Opportunity Details
Dirt Therapy @ Runnymeade Community Farm
Brief Organizational Description:
Happily Natural Day promotes holistic health, wellness and social change through transformation of the built environment for food justice and climate resiliency.
Volunteer Position Description and Purpose:
Runnymeade Communiry Farm is a 20 acre food security project spearheaded by Henrico County. Community members are granted access to 1/4 acre plot to grow food and 10% of their harvest is donated to the Henrico County Food Bank.
Volunteers help steward community food growing, soil building, composting, tree planting and native plant planting.
Volunteer Duties & Responsibilities:
Volunteers will assist with planting veggies, trees, and fruiting shrubs. As Runnymeade expands in size, volunteers will also help with establishing new farm beds. There may be weeding and replanting of perennial flowers in our pollinator garden and occasional building of compost bins, trellis systems, or even helping to install low tunnels or greenhouses to extend our growing season.
Qualifications, Skills, & Requirements:
No experience necessary!
Time Commitment:
1st Saturdays from 11am - 2pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Other Information (if applicable):
- Please dress appropriately for gardening activities! Bring gloves if you can!
Food and Nutrition
Age Minimum (with Adult): 12+, Minimum Age:18+, Court Ordered Volunteer - Allowed
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