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Growing local produce for the community of Oxley and surrounding suburbs of Brisbane.

Neighbourhood Farm is a small-scale bio-intensive market garden based in Oxley, Brisbane. The farm produces locally grown and sustainable vegetables and herbs which are sold directly to the local community through our roadside shop, along with several local cafes and restaurants around Brisbane.

11/11/2024

Our Elephant Garlic harvest coming just in time before the heavy rain this week at Natural Bridge. It’s been great working with Jono on this crop over the past couple of years. It’s the first time we’ve had to move our previous garlic harvest out to make room! Looking forward to sharing with our customers over the next few months.

28/10/2024

We enjoyed another weekend with a great crew completing there Master Composter Course with . The day began with a farm tour then a deep dive into composting with Kris talking about the many composting methods used on the farm. We also had a visit from Brian “The Worm Man” talking all things worms and soldier flies. Such a fun day with enthusiastic people ready to start their own composting journey.

01/10/2024

Terra Madre! What a caldron of cultures ideas and inspiration. With all the success of small scale slow food producers at the event there was a serious conversation about the state of our food system as a whole.

The fight to keep local food at the forefront defending the rights and traditions of community’s, local economies and protecting biodiversity on our planet was central to many discussions during the event.

One workshop ‘The future we want: young people share best practice in the lowlands’a quote that stuck with me was ‘biodiversity is the most important heritage we have’

Many of the discussions focussed on the importance of Agroecology a concept that utilises a holistic and integrated approach that applies ecological and social concepts to the design and management of sustainable agriculture and food systems.

The work that is being done from youth to elders, communities to countries, coming together for a future to replenish, restore and regenerate our food systems was an overwhelmingly positive force to witness.

Feeling reenergised for the work we do on our farm and an appreciation for all the people that make it possible. Great to meet the Australian cohort who are all working on a better food system. Again a big thank you for the opportunity.

20/09/2024

Excited to share that Kris’s Nourish Compost is now here! He has been working tirelessly on creating the highest quality compost / soil inoculant that works to restore biodiversity to your soil.

If you have ever purchased our veggies you’ll know that soil health is a huge focus for us. Kris has been on the farm creating compost from local sources since 2021. Nourish compost is a big part of our soil health management from inoculation on our seedlings to amending our beds. We like it so much that Kris has to lock the compost bays so we don’t steal it all!

He is offering 10% off for a limited time to friends of the farm using discount code ‘FARM10’ at checkout on his website.

If you want to learn more check out his Instagram or visit www.nourishcompost.com.au (link in bio)

Thanks Kris for all your help around the farm!

27/08/2024

Another first for the farm this week is celery!

It’s something we’ve wanted to try out since the beginning. The time from seed to harvest was always a barrier for growing it on the farm. With the new CSA box system it’s allowed for the space and extra time to trail it out. We’re happy with the results so far!

18/08/2024

Time to dust off those boots, get out of the city and join us out at the on 31st August

This event is to celebrate the 10 years Juanita and Randall have been farming and to come together and enjoy what they have accomplished.

If you’ve ever purchased eggs from our stall this is the opportunity to see the farm and the amazing work Randall and Juanita put into there farming practices.

There is a heap of talks, sausage making classes, soil workshops and a celebratory bonfire and dinner to finish it off!

These two have been a big part of our farming journey. They not only have supplied us with weekly eggs for our customers but have been big supporters of our farm and the local food movement.

See you there!

Check out the link below for tickets!

https://events.humanitix.com/4goods-field-day

07/08/2024

Bandicoot bandits raiding the carrot beds 🥕

The good news is we have bandicoots thriving just 10kms from the city. The difficulty is through the dry winter we’ve had they have acquired a taste for our baby carrots.

There’s been many a late night chasing them away, putting up spotlights and netting beds without much success. Hopefully we get a change in weather so they focus on some of their other dietary delights.

05/08/2024

If you’re looking to learn new insights on gut health join us this Saturday on the farm with Melissa Salmon for her new Gut Health Workshop!

We will take an in-depth look at veggies growing on the farm and how to incorporate them into wholesome meals for gut health. After a walk around the farm there’ll be a fermentation demonstration followed by a healthy lunch made directly from the farm.

You can book tickets from the link below!

https://www.neighbourhoodfarm.com.au/workshops

Hope to see you there!

