Home Gardener Classes Start This Thursday!
- May 16
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This newsletter contains:
Thank you for joining our plant sale!
Home Gardener Class #1
Volunteer Opportunities
Last Chance to Join the Sandown CSA
Welcome New Team Members
Thank you for attending our May 3rd Plant Sale! It was wonderful to see all the smiling faces eager to garden. Thank you for supporting the Sandown farmers and coming to say hi!
Photo Credit: Pictures 2-3 Alanna Wylie, Louhoo Farm
Pictures 1, 4-7 Zoe Davidson, Program Manager
The Sandown Centre for Regenerative Agriculture is offering a class this Thursday, May 21, on a sliding scale from $25 - $75 to help you increase your productivity in the home garden. Join us in person to get your hands in the dirt, learn how to build healthy soil, support your garden ecosystem, and grow delicious, nutrient dense vegetables!
This class includes hand out material and involves hands-on gardening activities in the Sandown Teaching Garden, which consists of ten raised beds.
Volunteer with us on the Sandown Learning Farm or with a Sandown Farmer! You can view all our opportunities on our Sign Up platform.
Mondays, 10am - 2pm
Tuesdays, 10am - 2pm
Fridays, 10am - 2pm
Meet on the Sandown Learning Farm at the far gate or text Zoe (info on the Sign Up platform) when you arrive. You can come anytime during the volunteer slot. Please bring a lunch if you plant on staying for the entire shift.
Thank you to our volunteers!
Last chance to join the Sandown 2026 CSA! This program will feature a mixture of produce from the Sandown Learning Farm and from the Sandown Farmer cohort. You can expect 7-8 seasonal, fresh vegetables weekly for 20 weeks or or bi-weekly for 10 weeks for pick-up on Wednesday afternoons or Thursday mornings. More information is available on our website.
Boxes start May 26th, so sign up soon!
We’re excited to welcome Cece and Declan to the team at the Sandown Centre for Regenerative Agriculture this season. We look forward to training these two aspiring new farmers on the Sandown Learning Farm as farm hands for the summer through the Canada Summer Jobs grant.
Cece is a fourth-year Geography and Environmental Studies student at the University of Victoria with a strong passion for community resilience, local food systems, and hands-on outdoor work. Her background includes ecological restoration volunteering with organizations such as the Surfrider Foundation, Peninsula Streams Society, and the UVic Restoration Club. Alongside her studies, Cece works at a local climbing gym where she teaches new climbers and has developed a love for education, teamwork, and continuous learning. She also enjoys gardening, painting, and organizing events within the local music community, and brings a thoughtful, community-focused energy to the farm.
Declan is a recent Geography and Environmental Studies graduate with experience in environmental education, community food systems, and ecological restoration. He currently works as an Outreach and Education Facilitator with RUSH (Resilient Urban Systems & Habitat), delivering workshops in schools across Greater Victoria focused on climate resilience, soil health, and ecological stewardship. Declan has also contributed to restoration projects locally and in Heiltsuk territory in Bella Bella, where he supported community garden and marine stewardship initiatives. With experience in public engagement, media production, and youth programming, he brings strong communication skills, creativity, and enthusiasm for regenerative agriculture and community-based learning.
Happy Spring and we look forward to seeing you soon!
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