Northey Street City Farm in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Community organisation
Northey Street City Farm
Locality: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Phone: +61 7 3857 8775
Address: 16 Victoria Street 4030 Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Website: http://www.nscf.org.au
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24.01.2022 Have you completed a Permaculture Design Course and aren't sure how to proceed with it's implementation? We have the perfect series of practical workshops for you Join Michael Wardle for 8 Saturdays, commencing 12 June, as he takes you through exactly WHAT to do WHEN, and HOW. You will leave this course with a competent working knowledge of how to begin the journey to implement and maintain your permaculture life.... Want to know more? Please click here: http://ow.ly/SVpn50EKt3A
24.01.2022 Boosting seedling survival rates from 10% to at least 90%. For more innovations helping conserve, restore and grow 1 trillion trees visit UpLink: https://buff.ly/34ToWlo UpLink - World Economic Forum 1t.org
23.01.2022 THIS SUNDAY Our wonderful Nursery assistant Lucy will be facilitating a FREE composting demonstration. Meet at the Nursery 9:30am this coming Sunday 15 Nov to learn all things compost. How to start one, what a good compost needs and how to create a system at home that works for you. Come along and have a chat, we would love to see ya ! ... #compost #permaculture #nationalrecyclingweek See more
23.01.2022 'In honour of World Bee Day, Demand Film Ltd, in association with the Wheen Bee Foundation and Taxonomy Australia presents the Australian Premiere of the short film 'THE BEES OF GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE'. #WorldBeeDay #pollinators #demandfilms... #WheenBeeFoundation #taxonomyaustralia See more
23.01.2022 Wicking garden beds can be purchased or made from recycled materials. The design of the garden bed conserves water. Water is poured down the pipe into a reservoir. The water is then slowly drawn upwards to the root zone of the plants. To find out more about this hands on workshop and to book follow this link.... http://ow.ly/e5mH50BzAv9... #wickingbeds #waterwise
22.01.2022 On Sunday 23 May the Northey Street Organic Farmers Market will celebrate World Bee Day in collaboration with the Australian Native Bee Association and Honeyhunters Australia. There will be a film screening and information stalls. There’ll also be a bee Q & A with Richard, our lead bee keeper at 10 am. The Nursery will display bee-friendly plants, and we’re exploring menu options to highlight bee-pollinated produce and honey at the Chai Café. ... We recognise that not everybody supports bee products, but we can all acknowledge the important role that bees play in the ecosystem. More about the Q & A here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1027607481382464/
21.01.2022 Keen to get your garden growing but don't want to spend much cash? Maybe you just want to reduce your environmental footprint and learn some upcycling tips. Join Lucy on Saturday 10 July, for a day of seed saving, propagation, compost making and working with what you already have to make your garden flourish.... This workshop is suitable for all gardeners and gardens, big and small, and all levels of experience. You'll go home with a bunch of freebies, some big ideas and a new way of looking at 'waste'. To grab your ticket to this fabulous workshop please click here: http://ow.ly/PplY50EKu0r
21.01.2022 Will you vote for us? Northey Street City Farm has been selected as a finalist for the WasteSMART Community Award. Voting is open until 15th October. You can vote for us at the WasteSMART Awards website HERE: http://ow.ly/PU1p50BKqoN... Here's what City Smart has to say about us... 'Northey Street promote and educate for sustainability. In the last financial year, they diverted 65 cubic metres of food scraps from landfill to make 85 cubic metres of compost. They run weekly markets where all serveware from stallholders is compostable and all organic waste produced is composted at their facility. They run weekly sustainable living workshops and regular farm tours to provide education opportunities to the public' The winners will be selected by the judging panel and announced at the awards ceremony hosted by the Honourable Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner on the afternoon of the 25th November. #wastesmart #sustainability #composting
20.01.2022 A place has just become available in this workshop happening next weekend..... Explore the many foods available in our city beyond your front gates. Sometimes the best food isn’t found in the supermarket but all around you!
17.01.2022 Summer Solstice is only a few weeks away. Only a hand full of tickets left! Get yours before they sell out. Ticket link in bio! https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/summer-solstice-cabaret-tic
17.01.2022 These are some highlights from our Spring Earth Kids school holiday program. Our theme was birds, and we all learnt a lot about the native birds that live at the farm, as well as doing gardening, shelter building, ecoarts and much more!
