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Who are we looking for?
Are you passionate about tinkering with old equipment? Fancy fixing an old chair or benches? How about small-scale construction using recycled timber? Do you have an affinity for reinvigorating old tools and giving them a second life? Then we have the perfect volunteer position for you!
Northey Street City Farm is currently calling out for keen volunteers who want to assist the Site Team to maintain our facility.
When?
Wednesday 8:30 am -12:30 pm (flexible) though we also welcome people to come on Tuesdays.
What’s involved?
Assist the Site Team in the various maintenance activities including:
Fix tools and equipment (mostly manual hand tools – rakes, spades, etc.)
Sharpen tools
Painting and varnishing
Carry out small-scale construction and repairs on existing buildings.
What’s required?
Have good OH&S awareness.
Where possible, we ask for a minimum of 4-6 months of weekly volunteering to learn procedures and get to know the lay of the site and the community.
Wear enclosed shoes and gloves. NSCF can provide gloves if you require them.
We will arrange for you to attend an induction process so that you can be covered under the farm’s insurance.
This is a great way to get hands-on experience, and also be part of the of urban agriculture movement!
This edition includes the Winter Solstice Festival, volunteer vacancies and education.
Read the full newsletter HERE.
Northey Street City Farm publishes a free electronic newsletter every month.
To subscribe to our monthly free e-newsletter CLICK HERE.
You will receive the newsletter to your email once a month to let you know what is happening at the farm.
Who are we looking for?
When?
What’s involved?
We usually start the day with collecting all food scraps from our green waste bins. This includes the farmer’s market green waste and community compost hub waste.
We relocate the most mature compost pile to a separate bay for the next 4-6 weeks until it’s ready for use.
What’s required?
Market Garden team
Who are we looking for?
Bed preparation, propagation, compost making, weeding, planting, harvesting, and post-harvest processing, tool maintenance (especially secateurs and shears) and eventually assist in the farm gate stall when it is up and running.
When?
What’s involved?
We usually start the day with garden bed preparation, which may include weeding, adding composts, aerating garden beds, tidying up the propagation area, propagation of vegetable seedlings and other perennial crops by cuttings.
What’s required?
This is a great way to get hands-on experience, and also be part of the of urban agriculture movement!
20 May 2021, All positions filled for now.
Days are Tuesday – Saturday 8:30am – 12:30pm.
If you would like to Volunteer on Sunday you ideally you will have some Volunteer experience, as Sundays are very busy during the Organic Farmers Market.
Jobs include:
•Watering
•Pruning
•Potting up
•Propagation
•Pricing and labelling pots
•Stock Rotation
•Weeding
•Garden and Nursery maintenance
•Cleaning Jobs ie washing pots, sweeping pavers
•Other General Nursery duties
Some heavy lifting is involved. Must be able to work independently.
If this sounds like you, please contact Carissa at nursery@nscf.org.au.
This is a great opportunity for anyone who would like to work in the Nursery Industry or be part of the team.
In this July edition of E-News check out the special EKKA festival at City Farm Nursery, there are new workshops coming up and Earth Arts is on again.
Read HERE.
Northey Street City Farm publishes a free electronic newsletter every month.
To subscribe to our monthly free e-newsletter CLICK HERE.
You will receive the newsletter to your email once a month to let you know what is happening at the farm.
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