Spaces are still available for the following exciting and informative sustainable living workshops:

Saturday 28 August

Fermenters Kitchen 9 am to 4 pm
Limited places. Expand your bacterial horizons, cultivate your prebiotic oligosaccharides and join us for a day of cultured beverages, foraged fruits, pickled veggies and other wild microbial wonders. In this hands-on workshop you’ll learn the art of traditional food processing and get to sample and enjoy healthy and nutritious fermented foods.

To book or for more information, please contact us or download a booking form.  Or why not give the gift of sustainable living to a loved one with a Workshop Gift Voucher?

This upcoming election day (Saturday 21 August), step out and have your say about some things at NSCF as well!  We are hosting a morning forum from 9:30am – 12:30pm to gather input into our current Sustainability Project.
Please note that it’s not on the 14th, as incorrectly advised through some other sources.

This will provide an opportunity for our members and those not regularly involved in farm chats under the mango tree to help us be more self-reliant as an organisation, and be a better model for “living sustainably in the city”.

• What are better/more creative ways City Farm can generate its own core funding so we can continue providing services?
• What other outside sources of funding and resources can CF tap into?
• Environmental sustainability – what can we do better or differently?
• And caring for people – how do we attract and support our members, volunteers and staff?

There will be facilitated processes around getting input on these on the day, so we can feed the information to our Teams and Management Committee. We also invite people to email community@nscf.org.au with suggestions – by 25^th August please.

And speaking of keeping sustained – there will be a delicious lunch provided for all participants!

This monthly of  recent news and upcoming events is emailed to all members and subscribers.  Continue reading for this month’s issue and the opportunity to sign up for future updates. (more…)

Our newly-launched Village Life cultural precinct is now in full swing .  We’ve appreciated all feedback received so far, and welcome any further comments either here on our Facebook page.  If you have yet to see this new addition to our Sunday Organic Market lineup, take a look at our new Village Life photo gallery for a small sample of the friendly atmosphere you’re missing!

Northey Street City Farm is seeking a part-time Volunteer Coordinator (5 hours per week, applications due Friday 23 July) to engage with and assist volunteers at the farm and develop new training and recuirment programs. (more…)

Northey Street City Farm is seeking a part-time Farm Tours Coordinator (8 hours per week, applications due Friday 23 July) for the Education Team.

The Farm Tours Coordinator is mainly responsible for coordinating and promoting visits by schools, community groups and other organisations, to NSCF as an educational activity including BCC programs and activities. (more…)

A colourful and vibrant cultural precinct.

Northey Street City Farm is working closely with twelve small social enterprises through the Village Life project, providing resources, support and training to help these initiatives become sustainable in the long term.

The Village Life project centres around a colourful and vibrant cultural marketplace that provides a space for artisans, crafts-people, healers and other creative folk to sell their wares. Running in conjunction with the Northey Street City Farm weekly organic farmers’ markets, it provides locally made and ecologically sustainable products for our community.

The marketplace is open every Sunday from 8am to 12noon, and with the chai café selling delicious cakes and brekkie options, as well as lots of space for the kids to play and explore, it’s the perfect place to spend a Sunday morning.

View our Village Life photo gallery!

Social enterprises are an intrinsic part of a healthy and sustainable local economy and are by definition profit-making ventures that are designed to benefit the local community both through their activities and the investment of their profits.

It’s also hoped that the project will foster the development of a network of social enterprises across the region and provide a framework for the support of social enterprise in other community organisations.

Interested in being considered as a stallholder at the Village Life Marketplace?
At present there is a waiting list for stallholders.  However, if your product is locally made and/or second-hand, or if your services support a stronger local community, please complete the expression of interest form and email it to socialenterprise@nscf.org.au.

If you’d like to find out more about the Village Life project please email the Project Coordinator at socialenterprise@nscf.org.au or phone Northey Street City Farm on 3857 8775.

The Village Life project is being implemented with the support of the Brisbane City Council Social Economy Team.

Village Life officially opened on 10am Sunday 25 July with Coucillors Geraldine Knapp and David Hinchliffe.

To find out more, please email socialenterprise@nscf.org.au or phone the City Farm office on (07) 3857 8775.

The Permablitz project has the admirable goal of transforming ordinary backyards into edible permaculture gardens through dedicated one-day volunteer sessions.  With a “learning by doing” approach, everyone is welcome to attend, regardless of experience – it’s about sharing knowledge, exchanging ideas, and getting to know some like-minded permaculture fans over a cup of tea.

More information can be found on the Permablitz Brisbane website.

Northey Street City Farm is working closely with twelve new social enterprises through the Village Life project, providing resources, support and training to help these initiatives become sustainable in the long term.

The Village Life project centres around a colourful and vibrant cultural precinct that will provide a space for artisans, crafts-people, healers, visual and performing artists and other creative folk to sell their wares and spruik their services.

The Village Life precinct will officially open at 10am on Sunday 25 July in conjunction with the Northey Street City Farm weekly organic farmers’ markets. The launch will feature music, food, great coffee and entertainment, and will be opened by Brisbane City Counsellor Geraldine Knapp.

Following the launch, the precinct will be open every Sunday morning from 8am to midday and, with comfortable seating and children’s play area nearby, is the perfect place to spend a Sunday morning.

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Re-energise City Farm with the celebration of the longest night of the year.

Saturday 19 June 2010: 4 to 10.30 pm

Featuring entertainment from:
* Spankinhide * Kooi * Ruby Blue * Neo Combo * The Luvs * Vulcana Circus *

• Roving performers, circus acts and exciting fire twirling!
• Fabulous food (on sale from 4pm) and refreshing drinks.
• Children’s activities and workshops (4-7pm) ending in a special bonfire for families in the early evening.
• Farm tours and other activities.
• Amazing prizes to give away.
• Traditional fire sculpture and a bonfire ceremony to complete the celebrations.

Bring a rug, dancing shoes and a party attitude!

Register as a volunteer
Contact us for more information