Interfaith Neighbors

Kula Urban Farm

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

BDC Services and Programs

Services

Programs

Why an urban agriculture business?

Provide (phase 1) year-round locally grown specialty produce

Extension of the Kula Café Job Training Program

Provide training and education for the growing urban agriculture movement

Build community engagement

Profit generation for long-term sustainability

Alternative food production with profoundly less dependence on petrochemical inputs

Urban Farming Works

Urban farmers enjoy competitive advantages over their rural counterparts. Buyers will pay a premium for custom-grown vegetables that can be picked and delivered the same day.

Business ModelCommercial Urban

Farm Community

Education/Engagement

Channel = Local restaurants and markets, CSA agreementsProduct = specialty leafy, herbs and some ornamentalPricing = PremiumTechnical = Rutgers Urban Garden TeamStaffing = paid

Goal•Education•Work for produce•Job skills•Introduction to entrepreneurism

Goal•Social enterprise•Self sustaining•Ready for “sale”

Kula Urban Farm

Springwood Center Mixed-use Building

Location and Phases

Phase 1

Kula Urban Farm Site

Storage Shed

Kula Urban Farm Greenhouse

Interfaith Neighbors Business Development CenterContact: R. W. Boyce – rogerb@interfaithneighbors.org