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November 2019
Holiday Discount Roulette!
Our annual gift to you!
Starting Sunday, November 24, play roulette with us throughout the holiday season.*
Visit the Barn at Calgo Gardens (where you'll find the perfect holiday gifts) • Choose a candy kiss • Your kiss will reveal your discount of 20%, 25%, or 30% Off!
A percentage of the day's sales (during the Holiday Warm-up event) will be donated to the Ardena Elementary School PTA.
* Discount on one item only. One discount per customer.
Find out more »Calgo’s All Day Holiday Warm-up
Join us for a day filled with mini sessions, workshops, discounts, and treats!
Descriptions and pricing for each offering or workshop are listed separately in this events section.
• Mini Holiday Photo Sessions—Photographer Diana P. Lang
• Keepsake Ornaments—Magpie Jewelry
• Seasonal Centerpieces—Flowers From the Farm, NJ
• Sample Holiday Desserts—Tulip Tree Café
• Mushroom Growing Workshop—Drop the Beet Farms
• Mini Gentle Yoga Sessions & Guided Meditation—The Yoga Loft
• Holiday Discount Roulette—Calgo Gardens & The Barn
Holiday Warm-up — Order Your Seasonal Centerpieces!
'Tis the season to plan for the holidays!
Dana of Flowers From the Farm, NJ will be designing long lasting centerpieces of all sizes using seasonal foliage and more.
Pre-orders for Thanksgiving and throughout the season can be placed by visiting Dana in the Farmhouse during the Holiday Warm-up event, or by contacting her at 732-740-9927 or dana@flowersfromthefarmnj.com.
Find out more »Holiday Warm-up — Order Your Holiday Desserts!
The Tulip Tree Café’s Chef Heidi says you can have your cake and eat it too!
Sample holiday desserts while placing your orders for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Chef Heidi will be available to discuss your holiday treats during the Holiday Warm-up event, or you can contact her at 732.256.9649 or by visiting tuliptreecafe.com.
Holiday Bonus!
Patrons of the café* will receive a $25 certificate toward a portrait session with Diana P. Lang Photography to be used during the 2019 season!
*A minimum purchase of $16 is required.
Find out more »Holiday Warm-up —Deck the Halls!
Upcycle your "retired" jewelry in the most unique way!
Lydia Santoro of Magpie Jewelry will be taking orders to create one-of-a-kind keepsake ornaments made from the parts and pieces of your treasured jewelry.
She will be available in the Farmhouse the day of the Holiday Warm-up for a one-on-one discussion of the pieces you bring in and how they will be turned into a very personal and meaningful holiday ornament.
Lydia can also be be reached at magpie@yahoo.com or on Etsy.
Find out more »Holiday Warm-up —Capture the Season!
What better way to celebrate the upcoming holidays than with a photo to remember them by.
Throughout the Holiday Warm-up event, resident photographer Diana Lang of Diana P. Lang Photography will be offering mini holiday photo sessions!
Each session is $75 and includes one 8"x10" portrait.
Please register by calling Diana at 609-462-1519 to book your session now.
Holiday Bonus!
Each paid customer will receive at 25% off coupon to be enjoyed at The Tulip Tree Café.
Find out more »Holiday Warm-up — Watercolor Holiday Cards!
Indulge your creative spirit!
Relax and let your holiday creativity flow with Calgo's in-house watercolor instructor, Cindy Allen.
Cindy will be available in the farmhouse the day of the event and will provide advice and instructions for your own holiday card watercolor.
Holiday Warm-up —Mushroom Cultivation with Drop the Beet Farms
Learn something new in this unique workshop led by Cody Parker of Drop the Beet Farms!
With years of experience in mushroom cultivation, Cody will show the step-by-step process of straw pasteurization, sterilization, and inoculation in this hands-on workshop.
The fee includes materials for two mushroom grow kits which participants will watch fruit up to three times!
Registration is required. Please call 609-273-4042 or email dropthebeetsfarm@gmail.com.
This 90 minute workshop will take place in the Calgo Greenhouse, so dress accordingly.
Find out more »Holiday Warm-up —Keep Calm and Holiday On!
Start this most hectic of seasons in a calm state of mind...
Join Kathleen Roskos of The Yoga Loft, NJ as she guides you through a free, gentle yoga class from 12:00–1:00 pm, followed by a guided meditation at 1:00 pm.
Find out more »Calgo’s All Day Open House
Enjoy a magical & merry day of holiday shopping, festive ambiance, good friends, & more!
Descriptions and pricing for each offering or workshop are listed separately in this events section.
• Holiday Kissing Ball Workshop!
• Beer Tasting with the Bradley Brewery Project!
• Holiday Pet Portraits with Diana Lang!
