Hackney City Farm
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Hackney City Farm is a city farm
in Haggerston
the London Borough of Hackney
. It is situated on Hackney Road
at the junction of Goldsmith's Row.
It was established in 1984 as a community resource and to give the people, particularly young people, of the borough experience of animals. The farm is home to poultry, sheep, pigs and a donkey. The Farm also runs workshops in crafts and music, runs events and operates a café, Frizzante, which recently won a Time Out award for best family restaurant. Animals can be adopted at the farm, and free range eggs are for sale at £1.20 for 6.
The farm is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee
.
In 2008, a bike shop opened in the Farm. Bike Yard East sells cycle products and does repairs.
City farm
City farms are usually community-run projects in urban areas, which involve people interacting and working with animals and plants. They aim to improve community relationships and offer an awareness of agriculture and farming to people who live in built-up areas.They vary in size from small plots...
in Haggerston
Haggerston
Haggerston is an area and a electoral ward in the London Borough of Hackney, in northeast London, UK. It is bounded by Hackney Road on the south, Kingsland Road on the west, Middleton Road on the north with London Fields and Broadway Market on the east...
the London Borough of Hackney
London Borough of Hackney
The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough of North/North East London, and forms part of inner London. The local authority is Hackney London Borough Council....
. It is situated on Hackney Road
Hackney Road
Hackney Road is a London arterial route running from Shoreditch Church to Cambridge Heath. It occupies a no mans land in between Bethnal Green and Haggerston...
at the junction of Goldsmith's Row.
It was established in 1984 as a community resource and to give the people, particularly young people, of the borough experience of animals. The farm is home to poultry, sheep, pigs and a donkey. The Farm also runs workshops in crafts and music, runs events and operates a café, Frizzante, which recently won a Time Out award for best family restaurant. Animals can be adopted at the farm, and free range eggs are for sale at £1.20 for 6.
The farm is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee
Company limited by guarantee
In British and Irish company law, a private company limited by guarantee is an alternative type of corporation used primarily for non-profit organisations that require legal personality. A guarantee company does not usually have a share capital or shareholders, but instead has members who act as...
.
In 2008, a bike shop opened in the Farm. Bike Yard East sells cycle products and does repairs.