Welcome to September! We’re having a garden get together this coming Saturday, September 7th at 2:00 pm at the Reid Street Community Garden.

We would like to get the composters cleared out, some fresh compost added to the beds, and the garden shed and general area tidied up.

RSVP to info@wecnl.ca or just drop by! Wear gardening gloves and bring a friend.

We’re having a garden work party at the Heights Garden Sunday morning, August 25th, at 10 am - t's nearing the end of summer, and the garden needs a little care! We’ll do some whipper snipping, some garden pruning, and sift compost.

The garden is in Brandon Municipal Playground in Humber Heights. Enter between 3 and 5 Batstone’s Road. RSVP to info@wecnl.ca or just drop by! Wear gardening gloves and bring a friend.

Join us for a summer foraging walk , lead by experienced forager and author, Shawn Dawson. The walk will include lots of opportunity to check out different edible plants along the way, including some tastings!

Shawn Dawson is a professional forager, farmer, and author of the book “The Forager’s Dinner: Finding, Harvesting, and Preparing Newfoundland & Labrador’s Edible Plants”.

The walk happens Wednesday, August 14th at 5:00 pm. Location is to be determined in the Corner Brook area, and will be sent along with other details to all registered participants.

RSVP by email to info@wecnl.ca is required as space is limited! Workshops are $5 or free for members.

Given the exceptional growing conditions in the dome, it is now abundant with plants and produce. The Greenhouse Ambassadors have been working hard watering, weeding, pruning, and plucking. Now they’re excited to share the community dome greenhouse with everyone! WEC will be hosting an Open House and invites all members of the public to come view the dome and learn more about it!

The Open House at the dome greenhouse happens Thursday, August 8, 2024 6-8 pm. Drop by, have a look, sample some veggies, and have a chat!

Come with us to the Codroy Valley! On Sunday, August 4th we're going to visit Tuckaway Apiary, home of regenerative growers Megan Samms and Ash Hall.

They'll host us for a tour of their beautiful space and we'll chat about their honey bees, orchard, regenerative growing methods, foraging practices, community involvement and more!

Tour starts at 2pm onsite in Codroy. Transportation not provided; carpooling is encouraged. Workshops are $5 or free for members. To RSVP or for more info email info@wecnl.ca.

Join us for our first foraging workshop of the year, with experienced local forager Adrian Reid of Joie de Vivre Farm.

Our Summer Coastal Foraging Walk happens at Bottle Cove Beach at 10 am on Saturday, July 13th. We'll do a short, easy walk along the beach and boardwalk, stopping often to chat about the edibles along the way!

Workshop is $5 or free for WEC members. Space is limited. RSVP to info@wecnl.ca.

Join facilitator Megan Holdfast as she delves into summer plant care focusing on natural mulches, smart watering, and holistic pest management. For all levels of gardeners!

Workshop location TBD. Workshops are $5 or free for members. RSVP to info@wecnl.ca.

Join us at the Heights Garden Sunday morning, June 23rd at 10 am. There's some plots that need a little work, some weed wacking to do, and it would be great to sift the finished compost too. Bring some workgloves and a friend. Anyone can drop by!

Join us at the Heights Community Garden to work on the gardens early in the growing season! We'll sift compost, plant seeds, and chat with fellow gardeners.

RSVP to info@wecnl.ca or just drop by! Wear gardening gloves and bring a friend.

Join us at the Blow Me Down Community Garden to help us prepare for the upcoming gardening season! We'll tidy up the garden, sift compost, and put the new garden frames in place.

RSVP to info@wecnl.ca or just drop by! Wear gardening gloves and bring a friend.

Join the Western Environment Centre as we continue the Community Roots Project workshop series focused on Regenerative Gardening. Regenerative gardening works with the ecosystem to build soil fertility, encourage biodiversity and grow amazing food!

Learn all about making homemade fertilizer in this workshop happening on Monday, June 3rd at 6:00 pm.

