Your guide to Green Thumb Farm

The best time to experience the farm is during our Saturday Farmgate Market (8 am – 11 am). You can grab the freshest seasonal produce, enjoy a freshly brewed coffee, and wander through our Nursery to find edible seedlings for your own garden. If you have little ones, head over to the Little Green Thumbs area for nature-based play.

Our volunteers are easy to spot in their green shirts — they are always happy to have a chat and suggest ways you can get involved! 🌱

You can also visit us on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings when the farm is open for our volunteer programs — a wonderful way to get your hands in the soil and be part of our growing community. 🌻

Yes, well-behaved pooches are welcome! To protect our crops, seedlings, and local wildlife, dogs must be kept on a short lead at all times. Please be mindful of other visitors and ensure you pick up after your pet.

Families who are part of our Little Green Thumbs program are welcome to bring food scraps to feed the worm farms in our Little Green Thumbs area — it's a wonderful way for little ones to see the full cycle of food in action! 🌱

We are also working towards a community worm farm project that would allow us to accept food waste from the wider local community — so watch this space! In the meantime, our nursery team would love to chat with you about setting up your own compost or worm farm at home. 🐛

We are a not-for-profit educational community farm dedicated to demonstrating how sustainable farming heals the soil, boosts biodiversity, and builds climate resilience. We welcome people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds to reconnect with the joy of growing and sharing food.

Green Thumb Farm is:

• A Registered Charity with the ACNC.

• A Social Traders Certified Social Enterprise.

• Proudly recognized as a 2026 Best of Queensland Experience for excellence in visitor experience and community impact.

To see the tangible difference we’re making, you can view our 2025 Impact Report here.

You are welcome to take photos for personal use—we love it when you tag us on social media! However, please respect the privacy of our volunteers and visitors. For professional photography or commercial filming, please contact admin@greenthumbfarm.org.au to discuss our location agreement and fees.

Yes! Accessible toilet facilities, including a wheelchair accessible toilet, are located at the Samford Community Hub building, approximately a 2-minute walk from  Green Thumb Farm.

Because of our farm's boutique size, we can't grow every variety of produce sold at the market. We grow a portion of it right here, which you can identify by the "I’m Local" tags. Everything harvested on this land is grown using organic practices (non-certified), without any synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides. We view the farm as a living laboratory for exploration and education on regenerative farming.

For items not grown on-site, we source produce from other Australian farmers, prioritising local growers whenever seasonally available. All produce is clearly labelled so you always know exactly what you're buying:

• "Certified Organic" — sourced from certified organic Australian farmers
• "Grown Locally (Not Certified)" — sourced from local growers who use organic practices but are not certified 🌱

The Green Thumb Farmgate Market is a community-driven space that supports small local producers, sustainable businesses, and organic farmers. We love to showcase vendors whose products align with our mission of sustainability, ethical production, and local craftsmanship. If you are a grower or maker interested in joining us, you can find more information and apply here: greenthumbfarm.org.au/farmgate-markets-vendor

Currently, our fresh harvest and market goods are only available during our Saturday Farmgate Market (8 am – 11 am). This ensures you get the freshest food possible while allowing our small team to focus on essential farming and maintenance during the week.

Instead of just "sustaining" the land, we aim to improve it. This means using practices that build topsoil, increase biodiversity, and cycle nutrients naturally without synthetic chemicals. We treat the farm as a total living ecosystem.

Volunteers are the heartbeat of GTF! We offer a structured volunteer program covering everything from hands-on weeding to helping out at the Saturday markets.

As a registered charity, we rely on our community to keep our gates open and our programs affordable.

• Individuals: Support us by becoming a Friend of the Farm

• Companies: Businesses can join as a Friend of the Farm or explore deeper sponsorship and donation opportunities.

 We love supporting students! We work with students from USC and other universities through practicums and volunteering, so there are some wonderful ways to get involved or find what you need:

• Looking for data or impact information? Check out our Impact Page and social media first — many common questions are answered there.
• Interested in volunteering or a practicum? Head to our Volunteer Page to find out more.
• Still have a specific query? Reach out to us at admin@greenthumbfarm.org.au and we'll do our best to help. 🌱