As an Outreach Volunteer, you will work alongside fellow student volunteers, board members, and our Outreach & Communications Coordinator. Your primary responsibilities will include engaging with the public, assisting with event logistics, and helping to promote the greenhouse’s mission within the community…
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Why Harvesting Compost is the Bane of My Existence (And What Changed That a Little) (guest post from ABCompost)
As much as I love worms and vermicomposting, one of the things I dread most about my job is harvesting compost. No matter what techniques or tools I try, the process is always the same: sorting through dense, rich worm castings and painstakingly removing the worms by hand …
2026 Seedling Sale Wrap
We would like to thank everyone who came out on Friday to our 2026 Epic Seedling sale. All of our vendors essentially sold out of their seedlings, and left very happy. A special thank you to our vendors Hamidou Horticulture, Coop Cultivaction, City Herbal Apprenticeship, mind.heart.mouth, Iris Clay Works, and COL Art & Wellness forContinueContinue reading “2026 Seedling Sale Wrap”
Do you need compost for your summer garden?
As every gardener knows, soil quality is one of the most important factors when starting a garden and growing delicious fruits and vegetables. Healthy soil provides plants with the nutrients they need to grow, and fertilizers help replenish those nutrients in forms that plants can absorb and use effectively. That’s…
Seeding Futures Beyond Plastics
When :: Wednesday May 13th (16h30 – 19h00)Where :: 7th Floor Henry Hall Bldg (SGW Campus, Concordia) Seeding Futures Beyond Plastics: Dive into a Toolkit, Paths and Possibilities, and Create a Collective Sculpture As part of Breast Cancer Action Quebec’s upcoming launching of “We’re All in the Same Boat: Your Anti-Plastic Toolkit (Beyond Recycling)”, we’ll dive into the plastic problem, its dangers and complexities, and potential paths for action. Together, we’ll make the space to imagine and plot possible futures beyond the plastics disaster. Local artist Jon Jon will then lead the groupContinueContinue reading “Seeding Futures Beyond Plastics”
2026 City Herbal Apprenticeship Program
Join our Herbal Apprenticeship Program and immerse yourself in the world of plant medicine! The City Herbal Apprenticeship Program is for anyone who wants to learn how to grow, identify, harvest, use, and apply herbs in a hands-on, collective setting. As an herbal apprentice, you will gain experience tending to our perennial garden, where we cultivate and care for a variety of medicinal plants, and will learn how to make your own herbal medicines, such as tea blends, tinctures, glycerites, salves, oils, and more
Epic Seedling Sale 2026
The Epic Seedling Sale is officially back, and we’re excited to welcome it once again into our community space. After a year of uncertainty and limited growing capacity, this event marks a meaningful return to sharing plants, knowledge, and resources with students and the wider community. This year’s sale features a variety of seedlings grown by local groups and community partners…
TWO Herbal Garden Internships (Spring/Summer 2026) — POSITIONS FILLED
The Concordia Greenhouse Project is seeking two enthusiastic Herbal Garden Interns as part of their City Herbal Apprenticeship Program (CHAP) to join our team in supporting the care and maintenance of our perennial herb garden at the Loyola Campus. Working alongside the CHAP Coordinator and Concordia Greenhouse Project staff, the interns will gain hands-on experience…
April & May Programming
This April 22nd we will be hosting a series of Earth day workshops to help you get through the Finals Slump. Come learn how to take care of plants, drink some tea with our bestie Nico from Co-op, or find out what a “low-buy” year is with Catherine from ABCompost. Plant Care 101 SeriesWhen :: April 22 (11h00 – 12h30)Where :: 7th floorContinueContinue reading “April & May Programming”
Valentines Day Sale & Events
It is mid-winter, and we could all use a little more green. We’re looking forward into greener days by sharing the love this month with an upcoming sale and a series of hands-on workshops, all designed to help you grow something new. Scroll on for details and join us in making this winter a littleContinueContinue reading “Valentines Day Sale & Events”