01/08/2024

We will have on 17th of August running a new workshop ‘NURTURING URBAN HABITATS: BRINGING BACK THE BUSH.’

This will be a day filled with skills to learn how to integrate, create & care for landscapes that support life.

Come along for a fun-filled day as Bushtekniq shares skills in how to bring the bush back into your backyard, learn lovely local plants and the wonders of weedy guys!

See link.

https://www.neighbourhoodfarm.com.au/workshops

29/07/2024

This cool cat is heading south on a long journey aiming for Tassie. If you’re looking for a helping hand Micah is not bad on the tools and has plenty of experience slinging veg!

All he needs is some food and a place to park his van. He would love to come and help while he’s traveling south over the next 6 months. You can reach him on insta 🚐 🥕 🧑🏼‍🌾

09/07/2024

This is the first Cauliflower we have grown on the farm!

There’s a few reasons this has become possible. Our system has changed from a market where we would grow as much as possible to fill our stall with weekly produce. To now running a small CSA box system where we plant and produce what we need each week to fulfill our CSA.

This has allowed us to trial vegetables we would never have thought to grow due to the risk of failure. Now we have more time to grow less numbers of vegetables with more varieties for our customers.

We are still learning a great deal and have to thank for their consultation and support. Here’s to growing many new veggies at the farm in the future!

08/07/2024

We have our Winter Farm tour coming up this Saturday! If you’re looking to get outdoors and see what we have growing at the farm come along and enjoy walk around the patch. We’ll have Coffee, Tea and a few treats to get you through the day. We kick things off at 10am. Hope to see you there!!

Link for tickets: https://www.neighbourhoodfarm.com.au/workshops/event-one-rbj35

16/04/2024

We’ve been lucky enough to be sponsored by to participate in the International gathering Terra Mardre festival of slow food hosted in city of Turin Italy 🇮🇹

The theme of the event this year “Restoring our relationship with nature”
Something that we are really passionate about here at Neighbourhood Farm. Matt has been asked to participate in the conversation and present the learnings of running a small scale urban farm deeply connected with the community. He hopes to inspire people to connect with their food, farmer and to live more sustainably through tangible measures that everyday people can incorporate into their daily living.

Neighbourhood Farm would not exist today without continued support of our community who have helped us through challenging times such as the floods of 2022.

We want to thank for their support and can’t wait to share all the things learnt from the event.

10/04/2024

Hey fellow small scale farmers! We just completed the Small Farms Count National Survey run by the crew .farmers.connect It’s anonymous and easy to do on your phone in about 10mins!

The information will really help gain insight into our challenges and opportunities as a whole and can give us a stronger voice with the issues we all face.
Check out the link below

https://www.smallfarmscount.com

14/03/2024

We are starting our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) box this week with a small trial of people to make sure we have set ourselves and the farm up correctly for the season ahead.

This is a big change in operation for us at Neighbourhood Farm and plenty of work has gone in over the summer.

If you are interested in our CSA you can check out our website (https://www.neighbourhoodfarm.com.au/memberships) to join our waitlist as we ramp up over the season. Just a note veggies may not be available to everyone as we will be supplying approximately 50 CSA boxes this year. Over time we are looking to expand and provide more boxes to our community.

We have also started a membership option for people who would like to help us out in the farm and join us at the end of year farm lunch. There are a few extra perks for members you can check out on our CSA/membership page.

Thank you all for your support to help us keep growing!

Matt and the team :)

04/03/2024

Join us for our new workshops for the year starting with backyard herbalism with natrupath . Melissa will be guiding participants and showcasing medicinal uses of common weeds and plants around the farm. This is one of the most requested workshops we have on offer so get in quick!

You can also book into our winter farm tour where we’ll take a close look at our farming operation and all the veggies we grow over the winter months.

Both workshops have refreshments and lunch prepared using produce directly from the farm!

Tickets are available on our website (see link below).

https://www.neighbourhoodfarm.com.au/workshops

We hope to see you there!

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28/02/2024

We had students from visit the farm today for their Stronger Women Program. The program has been created to help new Australians connect with the community and provide skills for work into the future. We went through all the processes of our farm operation and were taught a few new skills ourselves in different farming methods and uses for plants we grow around the farm. Looking forward to everyone visiting the farm again soon!

