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May 29, 2020 by Karen Lavin

May 2020 E-News

In this May edition of E-News we are happy to share with you upcoming workshops, including the Permaculture Design Course. There’s plenty for young people and educators too. We are also delighted to share news with you about this years Winter Solstice: Honouring the Air element.

Read here.

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Filed Under: eNews Tagged With: City Farm Nursery, Courses, Events, kids activities, Permaculture Design Course, Winter Solstice

June 5, 2019 by Ronni Martin

Winter Solstice Festival 2019 program & map

2019 Program

 

2019 Site Map

 

 

Filed Under: Solstice Festival Tagged With: festival, Winter Solstice, Workshops

April 4, 2019 by Desi Achilleos

Northey Street City Farm E-news April 2019

Northey Street City Farm publish a free electronic newsletter every month.

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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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Filed Under: eNews, Events Tagged With: Winter Solstice

June 21, 2018 by Desi Achilleos

Winter Solstice Festival Raffle


Northey Street City Farm Winter Solstice Raffle

 

 

 

You can purchase tickets to this great raffle at the:

Winter Solstice Festival
Saturday the 23rd of June
10.30am- 10pm

Pre-sale entry tickets are on sale now and are cheaper than door tickets.
You can purchase entry tickets here:
Winter Solstice Tickets

Lemon Myrtle Prize:

 

 

 

 

 

Plus Fitness Windsor 12 month gym membership valued at $960

Finger Lime Prize:

 

 

 

Living Patterns Permaculture and NSCF Prize

Living Patterns Permaculture, a permaculture design business, is offering a 20% discount on a Garden Design.
• Northey Street City Farm $60 Workshop Gift Voucher

  • 1 x 5 pack of ONYA reusable produce bags
    • 1 x jar of NSCF City Farm Nursery honey
    • 1 x NSCF Share community cookbook
    • 3 x packets of seasonal seeds
    • 1x pot of rosemary OR 1 x cactus/succulent

Bunya Nut Prize:

 

 

 

 

Northey Street Organic Farmers Market Stall Holders
Ilo Organics and Happy Flames Prize
• Ilo Organics: An essential oil gift pack valued at $200
• Happy Flame: Hand Crafted Bees wax Tea Light Candles

Tea Tree Prize:

 

 

 

 

 

Northey Street Organic Farmers Market Stall Holders A-Zumble–Zay and Bold Alchemy Prize
• A-Zumble-Zay: Pirates Dice and Three Men’s Morris Games
• Bold Alchemy free half hour Niagara massage

Macadamia Prize:

 

 

 

 

Northey Street Organic Farmers Market Stall Holders Raw and Peace and Organic Happy Kitchen
• Raw and Peace Cooking Class
• Organic Happy Kitchen Family Size Organic Happy Pie or Quiche

Filed Under: Events, Solstice Festival Tagged With: Winter Solsctice, Winter Solstice

May 26, 2018 by Ronni Martin

2018 Winter Solstice Festival PROGRAM

Saturday 23 June 2018

To download a copy, click here

NSCF Winter Solstice Program Final 12.06.18

FESTIVAL SITE MAP

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Last Updated: Tuesday 20 June 2018

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Events, festival, NSCF, Winter Solstice, Workshops

May 5, 2018 by Ronni Martin

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 we’re chatting with Brisbane City Council about expanding beyond this number for a bigger and better festival!  More talks, more workshops, more entertainment, more food and more fun! So here is the latest news and some exciting announcements!

I’m super excited to announce that OKA will be dancing us into the evening with their didge and chilled beats after the bonfire.  We also have troubadour and very talented songwriter Murray Kyle singing us up to the bonfire and Winter Solstice ceremony where we celebrate the longest night of the year and the return of the light.  We will have some great acts singing us through the afternoon so bring your picnic blanket or camping chairs so you can kick back and enjoy the music on the green!

This year we are planning to showcase a Zero Waste event!  This is exciting and also a little challenging because we won’t be using any single use plastic disposable. So heads up – you’ll need to bring your own cup / plate / bowl / cutlery (perhaps your fave from your camping kit?) and if you forget, or you’re travelling light, there will be crockery available to hire for a gold coin contribution and we will likely also have some awesome sustainable products available for purchase if you want to buy your kit for the next festival!

