Fostering Farmers

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Fostering Farmers Provide housing & employment on a non-profit farm to support young adults aging out of foster care in NJ.

We gained another Junior Board Member! After his parents bought him a Fostering Farmers t-shirt at our fundraiser last m...
10/12/2026

We gained another Junior Board Member! After his parents bought him a Fostering Farmers t-shirt at our fundraiser last month, he declared “I work for the company!” His parents wash his shirt multiple times a week bc he wears it often so he can tell people “I work for the company.” After his Mom told me this, I knew we had to put our newest employee to work! So last week we dismantled the school garden beds. We are officially done harvesting for the year. 567.25 lbs of produce harvested & donated.

Want to help out next year? DM your email and I’ll add you to our e-newsletter. 👨‍🌾👩‍🌾

Such a fun afternoon visiting our friends Kula Urban Farm for their bimonthly homeschool group class! The kids painted w...
09/30/2026

Such a fun afternoon visiting our friends Kula Urban Farm for their bimonthly homeschool group class! The kids painted with pigment from native plants (pokeberry obviously being the best one), we got to learn about making elderberry syrup, and even took home a jar. We can’t be in Asbury Park without having vegan ice cream Cookman Creamery. We had such a lovely afternoon 🍦

And that’s a wrap for the 4 plots at the Middletown Township Community Garden! Thanks to our Board Members for coming ou...
09/20/2026

And that’s a wrap for the 4 plots at the Middletown Township Community Garden! Thanks to our Board Members for coming out in the rain to get work done!

Only a few more tomatoes left for tomato/mayo sandwiches 😩 Have you had your fill yet this year?
09/17/2026

Only a few more tomatoes left for tomato/mayo sandwiches 😩 Have you had your fill yet this year?

Hope to see you there!
08/11/2026

Hope to see you there!

My favorite part of having a 3 year old co-worker is her tantruming “I don’t want to go to the farm today! No no no! I’m...
08/10/2026

My favorite part of having a 3 year old co-worker is her tantruming “I don’t want to go to the farm today! No no no! I’m NOT going to help you harvest!” And then we get there she’s saying “Mama I help you harvest? This is fun! I love being at the farm!” And then screaming that she’s afraid of bugs if one buzzes by her head and then crying because I say she can’t bring her new bug friend home. Farming is exhausting…3 year olds are a whole other word 😂

Junior Board Members being rewarded after harvesting and donating 45 pounds of vegetables! We have now donated 314.2 pou...
08/10/2026

Junior Board Members being rewarded after harvesting and donating 45 pounds of vegetables! We have now donated 314.2 pounds of veggies so far! 🍅🍆🥒🫑🌶️

Torrential downpour and flooding didn’t stop our crew from harvesting and donating 50 pounds of fresh vegetables to Lunc...
08/04/2026

Torrential downpour and flooding didn’t stop our crew from harvesting and donating 50 pounds of fresh vegetables to Lunch Break today! Thanks to Laura’s partner Jeff and Keith’s son for chipping in to help today! Board members families are often “voluntold” to help out and we appreciate their hard work!

If you’d like to support our work, check out the links in our bio or on our website. Feeding the community takes communi...
07/30/2026

If you’d like to support our work, check out the links in our bio or on our website. Feeding the community takes community support 🫶

Thank you to JoAnn, co-founder of Allaire Community Farm for meeting with me this morning. She shared the history of wha...
07/15/2026

Thank you to JoAnn, co-founder of Allaire Community Farm for meeting with me this morning. She shared the history of what it took to get their organization up and running 15 years ago, including being sued by the neighbors because they didn’t want “at risk youth” to disrupt their peaceful neighborhood 🙄 Thankfully they had great people on their side and were able to overcome that and now employ 50 people (with IDD, PTSD, mental health issues, etc) and over 200 volunteers. A wonderful community farm, a safe place for all. And I’m so happy to hear that JoAnn is no frills - no fancy gala, no elaborate gift basket raffles, etc. Just 2 annual fundraisers that are low key but enjoyable, successful, and bring in necessary funds. Grateful for those who have success now to share their story with me so I can hear how they truly started from next to nothing and made it happen one step at a time. Onward and upward. 💪👩‍🌾

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800 Oceanport Ave, Unit 1
Oceanport, NJ
07757

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