It’s 2 years since we started transforming a bare patch of city rooftop into an award-winning, thriving community garden space. Now seems like a good time to look back at what worked, what didn’t and what’s growing now. The 107 rooftop garden, … Continued
Learning how to establish a profitable urban farm takes a LOT of planning and thinking – it’s certainly not just about land access and good seedlings. So we’re very happy that Curtis Stone, author of The Urban Farmer, has launched this … Continued
Scoring a patch of dirt to start an urban farm in Sydney is no mean feat. But Pocket City Farms have done it, thanks to their passion, green fingers and ability to adapt. Just the skills you need for farming. Perfect. Pocket City Farms is … Continued
Spring is a good time for starting a mushroom garden – the weather is mild, and there’s usually a good bit of rain about. Perfect conditions for getting your mycellium running, and establishing a patch for future Autumn harvests. There’s many different … Continued
If you’re wanting home-grown eggs but don’t have quite enough room for chickens, keeping backyard quails are a super option – they’re easy care, lay protein rich eggs, don’t need much space and are great fun to have around. There’s many different … Continued
Here’s four stories from across the planet of growing mushrooms in the city, using waste products and offcuts to make nutrient dense food. Great examples of growing where you live, using what’s around you to nourish your community. These four urban mushroom farms are … Continued
Retrofitting the suburbs – imagine an ordinary Australian suburban street full of houses, whose front and backyards are dripping with food, catching and storing all the water they need, and generating some of their own power. Imagine using your immediately … Continued
If you’re looking to grow some good quality storage crops for winter soups and stews, beans are a great choice. But which ones, and why? We talked to Jodi Roebuck about his top 3 beans to grow in a biointensive system. Jodi … Continued
Best Passata Day ever! Great tomatoes, even better company and a bonus electrical storm in the middle. What more could you ask for when spending a day storing the season of Summer? This was our second Passata Day held up … Continued
And here’s part 2 of our Urban Farming Masterclass pre-course resources, these ones focussed on the Jean-Martin Fortier Masterclass. Also highly suitable for those folks who can’t come along next weekend, but want the goodness. As author of the acclaimed book The … Continued
Are you coming to our Urban Farming Masterclasses next week? We darn well hope so. Here’s some pre-course resources to think about and take in. Also highly suitable for those folks who can’t come – knowledge is growing power. First … Continued
Popes produce is a small urban market garden in Woonoona, providing fresh veg and fruit to it’s surrounding community. Bordered by lines of units, this little piece of urban farming paradise is sharing the goodness all around. Popes Produce is … Continued
Two whole weeks of permaculture design is quite an immersion. It’s 14 days of new knowledge, new friends, new ideas, new skills, and a bunch of ‘oh yeah’ moments besides. Every time we’re lucky enough to host and teach one … Continued