16.01.2022 One of the Free Permaculture Workshops at the Summer Solstice Cabaret will be Pleasure and Healing Through Connection with the Body with Susan Stark, a Sexological Bodyworker, Somatic Sex Educator and Counsellor. Susan supports people seeking abundant pleasure to move from disconnect to ecstatic erotic empowerment. Susan has a passion for all things embodied and deeply values the wisdom, pleasure and healing that comes with somatic and erotic exploration and discovery. Join her for a taster of what it means to find pleasure and healing through connection with the body. There are only pre-paid tickets for this event to assist in covid planning, so get your tickets soon before they sell out here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/summer-solstice-cabaret-tic
15.01.2022 Places are still available in this timely workshop happening on Saturday 3 October. Summer is fast approaching and the plants you've spent so much time nurturing this far will start to get VERY thirsty soon You can help them continue to flourish even in the hottest weather with the simple design of a wicking bed. Come join us to learn how you can manage water efficiently and keep your precious veg happily hydrated ... To find out more and to book follow this link: http://ow.ly/UD5j50BG8b2 #waterwise #wickingbed #permaculture
13.01.2022 WEEDS! Friend or Foe? Join us for this practical workshop on 14 November, to learn how to identify common weeds and how they can help you identify problems with the soil and water in your garden and play a role in improving your soil. Learn how to prevent them taking over, how to use them, how to manage them safely without using poisons and how to live with them.... For more information and to book, follow this link: http://ow.ly/wI9i50BG7g2 #permaculture #chemicalfree #healthysoil
13.01.2022 This is packed with great info on boosting your plant growth and well worth watching. Look out for our next workshop on this very topic
12.01.2022 Ancient native grains, or 'dhunbarbila', could kick off a new industry in north-west New South Wales after a year-long study by the University of Sydney found them to be commercially viable. https://www.abc.net.au//indigenous-grains-industr/12855160
11.01.2022 This boutique cabaret will offer lucky ticket holders a special evening of soul filled entertainment. Derek Sandy will offer guests a welcome and solo Didgeridoo performance to call respect and acknowledgement to First Nations Communities and sacred land. The Summer Solstice Ceremony will connect participants strongly to the elements present and use candlelight and the making of a community mandala lantern sculpture, to mark the transition of the Sun from the longest day of t...he year. Please bring your drums, singing bowls, flutes and musical instruments to celebrate the peak of Summer Solstice and write your personal affirmations or calls for environmental action to the tree of life. Dynamic new duo Kairos Kin are Blue MC (ex The Potbelleez) and Kazm (ex Dubmarine) who draw from a range of musical genres focused on elevated lyrics and harmonies. There will be free permaculture workshops, free earth arts for the kids, and some delicious organic food and iced cool beverages for you to enjoy a relaxed evening under the fig trees with your family. We are capping numbers to make this a small boutique cabaret and you must purchase tickets prior to the event. Early bird prices close October 31st. Although kids are free, they must get a free ticket so we can monitor our numbers for covid safe planning. Any additional donation money will go towards providing opportunities for artists and performers to participate in free events at the farm in the future.
10.01.2022 This workshop is filling up fast so don't miss out! Worm Farming & Composting reduces household waste and helps gardens to thrive. Join commercial worm farmer Brian Donaldson in this half day workshop, as he shares his practical knowledge, tips and tricks for setting up your own safe and efficient worm farm and compost heap at home. ... Brian teaches how to make several worm farm types with materials you may already have at home, or be able to gain for free from the waste stream and how to avoid common mistakes with them. To grab your ticket: http://ow.ly/v1Ag50CubPe
10.01.2022 ONLY ONE TICKET LEFT! Are you tired of growing beautiful pesticide-free vegetables only to find the grasshoppers and possums get to them before you do? Are you spending too much time dealing with weeds?... Come along to this workshop on 17 October, to learn some strategies to keep insect pests under control, reduce weeds, avoid disease and manage birds and possums all without the use of harmful chemicals and pesticides. For more information and to book, follow this link: http://ow.ly/yMCU50BG4Ap #pestmanagement #chemicalfree #permaculture
10.01.2022 Looking for a way to celebrate #NAIDOCWEEK2020? How about this for a great day out Wild Foods & Cultural Festival Free community event and the first ever annual 'deadly' Wild Foods & Cultural festival right in your own neighborhood.... Celebrate NAIDOC week and Aboriginal culture with us as we bring you a family fun day of wild foods, cultural entertainment and kids activities. Free entry includes: Renowned singer Adam James & Australia's Got Talent Chris Tamwoy, among many other artists, bush tucker food stalls, live cultural demonstrations by Australia's No. 1 Aboriginal Dance Troupe and Queensland's No.1 Must Do Experience - Spirits of the Red Sand. There'll be art and food workshops, tourism information tents, bush tucker walks and tons of free activities for the kids including arts and crafts, games and face & boomerang painting & more. Date: Sunday, November 15, 2020 - 10:00 to 16:00 Cost of Entry: FREE, Gold coin donation is appreciated for Historical village Event Venue: Beenleigh Historical Village
10.01.2022 Great day for the garden! City Farm Nursery are open today until 12:30pm. #garden #nursery #sunday
08.01.2022 Check out some photo highlights from the Spring Earth Kids school holiday program: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/
07.01.2022 Spring seedlings from the Farm to the nursery! Several types of tomatoes, eggplants, basil, coriander, and sweet alyssum to name a few! #growyourown... #organic #cityfarmnursery See more
06.01.2022 One spot left! Saturday 3 Oct, 9am to 12pm https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/introduction-to-garden-ferm
06.01.2022 Time is running out! Just one sleep until this fabulous workshop about weeds and how they can help you in the garden. More info and bookings here: http://ow.ly/G7dZ50Cih0S
02.01.2022 'What would your response be if you were asked who were the world’s first bakers? Many people think of ancient Egypt first, where it is believed that bread was baked about 17,000 BCE first. But there is evidence that grindstones were used in Australia to turn seeds into flour 30 thousand years ago.' http://ow.ly/vt1q50CjkEX
01.01.2022 Did you catch this story about regenerative farming? If not, you can catch it on ABC iview https://www.abc.net.au//charlie-massy-regenerativ/12438352
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