents are invited to attend an introductory workshop about gardening with drought-resistant native plants.
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/on-line-workshop-gardening-with-native-plants/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251007T063000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251007T210000
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SUMMARY:Victoria Horticultural Society Special Presentation: How to Support our Local Birds with Ann Nightingale
DESCRIPTION:The Victoria Horticultural Society will meet on October 7\, 2025 at the Ukrainian Cultural Centre (3277 Douglas St).  The meeting will be preceded by a workshop on worm composting presented by Bethany Couture\, from Garden Alchemist (6:30-7:00 pm).  Our featured speaker (8:00-9:00 pm) is Ann Nightingale\, who is an active volunteer with Rocky Point Bird Observatory and Nature Victoria and has coordinated the Victoria Christmas Bird Count for more than 20 years. She will speak about the birds inhabiting our neighborhoods and how we can support them in a time of avian flu and climate change.  Only $5:00 at the door for non-members! For more information\, visit www.vichortsociety.org. 
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/victoria-horticultural-society-special-presentation-how-to-support-our-local-birds-with-ann-nightingale/
LOCATION:Ukrainian Cultural Centre\, 3277 Douglas St.\, Victoria
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251017T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251017T190000
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SUMMARY:Victoria Orchid Society 2025 Show and Sale
DESCRIPTION:Admission $7 Orchid displays\, sales\, and tropical plants for sale.
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/victoria-orchid-society-2025-show-and-sale/
LOCATION:Lady of Fatima Church\, 1635 Elk Lake Drive\, Victoria\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251018T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251018T160000
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SUMMARY:Victoria Orchid Society 2025 Show and Sale
DESCRIPTION:Admission $7 Orchid displays\, sales\, and tropical plants for sale.
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/victoria-orchid-society-2025-show-and-sale-2/
LOCATION:Lady of Fatima Church\, 1635 Elk Lake Drive\, Victoria\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251018T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251018T120000
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SUMMARY:Harvesting Mason Bees
DESCRIPTION:Bring your bee houses that have been out for the growing season and we will learn how to harvest the cocoons of our native mason bees\, and do that harvesting together. We will identify any pests and parasites that we encounter\, learn how to clean the cocoons properly leaving the houses ready for the spring. We will also learn how to store the cocoons safely over the winters\, any trouble shooting and how to release the bees again in spring.
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/harvesting-mason-bees/
LOCATION:Compost Education Centre\, 1216 North Park St.\, Victoria
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251025T120000
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SUMMARY:Free Workshop: Sheet Mulching
DESCRIPTION: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! \n\n\n\nFree attendance to this workshop is generously subsidized by the CRD.
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/free-workshop-sheet-mulching/
LOCATION:Compost Education Centre\, 1216 North Park St.\, Victoria
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251025T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251025T150000
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SUMMARY:Grow Your Own Mushrooms
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.
URL:https://mgabc.org/event/grow-your-own-mushrooms/
LOCATION:Compost Education Centre\, 1216 North Park St.\, Victoria
CATEGORIES:Education
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