If you can't come to the farm then we'll bring it to you!
The Mobile Farm provides an educational service bringing friendly animals to your event or project.
Wether you would like donkey rides for your children or some small animals to learn pet care and welfare following the National Curriculum please get in touch.
If you are directing a film, video, or photo shoot and need handle-able animals then contact us to discuss your needs.
The service is limited so please check for availability.
For further information please phone or email Helen
The World of Difference programme offers groups of young people from secondary schools and Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) the chance to get involved in exciting practical skills and theory-based projects at the Farm.
Students from year 8 and 9 at Morpeth School, who come to the Farm once week to take part in an exciting environmental educational project, introduce us to the small animals at the Farm.
Coffee hut offering comfortable seating and fresh-ground coffee prepared from an Italian *Gaggia* coffee machine (the same company which invented the espresso machine in the 1930s!).
Come and enjoy the tranquil and beautiful surroundings of the farm, then relax in the sun with a luxurious latte.
Each cup is brewed to your taste by our resident coffee guy. ..Want it hotter, colder, stronger, or weaker? Tell Robert and he'll make it just how you like it.
Prices are set nice and low (£1.50 for a 12oz latte) so you're guaranteed to get a better deal than anywhere in nearby Brick Lane.
Spitalfields Farm: Vegetables, animals, people ...and now coffee! Drop in next time you're in town. You'll want to come back.
From January 2010, local residents in Tower Hamlets are being offered work placements, free cooking classes and the opportunity to grow their own organic fruit and vegetables by Spitalfields City Farm as part of their ‘Grow with Us’programme.
The three-year programme is funded by the Big Lottery Fund’s Local Food scheme to encourage food growing and healthy eating in one of London’s most deprived boroughs.
Experts at the farm Laura Stobbart and Lutfun Hussain - who has been appointed as one of London’s Local Food Leaders by Mayor Boris Johnson - will offer free training to individuals and organisations that will include women-only sessions and work placements for young people leading to an Asdan Activity Award.
Mhairi Weir, Spitalfields City Farm manager said, “Funding from the Local Food scheme has given us a fantastic opportunity to broaden our reach within the local community and gives us the chance to teach people to help themselves by eating and cooking healthy foods”.
There are several projects involved in the ‘Grow with Us’ programme:-
GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY - grow your own food. Women only sessions are available on Tuesdays and general sessions open to all are held on Wednesdays.
PICK & COOK – learn how to make delicious healthy food from freshly picked ingredients. Women only sessions on the 1st Monday of the month, general sessions on the 3rd Monday of the month.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT – offering ten week work placements leading to an Asdan Activity Award, where young people (age 14 to 18) can learn how to take care of animals, help run the farmyard and find out where their food comes from.
FREE GARDENING ADVICE – this service is available to new or existing community growing groups and offers tips on growing organic and Asian vegetables as well as guided tours of the Farm gardens.
Spitalfields City Farm Arts Internships available!
Spitalfields City Farm has been chosen as one of only four sponsored community groups to take part in the Lord Mayors Show this year! We will be working with a wide range of community groups from the Spitalfields area and community arts organisation ActiveArt to create a spectacular parade entry that celebrates the farm and its multi-ethnic, multi-generational communities.
We will have six internship positions available on this exciting project. Please send a C.V. and short covering letter to
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or by post to Naomi Glass, Community Education Coordinator, Spitalfields City Farm, Buxton Street, London, E1 5AR
1.Costume Designer Intern Positions
We are looking for 2 enthusiastic and creative costume designers to join our team of parade-makers. Based on the ideas of project participants, and as part of a team of artists you will design and create costumes for up to 40 performers in the parade.
You should have experience in designing parade or theatre costumes, and be a capable maker. In addition, you should be happy and comfortable working in a team and within a set budget. Ideally you will have your own sewing machine.
You will have the opportunity to attend a series of 6 participatory design and making workshops with the project participants, led by ActiveArt. (These will be once weekly between Aug 23rd and Oct 8th). You will then undertake 3 weeks part-time work (approx 20 hours per week) to complete the costumes. You will also be encouraged to assist in leading groups in the parade on the day, and should be willing to take an active part in all parts of the project.
2.Artist Intern Positions
We are looking for two enthusiastic and creative artist interns to join our team of parade-makers. Based on the ideas of project participants from the local community, and as part of the team of artists you will be creating backpacks, headdresses, puppets and floats for up to 40 performers in the parade.
You should have general art-making skills in a variety of media, and ideally will have experience in making parade / theatre props, puppets, mask or head-dresses. You should be practical and problem solving, able to work to instructions and tight deadlines, and happy working as part of a team. You will also be encouraged to assist in leading groups in the parade on the day, and should be willing to take an active part in all parts of the project.
The position is for 3 weeks part-time (approx 20 hours per week) from Oct 11th to November 1st, and then on an ad hock basis until the parade on November 13th (dates and times to be confirmed).
You will be responsible to ActiveArt and Spitalfields City Farm.
3.Carpenter Intern Positions
We are looking for two enthusiastic and creative carpenters to join our team of parade-makers. Based on the ideas of project participants from the local communities, and as part of the team of artists, you will create medium sized floats and wheeled elements for the parade. This will include adapting bicycles, carts, wheelbarrows or wheelchairs into striking parade elements.
You will have the opportunity to attend a series of 6 participatory design and making workshops with the project participants, led by ActiveArt. (These will be once weekly between Aug 23rd and Oct 8th, times to be confirmed). You will then undertake 3 weeks part-time (approx 20 hours per week) to complete the structures. You will also be encouraged to assist in leading groups in the parade on the day, and should be willing to take an active part in all parts of the project.
You should have experience and technical expertise in building large-scale structures, as well as being creative and keen to experiment. You should be happy working in a team and to tight deadlines.
4.Photographer and film-maker Intern Positions
We are looking for one photographer and one film-maker to join our team of parade makers. You will be responsible for documenting the entire process from conception and design to dancing on the streets, and will create a short film and an archive of photographs. You will attend selected workshops during the six week programme in which costumes and floats are designed and created, and performances are developed, as well as attending artists sessions and performance and music rehearsals. The film should include interviews by participants and participating community groups, and a soundtrack of participating bands.
The project runs between August 22nd and Nov 13th. You may on occasion need to be available over a weekend to attend a particular session. The completion date for a final DVD (multiple copies) containing the edited film and photographic archive, is Nov 30th (two weeks after parade day).
You should have experience of event photography / camera work and film-editing, and ideally have your own equipment and programmes. You should be happy working as part of a team and to tight deadlines.
The Mobile Farm provides an educational service bringing friendly animals to your event or project. 
