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?

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…)

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…)

Awesome workshop! Only offered once this year!

Book before Thursday afternoon (10 June) as this workshop is off-site and we need to get all the details to you before the day.

Learn how to build a versatile, efficient earth oven for baking, roasting, and even oven-drying foods. During this hands-on workshop we will actually build an oven. (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…)

It’s not too late to join the latest Permaculture Design Course (PDC)!  We are still taking enrolees this week for this amazing opportunity to make a long-term difference. Call us this week on 07 3857 8775 or download a booking form.

More details on our Education page.

Saturday 29 May

Spaces are still available for the following:

Get Gardening for a Cooler Planet – 9am to 12pm
An introduction to starting your own climate-smart garden. Learn how easy it can be to grow your own food organically!

Propagating your Own Plants – 1.30pm to 4.30pm
Learn how to propagate useful plants from seeds, cuttings, tubers and root division.

Thursday’s Thinking of a Tree Change bus tour is now full.
This popular trip, which takes participants to permaculture properties and organic farms in our rural hinterland, is perfect for those looking for inspiration with their own home produce endeavours.  Book now to secure your spot for the next trip on August 21.

To book or learn 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?

Sadly, this Saturday’s chicken tractor workshop has had to be postponed. If you’d like to register your interest with us, please contact us. When we get enough people, we can look at finding a new date for the workshop.

If any of our Northey Street mates are coming along the Organic Markets this weekend, feel free to bring your electricity and gas bill and your attention to learn about how to minimise the the energy usage of your home appliances. Luke Reade will be at the Low Carbon Diet information stall with his expertise and several power meters giving advice on how to reduce your power bill and carbon emissions.

Bring your questions.
How green is your green power?
How do you go about installing solar power or solar hot water?
What are renewable energy targets or RECs?
How could you get caught out?
How much energy does your fridge or air conditioner use and what does it cost?

For the next few Sunday mornings, Luke will be available to answer all these questions, free of charge.

As part of Brisbane City Council’s Active Parks program, we are hosting a wide range of free activities every Sunday during our Organic Markets, including:

• Lantern Making (9am–12 noon, near the stage)
• Poi & Fire-Stick Making (9 am–12 noon, blackboard area)
• Composting Demos & Information (8 am – 10:30am at NSCF Info stall)
• Bellydancing Performances (for several Sundays on the stage)

For a full list of upcoming activities, see our full schedule.

The farm is also also offering its friendsand members a special opportunity to participate in an easy program to reduce their carbon footprint at home, at work, and at the farm.  With this information, your household can reduce its carbon output by up to two tonnes a year.

For more information, visit our stall at the Sunday Organic Markets, next to the City Farm information stand, or contact Simon at info@nscf.org.au.