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…)

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.

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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Northey Street City Farm is seeking a part-time Coordinator for the Education Team. The Education Team is one of the Farm’s core enterprises and is responsible for developing and delivering a wide range of permaculture and organic gardening courses and sustainable living workshops. (more…)

Northey Street City Farm has been granted two Skilling Queenslanders for Work Traineeship positions, funded by the State Government  under Queensland’s Green Army and the First Start program. The target group for this program is long-term unemployed people. Applications close 7th of June. (more…)

Northey Street City Farm has a unique opportunity, through Brisbane City Council Funding, to trial a support program for new and emerging Social Enterprises through our Sunday Markets and wider opportunities.  Expressions of interest are due on Monday 7 June. (more…)

We are pleased to announce that our application to trial the Brisbane City Council’s Developing Brisbane’s Social Economy through Community Gardens program has been successful. We will be supporting up to a dozen social enterprises through our Sunday Organic Market, on our regular leased area, over a 12 week trial, commencing soon.

Successful applicants will receive a training and a “shopfront” at the markets to help promote a potential or emerging social enterprise.  It is essential that it provides a social, educational or environmental service apart from simply supporting the operator.

To express your interest (either for your enterprise or another), please contact info@nscf.org.au and we will send you an application form shortly.

We are also accepting expressions of interest for a Project Coordinator role.   Applications close this Monday, 17 May at 10 am.  Download the full details here.