Sweet Potato – Ipomea batatas Sweet potato is a vigorous ground cover vine which produces tubers at the leaf nodes. It prefers sandy, well – drained soil in sun or part-shade in the tropics or sub-tropics. Avoid high-nitrogen fertilisers, as they will promote leaf rather than tuber growth. Sweet potato is propagated by cuttings planted […]
Position Vacant – MARKET COORDINATOR
Northey Street City Farm Permaculture in the Heart of Brisbane, Australia MARKET COORDINATOR POSITION DESCRIPTION Position: Market Coordinator Award: Northey Street City Farm (NSCF) Staff Agreement – permanent part time Hours: 15 hours per week (The applicant will be required to work some Sundays) Pay rate: NSCF Award Agreement Level 3, […]
ILO Organics @ Northey Street Sunday Organic Farmers Maket
Ilo Organics makes the most luscious handmade organic soap & organic essential oil blends made with 100% pure organic plant extracts. Angela just loves Northey Street City Farm and ILO Organics. ” It’s my Sunday sanctuary. I just love it. Other people go to church, but I come here. I have bought a lot of oils […]
Organic Happy Kitchen @ Northey Street City Farm Sunday Organic Farmers Market
Organic Happy Kitchen The Organic Happy kitchen has been a regular at the Northey Street Sunday Organic Farmers Market for 3 years. Every week people queue to get some organic pies, quiches, sausage rolls, treats, breakfast and ready meals. Laurent Le Souquet became a chef 30 years ago in France and perhaps his baked goods […]
Winter Solstice Festival 2018
Sat 23 June 2018. 11am to 10pm at Northey Street City Farm Hi folks, Kate here. I’m the new co-ordinator for this year’s festival and as a long time patron of the festival I’m pretty excited about what we are creating this year! Last year the festival saw 2000 people in attendance so this year […]
Learn How to Compost at Home
Sat 12 May 2018 • 9:00am – 12:00pm at Northey Street City Farm Free Celebrate International Compost Awareness Week at this interactive workshop. This workshop will cover the basics of composting, worm farming and the Bokashi fermentation composting system including; setting up, managing and maintaining different compost systems, how to choose the best system for […]
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