Please visit our calendar to see current listings. All workshops and classes are announced on our Instagram and Facebook pages and through our monthly newsletters. Please email matthiasv@interfaithneighbors to sign up for the newsletter.
Kula Farm welcomes local schools and other groups to visit and learn about gardening, the environment, composting, hydroponics, the Farm’s social impact, and more! We love engaging people and showing them how we grow and can likely host your party free of charge.
Workshops
Most workshops are given by friends of the farm who donate their time and knowledge to share it with the community. We also offer a stipend and can reimburse all costs involved. Workshops are a great way to introduce oneself to new ways of growing, cooking, eating and to meet new likeminded people. Most workshops are free with the option to donate back to the Farm and its programs.
Here is an example of a workshop being held at the farm. Ray Pogwist is discussing one of his passions: Beekeeping! The workshop was held on June 21st 2021.
Current and former workshop hosts, affiliations and subjects
Thank you to our hosts that have taught in the past:
- Laura Mayer – Backyard Harvest – Herbs and their Benefits
- Douglas Glander – Shore Grow Hydroponics – Growing Microgreens
- Regine Flimlin – Juice Basin – Juicing
- Michele Crosta – MotMotCollective – Kombucha
- Cody Parker – Drop the Beet Farms – Growing Mushrooms
- Norma Tolliver – Main Avenue Galleria – Paint class
- Leslie Feingold – Wildcraft Herb – Elderberry Syrup / Firecider Workshops
- Rob Ziemanis – Sauerkraut
- Andrea Fegan – Little Bites of Joy – Fire Cider
- Ashley McFarland – McFarland Art – Nature printmaking / Sip and paint
- Lori Garton – Kula Farm – Gardening series / Kula Homeschool
- Dina Haffner – Kinetric Wellness – Ace These Stretches!
- Christopher Chiapetta – Good Feeling Farms – Cannabis Industry Workshop
- Sean Banks – Cannabis Processing
- Sean Dugan – Family First Health Coach – Healthy Living
- James Montgomery – Shore Nutrition Associates – Good Nutrition
- Matt van Oosterhout – Kula Farm – 5 Gallon Hydroponics / Build a Bat/Bird House / The Kula for Kids series
- Deanna Greene – Mushrooms, cultivating and cooking
- Heather Harm – Taste & Technique – Cooking class
- Isabel Brazon – Baila Baila – Spanish Music and dance class for kids.
- Ray Pogwist – Beekeeping
- Teresa Maltz – Kombucha – Flower Arranging
- Lucy Brinew & Teresa Maltz – Horticulture Holiday Crafts
- Michelle Morey – Long Branch School District – Kula For Kids
- Kelly Stone – Long Branch School District – Kula For Kids
- Natalie Hayes – Asbury Park School District / Kula Farm – Kula After School
- Siarra Morris – Yogi Vibezz – Meditation / Mothers day Celebration / Giveback Friendsgiving
- Marie Rusconie – Mazza – Recycling
- Meredith Avakian – Shellody – Fairy doors – Poetry and Plants
- Almal Ra – Universoul Healing – Herbalist
- Rhiannion Roslyn – TheHagsCottage – plant medicine
- Aryelle Alysia – aryellealysha – Sound bowls
- Stephanie Siciliano – Therapeutic Yoga & Counseling Services – Healing Yoga and Meditation
- Vivian Taormina – Tao Massage – Flower Pounding Workshop
- Joi Lacono – Yoga and art teacher – Kula For Kids
- Christine Conforti – Unbounded Lifestyle – Breathwork Workshop
- Ericka Uter – KYDS – Kula for Kids
- Eugene M. Fuzy – Insects and Spider Walk
- Nora Watson – White Chapel Projects – Kimchi Workshop
- Kim Bradle – Winter Salve Workshop / Firecider
- Charles Luckey – Chuck’s African Ways – Sea Moss Workshop
- Kim Reiki – Radiant Angel Candle Co. – Intention Candle Decorating Workshop
- Jana Manning – Asbury Park Green Team – Rewilding the Roadside
- Cristina Kocsis – Eucalyptus Houseplants and Home – Houseplants 101 / Succulents Class
- Lex Bose – Asbury Park Library – Fig Jam Class
- Gianna – Therapeutic Yoga & Counseling Services – Sound Bowl Meditation
Would you like to host the next workshop or have an idea for a new topic? Please reach out to [email protected] to share your ideas.
Classes
We offer free classes for all ages. Most classes take a break during the winter months and in the summer the Farm focuses on Summer camps. The following free programs are open to all:
Kula Homeschool
Each week Kula Farm explores different aspects of farming, gardening, food and nutrition, or nature. The classes are geared towards ages 4-8, but all are welcome, as we discuss topics that some explore into high school. Classes meet in the rainbow garden at Kula Farm, unless otherwise specified. Please enter through the gate, walk past the greenhouse and into the rainbow garden.
All classes are always held outdoors and are attempted to continue through all weather, although can be canceled if the weather is too harsh.
Classes are organized by Lori Garton, assistant manager of Kula Farm. Lori holds a Bachelors of Science in Horticulture and has been working on organic farms for over 15 years. She is also a homeschooling parent.
Kula For Kids
A great way for kids ages 4 -8 to explore a farm, learn about plants, food and the environment, and have fun. A few free classes are offered each month on Saturday or Sunday mornings.
Tours and Trips
The most common tours given provide a general overview of the Farm’s operation and its programs as well as having a certain focus, like sustainability, food justice, or community gardening. Light work, such as planting is often incorporated when hosting school classes. Lunch or a healthy snack can be provided to the group upon request.
Kula Farm is an ideal setting for people to become exposed to nature, healthy eating and science-based concepts through the lens of agriculture and gardening. The staff creates unique programs based on the time of year, group size and availability.
