Upcoming Events
Kula After School Class - Thursday, Jan 6, 3:30pm Age 12 - 16
Meditation Class - Saturday, Jan 8, 12:30pm
Cooking and Nutrition Workshop - Saturday, Jan 15, 10:30am
Kula After School Class - Thursday, Jan 20, 3:30pm Age 12 - 16
Kula For Kids Class - Saturday, Jan. 22, 10:30am Age 4 - 7
Kula For Kids Class - Saturday, Jan. 29, 10:30am Age 8 - 12
---Workshops & Classes are Free---
Registration Recommended (Register here)
Donations Welcomed!
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Kula Farm featured in verticalfarm daily |
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Teresa Maltz and Lucy Brinew did a great job entertaining a jolly and crafty crowd at the farm. We learned about plants that are associated with the holidays and had plenty of homemade snacks & drinks to go around. |
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We appreciate everyone who came out to our first kimchi making workshop. Many hearty thanks to our friend and chef at Langosta Lounge Nora Watson for taking time out of her busy schedule to show us the ropes of making her favorite Korean ferment, kimchi! The class showed some pretty impressive knife skills while Nora kept everyone busy making over 4 gallons of kimchi of which everyone took home a jar. |
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Siarra Morris is a local yoga instructor and has agreed to host frequent yoga and meditation classes at the farm. We'll be in the greenhouse until we can move back into the gardens outside. More info on the next class below. |
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THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!
This season we were blessed to have the most consistent and supportive group of volunteers yet. Without fail working every Tuesday since April these forward thinking and energetic people came to give their time and energy to the farm. They weeded, planted, mulched, harvested, smashed pumpkins, turned compost, picked up trash and did backflips into our leaf pile. In the span of a few hours they planted up our sunflower lot just hours before the rain and summer heat took care of the rest; eventually leading to a most spectacular display. The gardens wouldn't have looked as good as they did this year without their efforts and the work environment wouldn't have been as joyful! From the bottom of our hearts we thank everyone who came out to volunteer at the farm this year. We're glad you like to get dirty as much as we do.
Sometime starting next year, we hope to be able to start to publicly announce weekly volunteer days.
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Interfaith Neighbors'
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Holiday Party
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We welcomed our wonderful colleagues from Interfaith Neighbors over to the farm for a holiday cheer and quite a few good laughs. Our director Paul McEvily can be very entertaining on moments like this, which helps bringing us all together. We wouldn't be able to run the farm without the support from the various departments within the organization. We were also informed about the development plans for the Farm Without Borders, see below. We always knew the gardens would be temporary and we are working on finding new locations to create more gardens. |
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Kula After School
Age 12 - 16
Thursday - January 6
Thursday - January 20
Any time between 3:30 - 5:00PM
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School is over, time to get your hands dirty. Kula After School is an afterschool program that provides local teenagers with a fun STEM-based educational experience in a positive and inspirational setting.
The program is lead by Mrs. Natalie, who is a science teacher at Asbury Park High School and is currently seeking a Master’s Degree in plant Biology at Rutgers University. Natalie is a gardener herself, and takes a strong interest in small space growing, herbal plant care, and heirloom gardening.
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Mrs. Natalie Hayes + Students |
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Meditation Class
Saturday Jan 8
12.30 - 1.30pm
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We will engage in a short yoga practice before we lead into deep meditation, journaling and a chance to connect with beautiful spirited people, who are also on their journey to self healing. I will share tips you can use in your daily practice of self care and kick start your journey to self healing for the new year of 2022.
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Siarra Morris is a yoga instructor from the Jersey Shore. She has always been on the personal journey to healing and has always been into helping and healing others as well.
Her passion for helping others and healing herself birthed Yogi Vibezz. She realized that through connecting mind, body and spirit through meditation and flow of movement, you can enhance your overall daily life with simple routines.
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Above: Heather Harm's cooking class last September. |
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Cooking and Nutrition Workshop
Saturday Jan. 15, 10.30am - 12pm
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Put your freshest farmer’s market finds to good use with these simple recipes highlighting the finest produce found at the Kula Farm and across the Jersey Shore. Heather Harm will be back and will put everyone to work again to jointly create some unique dishes. Meanwhile James Montgomery from Shore Nutrition Associates will enlighten you with the importance of a healthy diet as he will explain the nutritional value of the used ingredients. It will be the third time that James will share his knowledge, feel free to prepare some questions!
Together we will prepare three rustic farm to table dishes featuring Kula Farm produce. There will also be an open discussion on food allergies and alternatives in diet throughout the class.
Menu:
- Simple Microgreens Salad
- Sorrel Spinach Pesto over Pasta
- Sweet Potato Mousse
Heather has been working in the culinary world for over 20 years. She is a graduate of Boston University, with a degree in Culinary Arts and Restaurant Management. Heather has taught at and managed various children’s and adult cooking schools and is an expert in dietary restrictive and allergy-sensitive food preparation. Since recently, Heather owns and operates Taste & Technique in Fair Haven, NJ, where she and her team offer cooking classes for adults and kids. She also owns a small catering company within Ocean and Monmouth counties in New Jersey, with a focus on specialty cakes and elegant catering and operates as a personal chef within private schools to help create nutritious lunch programs.
James is a Registered Dietitian specializing in weight management, diabetes and cardiac related issues. He graduated Magna Cum Laude in April 2013 from Eastern Michigan University’s Coordinated Program in Dietetics with a Bachelor’s Degree. Following graduation, he continued his education and obtained a Master’s of Science Degree in Human Nutrition, also from Eastern Michigan University. He believes that making a few lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise can make a big difference to a person’s wellbeing. He is the owner of Shore Nutrition Associates, a nutrition counseling private practice in Asbury Park, NJ.
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Kula For Kids
Age 4 - 7
Saturday - January 22
10:30am - 12pm
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Come join us as we learn a bit more about the harmful effects of plastic and why we should “skip the straw” and go plastic free!
We will make a take home craft!
A class taught by Miss Michelle Morey:
Skip the straw and save a turtle! Keeping one single straw from making it to the ocean won’t fix the problem, but imagine if everyone said “No straw, please!" Beginning on November 4, 2021, food service businesses shall only provide a single-use plastic straw to a customer upon request.
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Miss Kelly Stone is a K-5 STEM teacher for Long Branch Public Schools. She is an advocate for environmental rights and educating students in all aspects of climate change education. She whole heartedly believes that our children have to power to change the world!
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Kula For Kids
Age 8 - 12
Saturday - January 29
10:30am - 12pm
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This day, Kula for Kids will take a look at energy, how it is made and where it comes from.
A class by Miss Kelly Stone:
We will dive into different types of energy and decide which types are less harmful to the environment. We will learn about an island that harnessed the wind to change their world through Allan Drummonds book Energy Island. The Kula Kids will then use that they learned to create their own wind powered vehicle from a variety of recycled materials.
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Workshops and classes are in part made possible through the support of Hackensack Meridian Health and the Gannett Foundation. |
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Kula Urban Farm
115 Atkins Ave.
Asbury Park, NJ 07712
732-455-0511
info@kulafarm.org
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Kula Farm is a social enterprise of Interfaith Neighbors
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