01/02/2024

Hey everyone, we have had a few people ringing with concerns Neighbourhood Farm is selling. The block we run our farm on is not selling and we are continuing with our box system in March this year.

The farm we ran our shop from is selling. Although we would love to purchase this land to expand our farming operations this is out of our reach. We would love for a fellow farmer to invest in the land and continue to grow more veggies for our local community.

If you know people who have local food interests that have capacity to buy Blackheath Farm please send them the info.

Thank you!
Matt.

Address

110 Cliveden Avenue
Brisbane, QLD
4075

Telephone

+61447344448

Website

http://www.neighbourhoodfarm.com.au/, https://www.neighbourhoodfarm.com.au/workshops

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The beginning of the Slow Food Festival Terra Madre 2024 in Turin! The space is filled with energy from people all over the world coming together to represent their community. This year’s theme ‘Restoring our relationship with nature’ is showcasing the link our food has with culture and our relationship with nature. All these people have come together with vision of a positive future. Many things to be looking forward to over the next few days. Thanks again @slowfoodbrisbane for the opportunity to participate in this year’s event! Ciao 🇮🇹

Our Backyard Herbalism workshop is on next weekend with @melissanaturopath. This has been our most popular workshop on the farm. We will be going through all the useful herbs, vegetables and weeds growing on the farm, how to use them and what health benefits they provide. Come and join us for a fun filled interactive day foraging on the farm, learning basic principles of herbal medicine and eating a fantastic farm lunch to finish. Hope to see you there! Check out the link in our bio! Credit for the amazing clip provided by @extra_celestrials

How will Neighbourhood Farm survive? At our Past Present Future event on Saturday 2nd it was suggested by an attendee that the community fund Matt to have a 6 week break while he recovers and rejuvenates his energy and takes time to reflect on your suggestions and offers of support. With a show of hands 🤚 the community enthusiastically backed this idea! The link to a donation page is https://www.neighbourhoodfarm.com.au/take-action What will your money do? 🥕Matt has poured his cup into the community and Neighbourhood Farm for the last 8 years. If NHF is to come back to life in 2024 it will be because Matt has rested and recovered and restored his motivation and reflected on how to bring your ideas for NHF to life. Help him take the break he needs to do this. 🥕The farm needs a “skeleton” staff to run over summer while Matt is off. Help cover their wages and other ongoing costs. 🥕If NHF restarts in 2024 we will need capital to purchase seed & other consumables, pay for rent/water/electricity, wages and repair/upgrade any infrastructure. Any extra money will go towards a NHF restart fund. The community also told us strongly that they wanted to help Neighbourhood Farm maintain a positive cashflow by becoming members and paying an ongoing membership fee. More information is coming soon on this and other ways you can play your part in making sure Neighbourhood Farm survives and returns as the best version of its self into the future. Your passion for your Neighbourhood Farm is a very special thing. Farms like ours are nothing without the support of the community, thank you for making Neighbourhood Farm possible.

Fun day at the farm playing around with Curly's Ag Australia all electric Clydesdale two wheel tractor. We tried out the flail mower, power harrow and compost tipper. It speaks for itself such a versatile easy to use machine that has so many applications and possibilities. Thanks for coming out Curly we really enjoyed the day and what you have created! Keep an eye out for these as they should be out soon.

Thank you all for the messages of love and support. It has been surreal to watch everything we have worked so hard on over the years suddenly underwater.. today has been devastating to say the least. We want nothing more than to recover from this as fast as possible and get back into farming and providing for our community. Our amazing friend Kate @clearwaterharvest has launched a go fund me campaign to help us clean up and restore what has been lost. If you can we would be very grateful to receive support at this time, to overcome a huge setback and to help keep the farm going for good! https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-neighbourhood-farm-recover-from-floods?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1 Much love ~ Micah and Matt 🌱

Seedling Air-conditioning! Helping our chilli and capsicum seedlings grow in our hot humid summer!

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Our Story

Neighbourhood Farm is a small scale, bio intensive, urban farm situated on an acre of fertile soil in Oxley. We produce locally grown food for the neighbourhood and surrounding areas of Brisbane. The farm is run by Matt and Micah, two young farmers passionate about local food and sustainable agriculture. Plenty of work has gone into the farm over the past year to build a vibrant and productive growing space embedded within the community. You can find us at our farm gate stall every Friday afternoon.