In this ongoing series, we’ll be sharing some of our past and present moments in the spotlight.

Got your own press clippings or TV appearances to share?  We’d love to hear from you!

This year we are offering four Permaculture Design Courses.  The first PDC starts on February 16th.

Book before next Tuesday 17th January and get the $50 early bird discount (or $40 concession) off the course fee!

Learn more, or download our 2012 Permaculture Courses Brochure.

It’s a brand new year and one by one, the wheels are back in motion.

• Market day is back in its usual time slot, with our Organic Markets and the Chai Cafe running on Sunday mornings.
• The Edible Landscapes Nursery is now open again.
• The farm office and its usual programs will be back in action this Tuesday the 10th of January.
• Village Life will return the following Sunday morning on the 15th of January.

And don’t forget to let us know which planned 2012 Sustainable Living Workshops grab your interest!

For the next two weeks, to make your weekly organic produce shopping more convenient around the Christmas break, our Sunday Organic Markets will be moved to Saturday.

• Saturday 24 December (Christmas Eve)
• Saturday 31 December (New Year’s Eve)

We will return to our normally scheduled Sunday markets the following week, on the 8th of January.

Annual Farm Harvest – Learn Hands-On Skills & Knowledge
Earth Art Activities – Music Jamming – Dusk Fire Ceremony

Join us this Saturday the 17th of December for our annual harvesting of the farm’s fruits, vegetables and edible plants.  Don’t miss this rewarding and social opportunity to pick up hands-on experience and knowledge on local produce.

All welcome, all day.
Come and go at any time from 8am-8pm.

The event runs all day.  Please gather with us from 8am to harvest, prepare and cook a feast from the ‘fruits’ of our communal work and the year’s abundance.

Bring gardening gloves, hat, water bottle and containers to share potential leftovers. Share hands on skills and knowledge around regional fruits, veggies, edible weeds, wild foods, herbs and bush tucker.

This is a family-friendly occasion with earth art activities, music jamming, ritual and a small fire at dusk.  All donations are appreciated, and will go towards stocking the farm kitchen.  Please feel free to bring any surplus food.

For next year’s first block of Saturday workshops, we have decided to offer smorgasboard of delicious potential offerings.  When the minimum number of people have registered their interest, the workshop will go ahead.

Please register your interest for the following workshops by emailing info@nscf.org.au, phoning (07) 3857 8775 or simply leaving a comment below.

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• Opening Tuesday 8th of December, 11am
• All welcome
• Morning tea provided

We are excited to announce the official opening of our School ‘SEED’ Garden.  This new area will provide visiting schools and children with invaluable hands-on gardening experience and a fun, vibrant education in sustainability for many years to come.

We look forward to seeing you there! Learn more.

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