AROUND THE FARM
Thank you everyone for helping us create another lovely Winter Solstice Festival. We had a sell out crowd and the vibe and community connection was lovely all day and night. A big thank you to all the staff, volunteers, performers, presenters, stallholders and attendees who weaved their magic for the festival. Can't wait to have you all back again next year.
PLASTIC FREE JULY
In the month of July, we commit to being Plastic Free! At Northey Street City Farm Organic Farmers Market you can meet your local organic farmers directly and purchase fresh produce without plastic. Please bring your own shopping bags/baskets, keeper cups and veggie bags to take your produce home in. Wandering Man Expresso give a 50 cent discount if you bring your own cup! You can also buy veggie bags and tote bags from the City Farm Nursery.
July is also a great time to commit to a permanent plastic free change. Consider not using plastic bin liners, stop using plastic straws, buy your cheese from the markets by the slice with no plastic, swap to loose leaf tea instead of tea bags. Whatever it is, make a long term commitment to stop using single use plastics this year. If you make a change this month we would love to hear from you! Tag us on instagram or send your pics to info@nscf.org.au and we can share the love, as committing to going plastic free shows a love of the earth!
2020 AUSTRALASIAN PERMACULTURE CONVERGENCE 20-23rd of April
Very excited to announce the launch of the tickets sales for the Australasian Permaculture Convergence that Northey Street City Farm will be hosting in 2020.
You can find out more about the Convergence on the website www.apc.nscf.org.au
ABORIGINAL CAMPSITES OF GREATER BRISBANE with Dr Ray Kerkhove
Our Aboriginal Campsites of Greater Brisbane forum with Dr Ray Kerkhove has reached its capacity. We look forward to seeing you all there!
PLAY ME I'M YOURS
Northey Street City Farm have been very lucky to receive a piano as part of the Queensland Music Festival's "Play Me I'm Yours" program. The piano is located in the City Farm Nursery and every day people are sitting down to play some tunes to the delight of the entire Farm. If you want to contribute to the Music Festival and weave some magic with your music, please come down and have a tinkle.
QUEENSLAND GARDEN EXPO
This month the Farm will be attending at the Queensland Garden Expo 12-14 JULY 2019, Nambour Showgrounds, and sharing a tent with our permaculture friends Come say gidday!
HOMESCHOOL EARTH KIDS PROGRAM
The Earth Kids Homeschool Program is running on Tuesday mornings from 9.30am to 12.30pm, from August 13th to September 17th. Earlybird tickets closed July 12th. Limited parent volunteer places are available, with their children's places at $140. Contact Emma at education@nscf.org.au if you are interested in volunteering. For information and bookings, click HERE.
AUGUST PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE
Running every Saturday from the 3rd of August to the 16th of November, come join us for the August Permaculture Design Course. We invite you to begin your permaculture journey with us. We have provided great discounts this year to celebrate our 25th year. Our earlier PDC sold out, so don't miss out on this one! For information and booking click HERE.
WORKSHOPS
Last month we had Compost for Soil Regeneration and Intensive Urban Farming. This month we have:
Recycling at Home with Oyster Mushrooms, which has SOLD OUT and we are also running Introduction to Permaculture which is a great place to start your permaculture journey into sustainable living and design. Check out all the up-coming Farm workshops HERE.
SCHOOL TOURS
Groups and school tours are always a delight to host at the Farm. Our ‘Biomes and Food Security’ activity is popular with Year 9 Geography classes, as we are able to demonstrate how permaculture can contribute to food security here and around the world. Primary school groups tend to choose our ‘Farm Life’ activity, in which they get to feed the chickens, hold a worm, taste some bush tucker and contribute to making compost.
To make a booking, click here.
EARTH ARTS PLAY GROUP
On Tuesdays and Fridays from 10am and at the Sunday Organic Farmers Market from 6am -12pm, a children's playgroup meets at the Farm to give their kids the opportunity to have some free nature connection.
All children and carers are welcome!
ETHICAL GIFTS
The Farm offers made to order hampers from our Organic Market Stall Holders and gift vouchers from the City Farm Nursery and for our Sustainability Workshops. We also sell our Permaculture Cook Book and Canvas Tote Shopping Bag online HERE.
FARM MEMBERSHIP and SOCIAL MEDIA
We really appreciate people supporting the Farm by becoming members. You can become a member HERE.
You can also support the farm by joining our social media. Find us on FACEBOOK HERE and on INSTAGRAM HERE.
FARM DONATIONS
The Farm does not rely on Government Funding for its operations. We operate as a social enterprise running the City Farm Nursery, Sunday Organic Farmers Market, and Permaculture Education. We appreciate the financial support of our community. To support 'all living sustainably' at the Farm please Donate Here. As a not for profit charity, all donations over $2 are tax deductible. Thank you so much in advance!
