Become a Founding Member and secure your name on the path to our future. $100 secures your very own brick and membership for one year (after this period a lesser membership fee will apply and you can opt out). You can also make a contribution of $10 or $25 and have your name listed on [...]
Our school holiday program is holistic, educational and special. Your child will learn life skills they may not experience elsewhere, including woodwork, acting, circus skills, science and how to be creative through an array of different forms of art, to creating beauty products from natural ingredients, to making terrariums. We make it fun, environmentally friendly, [...]
This week’s markets sees most of our regular stall holder attending, but some are taking the chance to spend time with their family – Michelle and Harry will be here. We have ordered big for our City Farm stall to ensure that we have enough vegies and fruit to get you through the festive break. [...]
There are busy & exciting times afoot amongst the GRO Project staff & volunteers. We had a steep learning curve dealing with the natural phenomonen of fungi competitors embedding themselves in our nutritious substrates. We wanted oyster mushrooms, not uninvited guests! So, we went back to basics. We built & sourced much needed equipment & redefined our [...]
In January we organised a Family Fun Day at Perth City Farm with the Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors (ASeTTS). Clients spent the day here participating in various activities including gardening, cooking and a drumming workshop. At lunch time the clients shared a meal with our staff and volunteers, with many ingredients [...]
Disco Cantito presents Cirquest classes at Perth City Farm. Circus school for the young and young at heart, with classes on Monday evenings and Saturday mornings. Term 1 2013 - February 11– March 27, no classes over Easter, back April 4-13 (8 weeks) Classes from age 2 to adults and everything in between including teenagers. For the full [...]
Perth City Farm will join communities across Australia for a national synchronised screening of the inspiring new documentary IN TRANSITION 2.0. We invite you to come and share a meal, watch the film and hear and share stories about local Transition Town groups and activities. Transition Town Guildford while hold a short presentation, and our [...]
After our great fun Australia Day community sausage sizzle and the introduction of Mark Weston’s (Bookara) fantastic range of chemical free goat dairy products and capretto, we are happy to announce this week’s new farmer, Mat Longworth from Laterite Ridge near York. Mat practices chemical, fertiliser & pesticide free methods and has a range of [...]
The Growing Gardens Project is a series of prototype gardens, both vertical and horizontal, that are designed to be easily replicated and cultivated, encouraging homeowners, schools, and small businesses to grow their own food in urban environments. Showcased will be, a green wall, raised bed gardens, aquaponic beds and balcony gardens (planter boxes). Please note the [...]
The entrance to Perth City Farm will soon undergo a transformation, thanks to the City of Perth awarding us $10,000 recently. Converting this underutilised 220 sq metre area into a showcase of a variety of ways to plant your edible garden either on balconies or yards is a much anticipated community need and benefit. In addition to [...]
