Join us and local foragers Adrian Reid and Rachel Blakey of Joie de Vivre Farm for a coastal foraging experience! Workshop happens Wednesday, June 17th at 6:30 pm. Location will be sent to registered participants.

We’ll find and collect some tasty beach greens, and bring them back to prepare and enjoy by the fireside.

Learn how to identify and responsibly harvest coastal wild edibles, and savour the flavours of NL nature in good company.

Cost is $5 or free for WEC members and kids under 16. RSVP required to info@wecnl.ca

The Western Environment Centre has a seedling sale planned for Saturday, June 13th from 10 am - 2pm at the growing dome greenhouse (3 Mill Road, back parking lot). 

Lots of seedlings on sale including tomatoes, broccoli, cabbage, herbs, cucumber, and more! Come by and check out the wide selection of naturally grown seedlings.

Cash or email money transfer only. All proceeds go back into all our community programs.

Support local, grow local, eat local!

For more info, email info@wecnl.ca or check out wecnl.ca/events 

This was re-scheduled from May 20th

The Soil Food Web Series, will help you dig into the thriving and intricate connections beneath and above ground that will help you grow the most amazing food!

Our third session in this series will focus on activating your soil biology, which sounds complicated but can actually be quite simple.

Having a thriving, active soil ecosystem is critical for a healthy garden. Even if all the minerals and nutrients are present in the soil, they cannot get to your plants unless there’s lots of life under ground - bacteria, fungi, insects, worms and microorganisms of all kinds.

Learn how to kickstart the biology in your garden with a few simple ingredients you’ll find in your kitchen!

It happens Wednesday, June 3rd at 7 pm at the Growing Dome Greenhouse, 3 Mill Road (back parking lot). RSVP required to info@wecnl.ca. Free for WEC members or $5 for non members

Join us at the Blow Me Down Community Garden on Monday, June 1st at 6 pm as we gather for our first garden party of the season!

All are welcome as we get the garden cleaned up and ready for planting. Bring gardening gloves and a friend! Feel free to drop by anytime or RSVP to info@wecnl.ca

More info on our community gardens is here.

Join us at the Reid Street Community Garden on Thursday, May 28th at 6 pm as we gather for our first garden party of the season!

All are welcome as we get the garden cleaned up and ready for planting. Bring gardening gloves and a friend! Feel free to drop by anytime or RSVP to info@wecnl.ca

More info on our community gardens is here.

Join us for our Annual General Meeting, followed by an Open House at the growing dome, on Sunday, May 24th starting at 7:00 pm and going until sunset.

Feel free to attend just the meeting or the open house or both.

At the meeting, we’ll review last year’s projects and finances, look ahead at what’s upcoming this season, and vote in a new board of directors. After the business is done, we’ll stay and mingle at the dome amidst all the beautiful green growing things! We’ll have free refreshments too.

We’ll have the option to join by video as well, so let us know if you’d like to join us that way.

If you’d like to know more about becoming a volunteer board member this year or if you’d like to RSVP for the meeting, the open house or both, please contact us at info@wecnl.ca.

Join us at the Barry Place Community Garden on Saturday, May 23rd at 2 pm as we gather for our first garden party of the season!

All are welcome as we get the garden cleaned up and ready for planting. Bring gardening gloves and a friend! Feel free to drop by anytime or RSVP to info@wecnl.ca

More info on our community gardens is here.

Join us at the Heights Community Garden on Saturday, May 23rd at 10 am as we gather for our first garden party of the season!

All are welcome as we get the garden cleaned up and ready for planting. Bring gardening gloves and a friend! Feel free to drop by anytime or RSVP to info@wecnl.ca

More info on our community gardens is here.

Join us at the Caribou Road Community Garden on Thursday, May 21st at 6 pm as we gather for our first garden party of the season!

All are welcome as we get the garden cleaned up and ready for planting. Bring gardening gloves and a friend! Feel free to drop by anytime or RSVP to info@wecnl.ca

More info on our community gardens is here.

We’re launching a new workshop series called The Soil Food Web Series, which will help you dig into the thriving and intricate connections beneath and above ground that will help you grow the most amazing food!

Our third session in this series will focus on activating your soil biology, which sounds complicated but can actually be quite simple.

Having a thriving, active soil ecosystem is critical for a healthy garden. Even if all the minerals and nutrients are present in the soil, they cannot get to your plants unless there’s lots of life under ground - bacteria, fungi, insects, worms and microorganisms of all kinds.

Learn how to kickstart the biology in your garden with a few simple ingredients you’ll find in your kitchen!

It happens Wednesday, May 20th at 7 pm at the Immaculate Heart of Mary School Greenhouse. RSVP required to info@wecnl.ca. Free for WEC members or $5 for non members

We’re launching a new workshop series called The Soil Food Web Series, which will help you dig into the thriving and intricate connections beneath and above ground that will help you grow the most amazing food!

