By Ko Oishi, NSCF Farm Co-ordinator. One of my favourite annual activities is to harvest and process bamboo as it brings people together, and it is such a great skill sharing session. It’s a lot of work but it pays off as bamboo yields so many different products. It’s a relatively untapped resource; too often […]
Edible Flowers
By Ronni Martin. NSCF Education & Support Team Manager Bring colour and interest to your garden and plate by growing edible flowers. Edible flowers can create a colourful show in your front garden. Or they can be distributed through your vegetable beds or around fruit trees where their other uses in attracting beneficial insects and […]
Growing microgreens at home
By Jody Wall, NSCF Site Co-ordinator. In recent years microgreens have moved from the fancy plates of high-end restaurants to the garages and greenhouses of gardeners around the world. These little greens have made their way into the hearts, and into the regular diets, of millions of people. They are versatile and relatively easy to […]
Seed Saving
By Krystelle Ellaby I always start my seed saving class outlining the many great reasons to seed save. I tell participants: Seed saving is fun. It’s a radical political act. It saves you money. You’ll have loads to sow, with plenty left over to share. Seed saving preserves genetic variety and species diversity. Over time, […]
Forest Gardens
The Tree Care Group of volunteers have been renewing the plantings in the various orchards and forest gardens around our site over the last couple of years. These gardens are along the Northey Street boundary and to the west of the allotment garden area. So, what is a forest garden and how does it work? […]
Bushfoods for permaculture gardens and farms in the sub-tropics
Adding local bush foods to your garden can add new flavours to your diet while sustaining wildlife as well. There is a native plant to fill almost every purpose from food to fiber to timber, and they come in all growth forms from vines to giant trees. The lists below will help you to find […]
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 […]
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 […]
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