We are delighted to visit regenerative growers Lauralee and Mark Ledrew of Upper Humber Settlement Farm in Cormack for an interactive workshop.

Entry is free for members or $5 for non-members. Open to all levels of gardeners/growers!

For more info or to RSVP email info@wecnl.ca

We'd love your help in filling the beds to get them ready for growing! We're inviting our community to come help us fill the dome beds with soil and compost. Bring a friend and your work gloves! The event will start with a short Grand Opening ceremony and then transition into the work party. RSVP to info@wecnl.ca.

We're delighted to have Kim Thistle join us for a Beginner Greenhouse Gardening workshop on Thursday, May 23rd at 7 pm in Corner Brook.

Kim will cover the basics for successful greenhouse gardening including watering and fertilizing needs, ventilation and natural pest management.

Space is limited and RSVP required. Cost is $5 or free for WEC members. Location will be shared with registered attendees. RSVP to info@wecnl.ca.

Join us at the Caribou Road Garden to help us prepare for the upcoming gardening season! We'll tidy up the garden and shed, sift compost, and have a chat with fellow gardeners.

RSVP to info@wecnl.ca or just drop by! Wear gardening gloves and bring a friend.

We'll meet again this coming Saturday, May 11th at 10 am to do a little work to fill the two new beds, and discuss some more greenhouse plans. You can also bring your own pots if you want to, and plant a few cold hardy veggies inside.

RSVP to info@wecnl.ca or just drop by! Wear gardening gloves and bring a friend.

Join us at our Annual General Meeting & Social on Sunday, May 5th at 7:00 pm at the Centre for Research and Innovation at 1 Mill Road in Corner Brook.

We'll do a review of last year's projects, chat about what we have coming up this year, elect a new board and then have a short social. Dome tours also on offer!

Please RSVP to info@wecnl.ca if attending in-person.

If you're a member, you are eligible to vote! If you haven't renewed yet or you're not yet a member, please sign up here so that you can be included in the decision making. Feel free to also get in touch if you'd like more info about joining our volunteer board of directors! Nominations close on Saturday, May 4th.

We also have a remote option in case you can't make it in person. Register here: https://bit.ly/wecagmonline.

Hope to see you there!

Join us at the Heights Community Garden to help us prepare for the upcoming gardening season! We'll tidy up the garden, sift compost, and have a chat with fellow gardeners.

RSVP to info@wecnl.ca or just drop by! Wear gardening gloves and bring a friend.

Join MMSB on Thursday, May 2, at 10am as they welcome Katie Temple from WEC as she shares learnings from the community composting projects located in neighbourhood community gardens across the City of Corner Brook. She will provide tips on how to get started, managing and growing the project. Registration for this online event is free and can be found at this link, https://rethinkwastenl.ca/food-waste/compost-awareness-week/

Join us at the Barry Place Garden to help us prepare for the upcoming gardening season! We’ll discuss plans for the greenhouse and get the beds all ready for growing.

RSVP to info@wecnl.ca or just drop by! Wear gardening gloves and bring a friend.

Join us at the Reid Street Garden to help us prepare for the upcoming gardening season! We’ll sift compost and get the beds all ready for growing.

RSVP to info@wecnl.ca or just drop by! Wear gardening gloves and bring a friend.

Interested in volunteering for WEC? In this webinar, Executive Director Katie will outline the various ways you can volunteer with WEC, from helping out with garden work parties to joining our Board of Directors. Click here to register for the Webinar. Can’t make it? Don’t worry, the webinar video will also be available on our website after recording!

Seed Starting Continued!

Our first seed starting workshop was a big hit, so we're hosting a follow up to dig a little deeper.

On Saturday, April 13th at 4 pm, we'll bring back Megan Holdfast for another hands-on workshop on seedling care, plus tons more info to give you a good start to your gardening season.

We'll cover how to give your seedlings the best start for optimal growing, which seeds to start inside vs. outside, how to harden up your seedlings to move them outside, water and nutrient needs as plants grow larger, and more. Bring all your seed starting questions!

