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There are so many ways to be involved in Canberra City Farm. We host a wide range of regular and one-off events throughout the year, from educational workshops and expert talks to hands-on Farm activities and seasonal celebrations. We have regular working bees, monthly mingles, and plant clinics.
See REGULAR EVENTS for extra details about Working Bees, Monthly Mingles, and Plant Clinics.
Now in its second year, this group meets on the first Sunday of the month to explore the nature of regenerative cultures and their relationship to regenerative agriculture. We will share all things regenerative, from big ideas to voices of hope to plates of food and personal friendships. Strap yourselves in for a collaborative and […]
A garden-based food education program for lower primary aged children and their families Starting Tuesday 3 February 2026, 4.15 pm —5.45 pm, then weekly for Term 1, (total 9 weeks) Although this program has already started, new participants are most welcome. Ticket prices have been adjusted to reflect the number of weeks left in Term […]
In this hands-on and practical workshop participants will be shown how to make a veggie cage from steel mesh to protect against white cabbage moths. rats, birds and other munchers. Price for the workshop includes taking home the mesh protector you make. If you are able to bring eye protection and gloves if you have them, that […]
Workshop description This workshop is a component of the Allotment Education Program. Various methods of protecting your plants from pests and disease will be described. We will be using an integrated pest management approach to apply these techniques in a systematic, integrated manner while protecting the ecology of our gardens and the surrounding environment. This […]
Join us at the Farm for a slow Saturday cooking class. We will be firing up the pizza oven to create a scrumptious lunch! The Farm is brimming with summer produce which we will be using in our dishes alongside ingredients from the local markets. At the end of the class we will get together […]
The Passata Plot is ready to be bottled and we will need all hands on deck to get through the tomatoes. Join us to help pick, process and bottle up all of the summery goodness so we can have garden grown passata on our pizzas for the rest of the year. Alongside the passata, we […]
Understanding Your Garden Soil In this workshop we will consider the characteristics of a fertile garden soil and how you can transform your soil to produce nutritious fruit and vegetables. You will be introduced to methods to assess: • the soil texture and structure of your soil and how it affects plant growth, • the […]
Join us at our autumn planting day and help extend our new microforest at the Canberra City Farm. Last spring we planted 480 native plants, now established and putting on a burst of growth after the recent rain. The work continues with more planting and the sowing of thousands of seeds for a wildflower meadow. […]
How do we turn the Farm’s green waste into microbial gold? Please join us for this free, practical and hands-on workshop on how to make hot compost using our mini-Indore method. It’s a pretty simple recipe that allows us to: process all our end-of-growing-season organic matter (plus weeds) join the circular economy and regenerate our […]
Wondering what's the best thing to do with your kitchen scraps? Tried composting but it was too ? What's the big deal about compost anyway? Join Frank Jones of Praxis Farms for an overview of how composting works, why gardeners love compost and why it's so good for the planet. Plus an overview of various […]
Meeting moved to 10 May for this Month. Now in its second year, this group meets on the first Sunday of the month to explore the nature of regenerative cultures and their relationship to regenerative agriculture. We will share all things regenerative, from big ideas to voices of hope to plates of food and personal […]
Tour of the Low Energy Super Shed, 11 am to 12 noon This is a demonstration building converted from a metal shed to meet the PassivHaus standard for a retrofitted building. We wanted to show that any existing structure can be transformed to a thermally comfortable, clean, sunny, and healthy building, where virtually no heating […]