This year World Soil Day occurs on 5 December. Join us and special guests from Home Soil on 8 December to celebrate the importance of soil and to mark World Soil Day. 10 am: build a compost heap To mark World Soil Day we're getting practical by turning the Farm's garden trash into soil treasure. […]
As we find ourselves on the cusp of the festive season, we invite all our members and volunteers to join us for our final Monthly Mingle for 2024. The December Mingle is a celebration of our Farm community and everyone's hard work throughout the year at and for the Farm. In the spirit of celebration, […]
We are firing up the biochar retort to make our next batch of biochar to go under the fruit trees (provided there is no fire ban). At the same time we will be building our next compost heap. If you would like to participate in these processes and also see how to inoculate and use […]
Join us for our February Monthly Mingle on Sunday 16 February. It is an informal get-together that aims to bring people closer to their local food system and community. Monthly Mingles are an opportunity to share food, stories, and views on sustainability and our food system. This month we are pleased to welcome Renae Scott […]
Transform small spaces into thriving edible landscapes! Join passionate Permaculture Designers Lizzy Smith and Sam Hawker for an immersive hands-on workshop at the Canberra City Farm. This unique Permaculture Design Workshop invites you to explore the possibilities of turning courtyards, balconies and community spaces into productive, sustainable food gardens. Through a collaborative design sprint, you’ll […]
At the Canberra City Farm we embrace ‘principles and methods and ethics of regenerative agriculture’. These are the bold words of our new Strategic Plan, but what does ‘regenerative’ actually mean? While ‘organic’ is clearly defined, ‘regenerative’ is not defined at all. We have used it in relation to gardening and agriculture, but it also […]
Come along to our Open Day on the first Sunday in March. We will have: workshops: ACT for Bees, 10:30 am to 11:15 am Worm Farming by Global Worming, 11:30 am to 12:15 pm Farm tours featuring our composting, brewing and biochar systems, hourly from 10 am pizzas for sale for lunch plenty of CCF […]
With the end of summer it’s pruning time for fruit trees while their sap is still rising. Join living legend of the orchard Jonathan Banks as we take a long hard look at our peaches, apricots, plums, nectarines, cherries, apples and pears. How can we prune to maximise a crop of healthy fruit? What’s the […]
Join us for our Monthly Mingle on Sunday 16 March. It is an informal get-together that aims to bring people closer to their local food system and community. Monthly Mingles are an opportunity to share food, stories, and views on sustainability and our food system. This month we are pleased to welcome Cid Riley as […]
This year, the Low Energy Super Shed (LESS) is once again a part of Sustainable House Day. Retrofitted as a demonstration building, the LESS was converted from a metal shed to meet the passive-house standard for a retrofitted building. We wanted to show that any existing structure can be transformed to a thermally comfortable, clean, […]
