To celebrate our rapidly-approaching 1000th Facebook fan, we are combing through the archives for some of the most memorable photos from the past few years.  To begin, we hope you enjoy these selections from last year:

• The Flood & Aftermath
• 15 Year Celebrations
• Autum Equinox – Earth Art Festival
• Planting for Pizzas

Stay tuned for more galleries in the coming weeks!

We’re delighted to announce construction of the new education building is now complete.  Here are some photos of the final stages:
Stay tuned to nscf.org.au for upcoming launch details!

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City Farm seeks to build a durable, robust and iconic community building to meet its education needs and to embody the Organisation’s Permaculture-based philosophy and spirit.

Designed as a public showcase of smart, best-practice sustainable design, it is set to become one of the greenest small public buildings in Australia, and will set a precedent in terms of innovative sustainable design in subtropical Brisbane.

This includes cutting edge features such as the ‘meadow roof’, which uses the latest green technologies to deliver a thin-section, intensively planted cover.  We believ

e that this is the first time this technology has been employed in Queensland.

Other examples are the passive solar design, the use of timbers sourced from certifiable sustainable forests, or alternatively, recycled timbers, utilising straw as a durable building component and introducing earth render as a low embodied energy thermal mass element.

Construction commenced in early 2010.

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Jerry Coleby-Williams, a presenter on the ABC TV program Gardening Australia, launched our new book at Northey Street City Farm on Thursday.

This guide is a an essential handbook for all school gardeners, and can be purchased through our Edible Landscapes Nursery.