It’s pretty exciting to think our footprint could be so minimised for a festival that attracts 2000 people each winter and potentially more this year! We are working with Renew Fest in Mullumbimby who has successfully run zero waste events in the past.  I reckon this might be the first large festival of its kind in Brisbane.  We’re so pleased to co-create it with you!

We have also partnered up with Byron Spirit Festival which runs from the 20th -22nd April 2018. It means that if you’re thinking about heading down you can use the code ‘NSCF18’ when you purchase your ticket you’ll get 10% off!  5% of your ticket cost will also go to their partner charity ‘A Sound Life’ providing yoga, singing, meditation to underprivileged people.

Program

As well as a fabulous entertainment line up, our education program this year will see talks and workshops happening in three different tents throughout the afternoon in theme with the three ethics of Permaculture, which are: Earth Care; People Care and Fair Share. We are planning to bring you first-class educators and presenters in their fields of expertise to share their knowledge with you.

As a yogini & musician I’m looking to introduce a new space for our People Care venue, for some extra wellbeing workshops and there will be something for everyone.

Our kids program is always really popular, so we are gathering together a mix of old favourites and newcomers to inspire, educate and entertain your children.  We will also build on the success of last years teens program with activities specifically targeted to their unique interests and learning styles. We always aim to provide something for everyone in the family, so you can all come along and enjoy the Winter Solstice together.

We’d love you to join the tribe on Facebook, so we can keep you up-to-date with our full program as we release it in the lead up to the Winter Solstice Festival….. jump on over here and give us the big thumbs up!

Purchase festival tickets here.

 Want to get involved?

Would you like to be part of the crew that make the festival happen?  The festival just wouldn’t happen without the involvement of many volunteers so we’d love you to join us in the lead up and/or set up of the festival, or on the day!

A commitment of just 3 hours of your time will earn you free entry to the event and a meal in exchange, making this great event accessible to everyone. Lets chat about what you can contribute. The possibilities are endless and include helping with marketing, putting up fencing and marquees prior to the event, stage management, security, signage, child care (blue card required), or parking attendant on the day. We need a wide range of people and skills, so get in touch and we’ll find a job perfect for you! We look forward to hearing from you and to co-creating this wonderful event for our community with you.

This year we are looking at road closures to include the other half of the farm in the festival area and it looks like the costs for traffic controllers could be significant.  So we’d love to hear from any Traffic Controllers who are willing to volunteer or offer us a good ‘not for profit’ organisation discount.

I’m also looking for a personal assistant or apprentice, so if you’d like to learn how to run events I’ll show you the ropes in exchange for a few hours a week of your time.  I’d love to hear from you!

You can fill in the form below and tell me a little about yourself, what experience, skills and passions you have and what role/s you feel you could be involved with (you can also let me know what you don’t have experience in but would like to help out with!)

Solstice Volunteer Application Form

Tickets

As is our tradition at Northey Street City Farm this is a grass roots community event so we are keeping ticket prices low.  This year we are offering early-bird (closing 30 April 2018)and pre-sale discounts, and tix for adults start as low as $20, and gate tix are $30.  Great discounts for families and kids are available too!  You can rest easy knowing that money raised will go towards covering the costs of the event and continue to fund the farm and all the great work it does for our Brisbane community.

Purchase tickets here.

See you on June 23rd!  (How many sleeps is that!?)

With great excitement and anticipation! Kate, Georgia & the festival team!  😉

 

Filed Under: Events, Workshops Tagged With: Education, Events, festival, Winter Solstice

May 20, 2017 by Ronni Martin

Working towards a zero-waste festival

As a sustainable living festival, we encourage all attendees to each do their bit to reduce our environmental impact while celebrating the gift of life the Earth provides us. This year we’re aiming to reduce our collective environmental impact by working towards a zero-waste festival.

