Opportunity Details
Build Accessible Beds at Roots of Woodville Community Garden
Brief Organizational Description:
Richmond Grows Gardens helps community gardens across the city thrive, working to create community food access and environmental resilience.
Volunteer Position Description and Purpose:
Roots of Woodville Community Garden in the East End will be building five accessible garden beds that are designed to limit the need to bend and kneel in order to be garden. Volunteers will help put together the beds from pre-cut wood, as well as potentially helping with garden maintenance and clean-up.
Volunteer Duties & Responsibilities:
Volunteers will be putting the beds together as well as potentially weeding, weed-whacking, and putting up a light fence.
Qualifications, Skills, & Requirements:
Comfort with potentially working on your knees, using simple power tools (with guidance), and lifting somewhat heavy objects.
Time Commitment:
9am-12pm, 3 hour commitment
Other Information (if applicable):
- We recommend wearing comfortable clothes you don't mind getting dirty
- We have some gloves but please bring your own if you have them
- Please bring a water bottle
- The garden is a narrow strip fenced in white along the road. Street parking is available
Environment
Age Minimum (with Adult): 14+, Minimum Age:18+, Court Ordered Volunteer - Allowed
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