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…

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”

The News Everyone Has on Their Minds

Since 2010, the Concordia Greenhouse has been more than just a space filled with plants, it has been a central point for student-led and community projects, a place of learning, connection, and even healing. Over the years, we’ve welcomed many new faces to our organization, weathered many changes, including the uncertainty of the pandemic, alwaysContinueContinue reading “The News Everyone Has on Their Minds”

Things are Changing

Hey everyone! It has been a hot minute since we wrote a blog post, but we thought – heck why not! We just relaunched the website, and you all deserve an update. As many of you already know Dom (Outreach & Communications) is on a temporary leave of absence to pursue new possibilities. During hisContinueContinue reading “Things are Changing”

ABCompost

The Concordia Greenhouse Project would like to welcome ABCompost under its umbrella!  ABCompost is a composting & vermicomposting educational group that started a few years ago under Concordia University’s Zero-Waste program.  This enthusiastic and knowledgeable group of Concordia students facilitate vermicomposting workshops around campus, process food waste from campus food providers like Le Frigo VertContinueContinue reading “ABCompost”