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 […]
NSCF February E-News
Every month we publish a free newsletter which lets people know what is happening at the farm. To subscribe fill in your email HERE To read February’s E-News CLICK HERE
Veganic Farmers at NSCF markets
An interview with Kim Accardi, Northey Street stall holder and vegan farmer. Check out Kim Accardi and Chris Spencer’s sensational preserves and seasonal produce at the Northey Street City Farm Markets every Sunday from 6.30 to 11 am. How did your love of Organics start? My love for animals and nature was where it all began. The […]
Gardening with guilds
By Lydia Blocksidge, City Farm Nursery Co-ordinator Have you heard the term garden guild or guilding before? If you have, it’s probably been used in the context of agro-forestry and forest gardening, as this is where the concept is most commonly applied. Guilding is a Permaculture technique that recognizes the relationships in nature, especially in […]
New View Farmers
Interview with Camilla Tulley – NSCF Markets Co-ordinator Holly and Justin from New View Farm run a 5-acre project east of Stanthorpe. They are regenerating the site from pine forestry, using permaculture principles to grow fruit and flowers. They also rent a market garden from another Granite Belt grower Undercliffe Dave. Here they grow produce […]
NSCF Environmental Fund
Support us with a tax-deductible donation and help us to continue improving the green oasis in the city that is Northey Street City Farm. What we would like to have We have a few environmental projects that we need funds for that sit outside our normal operations. These projects will improve the bush regeneration along […]
Seasonal vegetable growing in the humid subtropics
South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales have a humid subtropical climate. Vegetables grow best when the temperature (including frost), day length, rainfall and humidity suit their needs. The number and type of pests and diseases also varies with the time of year. The humid subtropics have three seasons, which […]
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