All food stalls will be using either washable crockery and cutlery or biodegradable/compostable single-use items. So please help our Waste Management Team volunteers by returning your dirty dishes and cups to the washing up station at the Chai Cafe. We also welcome you to BYO if you wish to use your own plate, cutlery, mug, etc. There will be a place provided for you to wash them up.

 

Also, to minimise plastic waste, there will be no bottled water sold. Single use plastic bottled water is a massive waste of embedded energy and not necessary with a bit of forethought. Please BYO a re-usable water bottle or cup. We will have water refill stations around the site where you can top up all day. We appreciate your support in caring for our Planet.

 

Caloundra Music Festival are claiming they will be the first Australian event to make the move to zero-waste later this year. However, we know Renew Fest recently achieved it and now we will too. Let’s show the bigger festivals that it’s possible to party and be responsible citizens of Earth at the same time.


Check out our full program including our 11 sustainable living workshops.

Buy Tickets.

Filed Under: Solstice Festival Tagged With: Events, festival, Winter Solstice

May 20, 2017 by Ronni Martin

Winter Solstice Festival Kids Kingdom

 

 

We have a jam-packed program of Nature-based Arts and fun activities in their own Kid’s Kingdom for the kids. The day starts with a chance to make some music with Beats Bus Productions Upcycled Drumming. Then there is a slower pace as the kids get their hands dirty while they Garden with Krystelle, where they will plant their own seed to take home. Circus Connections will then be leading the kids in some fun circus skills and play.

Throughout the day, Rachel from Nature Arts will be hosting a quiet space for the kids to paint with mud, play with clay and work with bits from nature to express their inner world. Then in the afternoon, the kids can make and decorate their own lantern for the Lantern Parade. Beeswax tea light candles will be available for sale for $1, generously supplied by Happy Flame Candles. Be sure to check out their stall at the Festival.

Another addition this year is our free creche service in the kid’s area for children aged 3-11. Your kids will be cared for and engaged in activities while you attend the adult workshops. Sign them in for up to 2 hours. (Conditions apply for the safety and comfort of your child.) Disclaimer: We will absolutely be held accountable for the flowers painted on their faces, dirt under their nails and the smiles on their faces when you return. 😊


KIDS KINGDOM program

All day Nature Art with Rachel French

12.00 Upcycled Drumming. Beats Bus Productions
2.00  Gardening for kids. Krystelle Ellaby
3.00  Circus Skills & Play. Circus Connect
4.00  Lantern Making. Rachel French


Check out our full festival program.

Buy Tickets.

Filed Under: Solstice Festival Tagged With: Events, festival, kids activities, Winter Solstice

May 20, 2017 by Ronni Martin

New Winter Solstice Festival Teens Program

This year we’re introducing a youth space, full of activities and workshops specifically for teens and young adults.  Have a go at bushcrafts, drumming, circus skills or slam poetry and find your hidden talents.

Andy Currey from Sun and Stars Bushcraft will be hosting the space and will be available all afternoon to share his bushcraft skills with those wanting to learn how to make your own rope or carve your own tools. He will have all the gear and has loads of experience working with teens on bush survival courses.

 

At midday the youth program will kick off with a bang (literally!), with Talkin’ the Drum running an African Drumming Workshop. Elliott will be bringing 30 Djembes so don’t let not owning a drum stop you from joining in on this session. This guy is a master drummer and a great teacher. You will be keeping and creating the beat in no time.

 

For a bit of fun and play in the afternoon, we have Circus Connection running a circus skills workshop. Got some skills already? Come and have a play and get some tips from a professional, seasoned performer. Keen to learn something new? Suzi knows her stuff and can help you master seemingly difficult tricks. All toys will be supplied.

We have also teamed up with Ruckus Brisbane to bring you a 2 hour Slam Poetry Workshop and U/21’s Open Mic Slam. What’s a slam you ask? It’s an open mic competition where you get three minutes on the mic. You can do a poem, rap, story, song lyrics, as long as it’s original, it’s all gravy. So you can either rock up at 5pm just to sign up for open mic or you can come at 2pm for workshop, where you will learn how to write slam poems and be a bad-ass on stage.

