Pumpkin Smash

Pumpkin Smash: A Mitzvah Day Event

WHEN: Sunday, November 1

TIME: 1:30-3:30 PM

WHERE: At Shemesh Farms located at Malibu United Methodist Church, 30128 Morning View Drive, Malibu

Please bring the following:

• Pumpkins to smash and/or vegetarian compost scraps (no dairy, meat or citrus please - we love coffee grounds and egg shells, though!)
• Gently worn or new clothing and toys
• Rain protection items
• Canned or packaged foods (non perishable) and Halloween candy
• Helping hands and open hearts

Service projects:

• Smash pumpkins - support our regenerative garden!
• Pack 150 lunch bags for the food insecure community
• Assemble hygiene kits
• Make no-sew blankets for the unhoused community
• Paint rocks for residents of a local senior community
• Write welcome home letters and plant flowers for newly housed
• Marigold magic and take home seedlings
• Support Israel’s Parasport Athletes
• Community Lego build
• Art projects with our program partner Momentum
• Service dog visits from Love on a Leash - pet a puppy
• And more!

Agenda:

1:30 PM: Service projects begin, Music by Continental Drips

2:00 PM: ALLWAYZ on Stage performance

2:15 PM: Farm Tour and Pumpkin Hunt

2:45 PM: Rabbi Bill Kaplan Pollinator Garden Dedication and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

3:15 PM: Community Sing-Along with Julian Friedman, Sammy Blanc and Shemesh Farms Farm Fellows and Community

Food Options:

• Enjoy our tasting table and Fall inspired concessions and our famous farm stand with our latest products and gift sets
• Pizza and coffee vendors
• Work alongside our farm fellows and community and help us build a kinder world!

Tickets:

Free, or support this event at one of the following sponsorship levels:

$18 - Pumpkin Smasher

$36 - "Pe'ah" Forward - includes a free Pumpkin Smash T-shirt

$180 - Event Supporter - your name will be recognized at event - includes 2 tshirts

T-shirts will be available for purchase for $36 at the event and proceeds benefit our program and community. Get one while supplies last.

1:45 Accessible yoga reservation - 15 spots available (no charge)