All volunteers of any identity who will bring no harm to the garden and its participants are welcome anytime during daylight hours to Growing Community Garden. A more complete "job" description is found on our "JOBS" page in this web site. A schedule will be maintained of specific "community volunteer" dates and times (which do not cancel out any other time volunteers are available.) The scheduling pattern for "community volunteer" sessions is: (weather permitting) First week: Wednesday afternoon/evening+Saturday morning/afternoon Next week: Tuesday afternoon/evening+Thursday afternoon/evening Next week: Wednesday afternoon/evening+Saturday morning/afternoon Next week: Tuesday afternoon/evening+Thursday afternoon/evening Repeat throughout the summer season. Volunteers may come and go at any time during the posted community volunteer sessions. Dates & Times June 2 - 1 pm to 7 pm June 4 - 1 pm to 7 pm June 10 - 1 pm to 7 pm June 13 - 9 am to 3 pm June 16 - 1 pm to 7 pm June 18 - 1 pm to 7 pm June 24 - 1 pm to 7 pm June 27 - 9 am to 3 pm June 30 -1 pm to 7 pm July 2 - 1 pm to 7 pm July 8 - 1 pm to 7 pm July 11 - 9 am to 3 pm July 14 - 1 pm to 7 pm July 16 - 1 pm to 7 pm July 22 - 1 pm to 7 pm July 25 - 9 am to 3 pm July 28 - 1 pm to 7 pm July 30 - 1 pm to 7 pm
Skills that may be applied to garden care activities are almost endless! Those skills may include but are not limited to:
General painting of structures
Weeding
Applying straw as ground cover around plantings
Artwork for signs or plant labeling
Photography (people who have granted permission, general garden photos, specific plant/fruit/vegetables, etc.)
Disease or insect control applications
Planting or seeding for new crops
Structure maintenance or repair
Machine/equipment maintenance or repair
Greeting/hospitality for any who come to harvest or volunteer
Organize community gathering events - cooking demonstration, recipe swap, food preservation demonstration, healthy food/menu planning, other health, lifestyle, or medical information and MORE!
Harvesting for those with handicapping conditions
Mowing the green spaces throughout the garden
Applying wood chips to traffic paths
Watering specific plants or areas of the garden
Assist with social media, web site maintenance, email or text alerts to the community
