Volunteer Opportunities

For Members

Each Member must commit to an average of at least two (2) hours per month (24 hours per year) of community work in the garden, not including work in their own bed. In addition, each Member must complete at least Five (5) harvest/delivery assignments per year.

Harvesting

Saturdays 8:00 - 9:30 AM, except for June - August which are Saturdays 7:30 - 9:00 AM. Pick and weigh ripe produce, record and communicate pounds.

Harvest Delivery

Transport produce to Christian Community Action (CCA) food pantry, Aldersgate United Methodist Church (AUMC) Food Share and Metrocrest Services food pantry.

Weeding and General Maintenance

Anytime during the week.

Community Bed Care

Watering, weeding, and feeding beds as needed.

For Non-Members

If you are not a garden member and you want to volunteer your time, please use the Contact Us form. Instructions regarding proper attire and safety procedures will be included in the emailed response as well as a Release of Liability form. That form must be completed and brought with you on your first scheduled workday.

Volunteers may be utilized for harvesting, mulching, weeding, watering, and other maintenance tasks and are always required to be supervised by a garden member.

Student volunteers are welcome for harvesting, hauling, weeding, and mulching, with supervision required.

Care must be taken by all visitors to the Garden. The grounds leading up to the garden are hilly and can be difficult to traverse and the pathways inside the garden fence are heavily mulched with wood shavings. It is especially important during the dry season to watch where you step because the ground can often have deep cracks in the dirt as it dries out in the heat. It is TEXAS!

Questions? Email contact@givinggardenofcarrollton.org.