Urban Farming Fundraiser slated for Sept. 29
Interfaith Neighbors and Shade Tree Commission join forces
A fundraiser to support the city’s urban farm movement has been launched by Asbury Park’s Interfaith Neighbors and the Environment and Shade Tree Commission.
Entitled “Asbury Grows,” the event will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Cookman Avenue ShowRoom Cinema where a screening of “Growing Cities” will help attendees understand the global movement.
The film features city-dwellers who are transforming their communities one vacant lot, backyard beehive, and rooftop farm at a time, organizers said. Along the way, growers show how the urban farming movement is about a lot more than food and that everyone can take part in creating a healthier, more just, and sustainable food system.
Fundraiser attendees also will learn about Asbury Park’s progression within this movement and its future plans as it affects the community.
Interfaith Neighbors owns and operates the Kula Café, a restaurant and a job training program located in the Springwood Center at 1201 Springwood Ave. The cafe provides a sixteen week hospitality-focused training program to students who wish to work in front-of-house positions as servers, bussers, runners, and hosts, within area restaurants.
The fundraiser previews the grand opening of Interfaith Neighbors’ Kula Urban Farm on Atkins Avenue, off Springwood Avenue. That event is slated for October.
Tickets to the September fundraiser are $25 per person and are available here.
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