Fine Dining Evening, Friday February 3rd

Posted on 24th January 2012 by Stonebridge City Farm

Kristina’s popular Fine Dining Evenings are back after the Christmas break! It only costs £15 for three courses and as much of the food as possible will be organic and locally sourced. The event booked up very quickly last time so please email Audrey as soon as possible for bookings and details.

Menu

Starters
Paneer and Vegetable Kebabs with Mint yoghurt raita on a bed of salad (Vegetarian)
Brussels Pate with freshly baked homemade rolls and a mixed leaf salad

Mains
Black Bean Burrito with salsa, salad and sour cream (Vegetarian)
Slow cooked Steak and Ale Pie with root mash and seasonal vegetables

Dessert
Homemade Sticky Toffee Pudding with custard or cream
Plum Pudding with custard or cream
Fruit Salad
Cheese Board

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The Farm in the Media (including a raspberry-blowing goat)

Posted on 17th January 2012 by Stonebridge City Farm

The Farm has been featured in a number of places this week, and we thought we’d share them with you…

Chris Leslie MP wrote in his newsletter on the 15th:

Stonebridge City Farm in St Ann’s is a long-standing and much cherished local facility, providing education, volunteering opportunities and fun for visitors young and old. On Friday I invited a selection of local businesses to come to a lunchtime tour and meeting of the farm to see for themselves the positive work that takes place (see picture below) – and to gently encourage them to consider giving some financial support! With grants to voluntary bodies under severe pressure locally and nationally, the City Farm will find it increasingly hard to cover their costs. They have a wide variety of animals to feed and grounds to maintain – and they already rely on over 70 local volunteers each week. I hope that the ‘corporate day’ event will be helpful, and I’d like to thank Marie, Steven and the rest of the team for their dedication over the years to this valuable oasis in a neighbourhood which has its fair share of challenges.

The Nottingham Evening Post had an opinion piece about the Farm’s fundraising: “It is great to see that the work done by Stonebridge City Farm is being given richly deserved recognition” Post Opinion: Why Stonebridge is right choice to help

And finally, the Farm was on BBC East Midlands Today: “A goat which blows raspberries has become a hit with visitors at a farm in Nottingham”
The video on the BBC website and on YouTube

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Upcoming events for January and February

Posted on 16th January 2012 by Stonebridge City Farm

Bike Maintenance

Saturday Bike Maintenance Class Saturday, 21 January 2012 11am (for three weeks)
Covering a range of Bicycle Maintenance topics that you can do without having to buy specialist tools. Bring your own bike along to work on!

New Year Barn Dance Saturday 21st January 7-10pm
Come and join us in a New Year Barn Dance!  Music by Uncle Bernard’s Band.

Big Garden Bird Watch Saturday 28th January 2012 11am
Grab a pen and paper and take part in the largest birdwatch!

Fine Dining Friday Friday 3 February at 7.30pm
Details TBC.

Seedy Saturday Saturday 25th February 11am-3pm
We hope you saved those seeds! Seed swapping, info, demos, food demos in the cafe, special food from the café. (new date)

Health and Wellbeing Week 13 Feb – Sat 18 February
Including:
Thurs 16th: “Healthy Eating Workshop”
Saturday 18th: info, activities and demos to help improve your health and wellbeing
Free to attend but please book as limited numbers

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New Year Barn Dance

Posted on 21st December 2011 by Stonebridge City Farm

Come and join us in a New Year Barn Dance!  Music by Uncle Bernard’s Band.

Saturday 21st January 7-10pm at Chilwell Road Methodist Church Hall, Chilwell Road, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 1EH (directions from farm)

Tickets: £7 per person, £5 concession or £20 for a family available from Chilwell Road Methodist Church Office (0115- 9431164) and Stonebridge City Farm (0115-9505113) (ask for Stephen). Supper and drinks included!