Location TBD. RSVP to info@wecnl.ca. Fee is $5 or free for members and kids. All materials provided.

Join us for Green Drinks in March!

Lauralee Ledrew, Upper Humber Settlement Farm and Dr. Kelly Vodden, Grenfell Campus will be discussing the question: What does climate resilience look like in rural Newfoundland and Labrador?

Free entry for all including free food. Must be 19+. Donations encouraged!

The Green Drinks Speaker Series is a collaboration between Western Environment Centre and Grenfell Campus. The series invites community and academic speakers to make short presentations on a current issue.

Friends of WEC are hosting the Bay of Islands Maple Festival | Celebrating Siwkewiku's in Elmastukwek. Join them for a two-day celebration of Siwkewiku’s (the Maple Season) and learn about maple tapping!! Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/bdfenc8w.

🍁 Thursday (Free)
6:00 Film Screening of Biidaaban at Bootleg
8:00 Maple Trivia at Retro

🍁 Saturday ($10 for All Day Event!)
10:00 - 12:00 Medicine Walk and Maple Tapping Workshop at Bowater Park (Sponsored by WEC)
1:00 - 5:00 Boil-up, refreshments, music, children's activity, and fireside art workshops at Blow Me Down Trails

🍁 Saturday Evening ($20, Pre-registration required)
6:00 Maple Feast at BMD lodge

In the event of incompatible weather conditions, the outdoor portion of the festival will take place at the Western Food Hub.

This event is supported by Memorial University Office of Public Engagement, Western Environment Centre, Food First NL, and Twisted Tuckamore Forest School.

Seed Starting Workshop

On Tuesday, March 5th at 6 pm, we're hosting a beginners seed starting workshop. We will discuss how to choose high quality seeds, the importance of organic, local and heirloom seed, plus we'll get our hands dirty by planting seeds together that you can take home.

We'll teach you all about which seeds to start now, lighting options, watering and nutrient needs and more.

Location: Corner Brook Public Library lobby

RSVP to info@wecnl.ca. Fee is $5 or free for members. All materials provided.

*NEW DATE* [Workshop is now FULL]

Learn all about baking bread with a sourdough culture - experience the full baking process from start to finish, how to knead, flour proportions, ingredients, caring for the starter, and more with experienced bread baker Hans-Steffen Lindner!

Workshop location: Corner Brook. Exact location shared with registered participants. Workshop cost: $5 or free for WEC members ($15/year). All payments can be made by e-transfer to info@wecnl.ca.

Email info@wecnl.ca to join waitlist or for more info.

Our Green Drinks Speakers Series is back for the 2023-24 season!

Justin Brake, Editor-in-Chief, The Independent and Dr. Garrett Richards, Professor, Grenfell Campus, addressing the question: How can we create effective public dialogue on the environment in NL?

Free entry for all including free food. Must be 19+. Donations encouraged!

The Green Drinks Speaker Series is a collaboration between Western Environment Centre and Grenfell Campus. The series invites community and academic speakers to make short presentations on a current issue.

The second session in our Local Food All Year series will be all about sprouts and microgreens. Learn how to eat locally, even into the winter! Join the Western Environment Centre for an in-person sprouting and microgreens workshop on Saturday, February 3rd at 4:00 pm.

Learn how to grow your own affordable, fresh greens in your house all year! Location TBD.

Fee is $5 or free for Western Environment Centre members ($15/year). RSVP to info@wecnl.ca.

[Workshop is now FULL] Learn all about baking bread with a sourdough culture - experience the full baking process from start to finish, how to knead, flour proportions, ingredients, caring for the starter, and more with experienced bread baker Hans-Steffen Lindner!

Workshop location: Corner Brook. Exact location shared with registered participants. Workshop cost: $5 or free for WEC members ($15/year). All payments can be made by e-transfer to info@wecnl.ca.

Email info@wecnl.ca to join waitlist or for more info.