Hackney City Farm

The farm was established in 1984 as a community and educational resource and to give borough residents, particularly young people, experience of animals.

The facilities at Hackney City Farm include a farmyard, area for grazing, garden and a tree nursery with butterfly house.

[1] The amenity encourages children to learn about the natural environment, growing vegetables and caring for animals.

The farm is home to a range of animals, including poultry, sheep, rabbits, bees, pigs and a donkey.

It runs educational projects, exhibitions, courses in crafts and farm trails, and operates a café, Frizzante, which won a Time Out award for best family restaurant in 2004.