Our second session in this series is called the Secrets of Weeds will focus on what the unwanted plants in your garden are communicating to you about what’s happening in your garden soil! You’ll learn how to understand and work with those plants in your garden in a totally new way. This session is fun and eye-opening!

It happens Wednesday, May 13th at 7 pm at the Immaculate Heart of Mary School Greenhouse. RSVP required to info@wecnl.ca. Free for WEC members or $5 for non members

RESCHEDULED FROM APRIL 30

We’re launching a new workshop series called The Soil Food Web Series, which will help you dig into the thriving and intricate connections beneath and above ground that will help you grow the most amazing food!

This series will remind you that you are just as much a part of nature as the worms, the birds and the bees in your garden - and you have an essential role to play in your garden ecosystem.

In this series we’ll talk about fostering the life in your garden through practices such as mulching, understanding what your weeds are telling you, preventing soil erosion, activating soil biology, thinking like a forest, mimicking the seasons, and so much more!

Our first session is the Magic of Mulching and will focus on both living and dry mulches and why it is so critically important to keep your soil covered.

It happens Wednesday, May 6th at 7 pm at the Immaculate Heart of Mary School Greenhouse. RSVP required to info@wecnl.ca. Free for WEC members or $5 for non members

RESCHEDULED - SEE EVENT ON MAY 6TH

We’re launching a new workshop series called The Soil Food Web Series, which will help you dig into the thriving and intricate connections beneath and above ground that will help you grow the most amazing food!

This series will remind you that you are just as much a part of nature as the worms, the birds and the bees in your garden - and you have an essential role to play in your garden ecosystem.

In this series we’ll talk about fostering the life in your garden through practices such as mulching, understanding what your weeds are telling you, preventing soil erosion, activating soil biology, thinking like a forest, mimicking the seasons, and so much more!

Our first session will focus on both living and dry mulches and why it is so critically important to keep your soil covered.

It happens Thursday, April 30th at 7 pm. RSVP required to info@wecnl.ca. Free for WEC members or $5 for non members

We will join Food First NL as their guest for a Lunch and Learn on April 28th!

Here’s the info:

April's lunch and learn features Katie Temple, Executive Director of the Western Environment Centre Newfoundland. WEC has been running hands-on community food programs in the Corner Brook region for over 15 years. Join Katie to learn more about the organization, and stay for a bonus mini-workshop on getting ready for the garden season!

Tuesday, April 28

12:00 pm NDT

Register here.

Due to popular demand, we’re offering this workshop a second time!

Join us for a second (repeat) workshop all about creating a new garden from scratch!

Creating a successful garden starts with the right conditions. The fundamental piece that we need to invest in is where it all begins: SOIL!

Our lead gardener and permaculture designer Lee will talk about the soil food web and the importance of creating the right habitat for the beneficial microbes and bacteria that will help our garden thrive!  

She will then walk us through the process step by step, teaching about the different materials and resources available to create a thriving soil ecosystem from scratch.

Bring your garden gloves and any note taking materials if desired. RSVP required to info@wecnl.ca Cost is $5 or free for WEC members

Join us for a workshop all about creating a new garden from scratch!

Creating a successful garden starts with the right conditions. The fundamental piece that we need to invest in is where it all begins: SOIL!

Our lead gardener and permaculture designer Lee will talk about the soil food web and the importance of creating the right habitat for the beneficial microbes and bacteria that will help our garden thrive!  

She will then walk us through the process step by step, teaching about the different materials and resources available to create a thriving soil ecosystem from scratch.

Bring your garden gloves and any note taking materials if desired. RSVP required to info@wecnl.ca Cost is $5 or free for WEC members

We have a hands-on seed starting workshop planned for March 14th at 1:00 pm with horticulturist and homesteader, Megan Holdfast.

We'll provide the materials and info to get you started with planting seeds indoors, for all those veggies that need a warm head start to the growing season.

RSVP required to info@wecnl.ca Cost is $5 or free for WEC members

Our third Green Drinks Speaker Series event of the season happens on Wednesday, March 11th at Bootleg Brew Co.

We’ll feature Glen Keeling, Intervale Associates (and former WEC chair and Green Drinks host!) and Sean Boyle of Grenfell Campus to discuss the question: How can we conserve biodiversity in NL?

19+. Free cover. Catering by Bread and Butter Deli.

Event supported by Grenfell Campus.

In this next instalment of our garden planning series, Permaculture Designer and Organic Master Gardener Lee Wall will delve  into the placement and planting strategies of your garden. The session happens on Tuesday, March 3rd at 5:30 pm at the Corner Brook Public Library, Program Room, 2nd Floor. RSVP required to info@wecnl.ca. Session is $5 or free for WEC members.