Proceeds in aid of Stonebridge City Farm,  Chilwell Road Methodist Church Charity 2012

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We Need Your Apple Recipes! (Sneinton Market Re-opening)

Posted on 28th November 2011 by Stonebridge City Farm

Apples

Sneinton Market is re-opening on
Saturday, 10 December 2011 (the fun starts at 10am and continues until about 6pm), and one of the “themes” of the new market will be the Orchard, with apple trees planted around the square and elsewhere in the community.

Apples are great to eat just as they come, but are even more awesome in pies and crumbles, with ice cream or custard… Mmmmm, pie. Or do you know another way to serve this versatile fruit? Please email Audrey and let us know about your favourite apple recipes!

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Christmas Fayre Weekend

Posted on 28th November 2011 by Stonebridge City Farm

Christmas Fayre Weekend
3rd & 4th December 11am-3pm

Saturday December 3rd – Children’s Craft Activities provided by Sneinton Tenants and Residents Association

Sunday December 4th – with Christmas-y activities. Make your own Christmas Wreath for £5!

Christmas 2011 Poster

Christmas 2011 Poster

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Halloween Weekend Photos

Posted on 2nd November 2011 by Stonebridge City Farm

The weekend just gone was the CSV Make A Difference Day volunteer’s day, along with the RSPB Feed the Birds weekend and our Halloween themed Sunday. Sadly the shop was broken into over the weekend, but we didn’t let it dampen our spirits and the local community has rallied round and helped replace some of the losses.

The link below this picture of the winner of the Halloween fancy dress will take you to the gallery of images from both the volunteer’s day and Halloween.

Erin (centre) won the fancy dress competition

Erin (centre) won the fancy dress competition


Continue reading →

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Halloween 2011

Posted on 25th October 2011 by Stonebridge City Farm

October 30th (Sunday)
Halloween Fun Day

Halloween 2011 Poster

Halloween 2011 Poster

Spooky Walkway, Halloween Cafe, and other themed activities.  Come in fancy dress – best dressed competition judged at 2pm!

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Upcoming Events – late 2011 to early 2012

Posted on 23rd October 2011 by Stonebridge City Farm

Notices

  • Save your seeds for the Seed Swap in February!
  • Christmas stock available now
  • Ride Wise – every Friday at 12
  • Coming soon – bicycle maintenance classes

Events

Half Term Holidays
Farm Quiz with prizes!

October 29th (Saturday)
10:30-2:30 Feed the Birds Day
Make bird feeders with a member of the RSPB
12:00-3:00 CSV Make A Difference Day
Bulb planting in conjunction with Nottingham Peer to Peer Network.
To book your place, email Audrey.

October 30th (Sunday)
Halloween Fun Day
Spooky Walkway, Halloween Cafe, and other themed activities.  Come in fancy dress – best dressed competition judged at 2pm!

November 12th (Wednesday)
Birds, Bats and Boxes
Come and make homes for our little feathery and furry friends with the Park Ranger.

Throughout December (until Christmas)
Dickensian December
Activities provided by Stonebridge Park Tenants and Residents Association
Join in the fun with Victorian themed activities, including a Winter Walkabout and Christmas themed cafe.
December 3rd-4th (Saturday and Sunday) – Christmas wreath making

2012

January 9th-15th
Well Being Week
Help and information to help you stick to those New Year Resolutions!  Find out about eating and staying healthy.

February 11th (Saturday)
Seedy Saturday!
We hope you saved those seeds!  If you did, come swap them at the Farm – if not, don’t worry, I’m sure we can come to some other arrangement… (I’m talking about cash dear, what were you thinking?)

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Art from the Farm

Posted on 19th October 2011 by Stonebridge City Farm

There’s an exhibition of work from the Farm Calm Project currently being held at the Angel Row Gallery (Nottingham Central Library) until October 26th.

The Farm Calm Project has been running for a year.  This project has been funded by Ecominds through the National Lottery and is for adults with mental health problems to work together outside, in the gardens producing things including art.

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