No registration is needed for any of the workshops or the Open Mic Slam. Just rock up. However, places are limited to space and time, so turn up early to secure your spot. Check out more info on the Ruckus Facebook event page here.


Teens Area Program

Hosted by Sun and Stars Bushcraft (Andy Currey)

12.00   African drumming. Talkin’the drum  (Elliott Orr)

2.00    Slam Poetry workshop (2hr). Ruckus Slam

4.00    Circus Skills & play. Circus Connect


5.00 – 6.30    Under 21’s Slam Poetry Open Mic

hosted by Ruckus Slam in the Open Mic Tent


Check out our full program.

Buy Tickets.

Filed Under: Solstice Festival Tagged With: festival, Winter Solstice, Workshops

May 8, 2017 by Ronni Martin

Winter Solstice Festival Sustainable Living Workshop Programme

At the Farm, our vision is for all to Live Sustainably. As we are a farm, many people think this only entails the gardening and land care aspects of sustainability. However, Permaculture considers the broader aspects of living on this earth and with each other. When designing this year’s education program for adults at our Winter Solstice Festival, we decided to explore the three Permaculture ethics. Hence, our program for this year will run across three tents: Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share. Throughout the afternoon, each tent will be hosting 4 hours worth of talks and workshops relevant to the Permaculture ethic the tent is named after.

In our Earth Care tent, we will be starting with a talk on Keeping Native Bees hosted by our own Mel Marx. Then you will be in for a treat with local gardening celebrity of ABC fame, Jerry Coleby-Williams, doing a talk on Growing in the Subtropics, followed by a full hour of Q&A. So bring in all those gardening questions you want answers too and hopefully Jerry can help you out with some ideas. The final talk in this tent, actually links Earth Care and People Care, as one of our more experienced and popular gardening educators, Adrian Holbeck teams up with Dr Sarah Lantz to talk on the link between soil health and gut health and the importance of both. Sarah may even have time to give a basic demonstration on how to make your own fermented foods with the leftover vegies in your fridge, before they reach the “toss them in the compost” stage.

People Care is important in Permaculture, because how can we live sustainably if we have poor relationships with ourselves and each other. This tent will host talks on a range of topics that will help us to develop our connection to self and others. Sustainable Relating by Tony Rowe and Anne Miller will offer tips on connecting and communicating our needs and vulnerabilities with each other. Then Andy Roy from Powerhouse Programs will explore the importance of Rites of Passage for Teens and how to support our teenage boys across this challenging transition into adulthood. Bill Lee-Emery from Evolve Australia will then be sharing strategies for using our multiple innate intelligences of our Head, Heart and Gut and how when they collaborate, we tend to make better decisions more aligned with our values. At the end of the day, Brisbane Independent School Principal Jen Haynes will be presenting a talk on how to develop a healthy relationship with your child that will support them on their path to becoming independent, confident learners at school.

The Fair Share principle is about taking what we need and redistributing what we don’t and sharing resources to minimise our impact. Developing a sustainable economy is all about fair share. This tent’s talks will be about ensuring that the decisions made around commerce and community governance are sustainable. The presenters will be exploring concepts of sustainable accountability in business and governance, through a talk by Nick and Thomas from the Accountability Institute in Victoria and in Erin Young’s Sociocracy workshop. There will also be a talk by Lara and Andrew from The Tiny House Company sharing what they’ve learned in developing houses with a smaller footprint. And another by UQ PhD student, Jason Hilder, who will be discussing the idea of Co-housing, and options for living in community that reduce our footprint on the Earth and save money and people’s sanity. I’m sure these talks will stimulate much conversation and solution focused thinking.

The only hard thing about the Winter Solstice Sustainable Living program is going to be deciding which talk to attend in each time slot. So come and celebrate Nature’s Abundance and enjoy our abundant education program.

Check out our full program here. And get in early to secure your tickets via Eventbrite.

Between the education program, our great live music acts featuring Mr Darren Percival and Wild Marmalade, dancing around the bonfire to the African drum beats of Spankinhide, and our kids and teens activitiy programs and workshops, we are going to have a packed house. Don’t miss out!

 

 

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