Fancy yourself as a handyman? Like working with others on projects? We’ve got a new Work for the Dole Project starting up and are looking for someone to co-ordinate the participants in maintaining our grounds, buildings and infrastructure. You’ll be a people person, have experience managing and mentoring volunteers from diverse backgrounds and know your way around a tool shed. The job is 2 days a week, so it would [...]
The greatly anticipated Winter Solstice Festival returns on the 22nd of June, 2013! Come and join us in celebrating the longest night of the year at Northey Street City Farm.With live bands across two stages, fabulous food, kids’ art activities, circus acts , fire twirling, roving performers and much much more, the Winter Solstice Festival is always a night to remember. Saturday 22 June 2013, 4-10:30 pm The music [...]
We’ve had a bit of a reshuffle at the Farm are now looking for two enthusiastic folks to join our team. A Site Co-ordinator Do you have maintenance and building experience? Can manage a team of staff and volunteers? We’re looking for someone to manage the Farm maintenance and security, maintain Farm appearance, provide and coordinate activities for Farm volunteers as required and work with other teams/staff as required. Have [...]
This week at the Northey Street Markets It’s our 600th market this Sunday (26th May) and we’d like to thank our stall holders and customers for their loyalty over the years. If you haven’t been for a while call in and see how you’ve helped us grow. Sandy Creek Organic Farm is back from their autumn spell with rocket, lettuce and asian greens. The Smoothie Cycle is also back from [...]
“National Permaculture Day is a chance to share thoughts, visions and lots of common sense ways that we can all make a positive difference to the world we live in” - Costa Georgiadis Come along to the Farm this Sunday for International Permaculture Day! Find out more about Northey Street; How the Farm started What is Permaculture about Visit the green waste recycling centre, our market garden and other pockets [...]
Have you seen our front sign? Neither have we. A large portion of the farm’s front sign was washed away in the January floods, never to be seen again. So, as with all things, it is time for a change. We are calling out to you to help us design a new sign. Do you have a great idea or design? Let us know! We are asking for submissions for [...]
Have you got the skills to maintain tools & buildings at a thriving City Farm? Can you plan large events like our Winter Solstice Festival? We need you! Or someone you know that can do these things. Kylie our current Site & Events Manager is sadly moving on to a role involving state-wide travel (not sad for her though!) and we need someone to fill the role. The Person We’re [...]
Welcome to the April 2013 Northey Street City Farm eNews… The Autumn Equinox has passed; the nights will become longer culminating in the longest night of the year on the Winter Solstice. At the Farm we celebrated with a working bee to plant out a windbreak of bushfoods and native trees and shrubs to protect the new education area from cold winter winds and summer storms. We’ve just hired two [...]
Fancy yourself a gardener with volunteer management skills? We’re looking for a project worker to carry out our Planting for Pizzas Program. The Planting for Pizzas is a supported gardening project for people with diverse needs and abilities. The Brisbane City Council funds the project from their Active Parks Program on a six monthly basis withe a written weekly program of activities developed by our Farming Manager, Dick Copeman appropriate [...]
