What about the next 30 years?
The Farm is now over 30 years old. What about the next 30 years? How can we make sure the Farm thrives and grows? Livestock and education mentor, Charlie-Jane Banks, speaks.
The Farm is now over 30 years old. What about the next 30 years? How can we make sure the Farm thrives and grows? Livestock and education mentor, Charlie-Jane Banks, speaks.
Livestock and education mentor, Charlie-Jane Banks explains how first volunteering, then working at Hackney City Farm has made such a difference to her life.
These illustrations were drawn by artist Rebecca Davies for the project. Some are in the Stepping Out map. The map was exhibited at Hackney Museum, and…
Read moreThis is one of the many questions Livestock and Education Mentor, Charlie-Jane Banks, hears day to day. She doesn’t mind – it makes her smile and she loves…
Livestock and Education Mentor, Charlie-Jane Banks, witnesses how working with animals really helps people to gain confidence, especially people with learning difficulties.
Did you know Hackney City Farm was once a brewery, garage and lorry depot? Pick up a free Our Heritage Roots map at the Farm and discover evidence from the…
Read moreThe pathway between the field and yard at the Farm was formerly Boston Street. Find out more about former streets around Hackney City Farm at:…
Read moreNext door to Hackney City Farm on Hackney Road was the former Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children. Green tiles from a ward and a steel surgical washing basin were recycled. These…
RIP Gregory, who lived on the Farm for 28 years!
Rita – Hackney City Farm employee talks about her work at the Farm, the local area and her own roots in the Caribbean. This interview was made in…
This project celebrated the Farm’s 30 years as a community. Hackney City Farm, with amazing volunteer support, is a unique place for learning and leisure. Stepping…
Read moreThe following photographs of West’s Brewery are taken from an album given by the firms last owner, Major E.J. West, to each of his three children….
Read moreThis map shares local people’s stories of the Farm and surrounding area from 1984 to 2014. Map created by Rebecca Davies and the community in 2014.
Read moreChris Pounds, Farm Manager since 2000 and Charlie, former volunteer, now animals worker speak about how they got involved with Hackney City Farm.