• Tour Drop the Beet's Aquaponics Farm! Free Family fun!
• Watercolor Holiday Cards with Cindy Allen!
• Dessert Tastings & Warm Apple Cider with Chef Heidi of the Tulip Tree Café!
• Holiday Discount Roulette—Calgo Gardens & The Barn
All Day Open House — Order Your Holiday Desserts!
The Tulip Tree Café’s Chef Heidi says you can have your cake and eat it too!
Sample holiday desserts while placing your orders for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Chef Heidi will be available to discuss your holiday treats during the Holiday Warm-up event, or you can contact her at 732.256.9649 or by visiting tuliptreecafe.com.
Holiday Bonus!
Patrons of the café* will receive a $25 certificate toward a portrait session with Diana P. Lang Photography to be used during the 2019 season!
*A minimum purchase of $16 is required.
Find out more »All Day Open House — Watercolor Holiday Cards!
Indulge your creative spirit!
Relax and let your holiday creativity flow with Calgo's in-house watercolor instructor, Cindy Allen.
Cindy will be available in the farmhouse the day of the event and will provide advice and instructions for your own holiday card watercolor.
All Day Open House — Beer Tastings / Bradley Brewery Project
Owners and operators, and husband and wife duo, Chelsey and Mike, of the Bradley Brew Project will be at Calgo for an amazing beer tasting experience!
The Bradley Brewery Project is a nanobrewery with a vision to provide a community focused, education based customer experience. Their unique approach to recipe formulation and focus on assorted fermentation processes provide them with the opportunity to create various types styles, products and services.
Today that all can happen at Calgo! Stop by for a taste and a chat!
Gift Cards and merchandise will be available for purchase.
Find out more »All Day Open House — Pet Portraits
Capture the essence of your pet's spirit in a photograph you will always cherish.
Photographer Diana P. Lang is an expert at capturing the best of your pet!
Fee includes one 8x10 print.
MUST schedule in advance. Call 609-462-1519
Find out more »All Day Open House — Seasonal Kissing Ball Workshop
Forget the mistletoe... and go for a kissing ball instead!
In this fun workshop you'll create your own kissing ball using fresh, aromatic greens. The kissing ball, if kept out of direct sunlight and displayed outdoors, will last throughout the holiday season.
Find out more »All Day Open House — Aquaponics Facility Tours!
Take a fascinating up-close tour of Drop the Beets Farms’ aquaponic facility.
See the 15,000 gallon fish tanks and learn about the sustainable ecology of an aquaponics closed loop system. Understand the symbiotic relationship between fish, bacteria, and plants (food), and the roll each organism plays in nutrient cycling.
This tour will leave you thinking about the big ideas: how aquaponics farming as a sustainable alternative to conventional soil-based farming methods can be applied to world hunger issues. Examples: the impact of climate change has on agricultural crop production, or conditions needed to create an agricultural system in urban "food deserts”
Tours will run at 11 am / 1 pm / 3 pm
Please call 609-273-4042 to choose a tour time.
Find out more »December 2019
Open Late Wednesdays!
December 4, 11, & 18, Calgo is open late for holiday shopping, festivities, and fun!
We'll be hosting happenings, local small businesses, artisans, treats, and other surprises.
Sneak peek: Bee Stamped / Latkes & Mocktails / From the Garden & more!!!
Watch this page, Facebook, and your inbox for information on each evening's events!
Find out more »Adorn Your Front Door with a Handmade Wreath
Add a personal touch to the holiday with a traditional handmade wreath.
We will guide you through designing and crafting your wreath, incorporating beautiful and aromatic seasonal elements such as coned cedar, noble fir, berried juniper, white pine, boxwood, pinecones, berries, and ribbon.
Find out more »Open Late Wednesdays!
December 11 & 18, Calgo is open late for holiday shopping, festivities, and fun!
We'll be hosting happenings, local small businesses, artisans, treats, and other surprises.
Sneak peek: Bee Stamped / Latkes & Mocktails / From the Garden & more!!!
Watch this page, Facebook, and your inbox for information on each evening's events!
Find out more »Bring the Outdoors Inside: Make Your Own Tabletop Tree
Create your very own tabletop centerpiece that will last throughout the holiday season!
We will guide you through the design of your own beautiful, natural centerpiece, made with fresh boxwood, berries, pinecones, and ribbon.
Find out more »Open Late Wednesdays!
December 18, Calgo is open late for holiday shopping, festivities, and fun!
We'll be hosting happenings, local small businesses, artisans, treats, and other surprises.
Sneak peek: Bee Stamped / Latkes & Mocktails / From the Garden & more!!!
Watch this page, Facebook, and your inbox for information on each evening's events!
Find out more »