Building onto site zoning discussed in the first session, you will learn how to envision untapped potential in your growing space and create specific growing conditions called microclimates in your ‘yarden’.

She will also talk about the importance of choosing high quality, locally appropriate seeds and companion planting strategies.

The workshop will help maximize your 3-D growing potential by stacking beauty, protection and function in your space.

As a complement to our chaga harvesting workshop in late January, we now have a hands-on workshop for you focused on how to benefit from your chaga once you have it!

We'll show you how to process it in multiple ways, including into various kinds of teas and tinctures. And we'll bring along some different teas to taste too.

Workshop happens on Monday, March 2nd at 5:30 pm. RSVP required to info@wecnl.ca Cost is $5 or free for WEC members.

We are starting a brand new series this winter in partnership with the Corner Brook Public Library, intended to get you ready early for the gardening season!

Our first hands-on session with expert organic gardener Lee Wall is called Garden Planning and Design 101. Lee will take you through the basics for planning your new or existing garden. You’ll learn how to discover new ways to find growing space, and think about practical and creative ways to make your garden healthy and thriving this spring.

She’ll touch on discovering and creating microclimates, maximizing growing space, vertical gardening, raised bed planning and more!

We’ll have paper and pencils for you to even start visually brainstorming your garden plan.

RSVP required to info@wecnl.ca as space is limited. Entry is $5 or free for WEC members and children under 16.

Are you curious to learn more about chaga?

Join us for a wintry outdoor workshop focused on the ethical and responsible harvesting of chaga. Chaga is a medicinal fungus of the birch tree that has a long history of traditional use.

On Sunday, January 25th at 1:00 pm we'll gather a small group to learn about and carefully harvest chaga together.

Space is limited! RSVP to info@wecnl.ca. $5 or free for members. Location and other details will be sent to registered participants

Join us for our second Green Drinks event of this season!

It happens on Wednesday, January 21st at 7:00 pm at Bootleg Brew Co, 92 West Street in Corner Brook. This time our question is “How can citizen science impact environmental policy?”

Our speakers are Natalie Parsons of the Stewardship Association of Municipalities and Dr. Joseph Bowden of Natural Resources Canada.

We’ll have free refreshments catered by Bread and Butter Deli, and great conversation.

Free for all. 19 +

Join us for the third instalment of our Fermentation Workshop Series! We already had sessions about veggie fermenting and fermented drinks and now we’re bringing you the ever popular sourdough bread!

Workshop happens Saturday, January 10th at 4pm. RSVP required as space is limited. Email info@wecnl.ca to sign up.

Cost is $5 or free for WEC members ($20/year)

On Saturday, November 29th at 4 pm we’ll bring you a Fermented Drinks Workshop, just in time to make yummy bubbly drinks for the holidays.

We’ll discuss kombucha, ginger beer and mead. All supplies included!

Do you want to learn how to preserve all those fresh, local garden vegetables that are in abundance right now?

Join us for for the first session in our Fermenting Workshop Series! We’re offering a veggie fermenting workshop, to learn how to make delicious, tangy, bubbly ferments such as sauerkraut and kimchi from local produce.

Workshop happens on Saturday, November 8th from 4 - 5:30 pm at the Salvation Army Temple in Corner Brook. RSVP required to info@wecnl.ca

Cost is $5 or free for WEC members

More details on other workshops in our Fermenting Series coming soon!

We’re gathering at the Barry Place Garden in Curling (off Bolands Avenue), to wind the garden down for the season. We’ll meet Sunday, November 2 at 10 am.

All are welcome to come lend a hand! Bring gardening gloves and a friend

Email info@wecnl.ca for more info

We’re gathering at the Reid Street Garden in East Valley Playground, to wind the garden down for the season. We’ll meet Saturday, November 1st at 10 am.

All are welcome to come lend a hand! Bring gardening gloves and a friend

Email info@wecnl.ca for more info

Join the Western Environment Centre on Wednesday, October 29th at 7 pm at Bootleg Brew Co (92 West Street) as we kick off our 7th season of the Green Drinks Speaker Series! 

This season starts with a special one focused on poetry! We'll have our two speakers, Dr. Adam Beardsworth and Brittany Ellsworth, discuss the question How can poetry contribute to environmental dialogue?, plus they'll read some of their own environment-themed poems. 

This event is free and 19+. Free food available catered by Bread and Butter.

We’re gathering at the Reid Street Garden in East Valley Playground, to wind the garden down for the season. We’ll meet Saturday, October 25th at 10 am (rescheduled to November 1).

All are welcome to come lend a hand! Bring gardening gloves and a friend

Email info@wecnl.ca for more info