Upcoming events.
Upcoming events.
Garber St Community Garden Workday
Garber Street Community Garden is green space in the Fulton Hilll neighborhood. Currently in a transitionary phase, we are looking for volunteers to help Richmond Grows Gardens and community members in the neighborhood to help establish a communal space that is ecologically diverse with native plants, food, and flowers.
Richmond Grows Gardens:
Richmond Grows Gardens helps community gardens cultivate community in city spaces with plants to achieve food access and environmental resilience.
Volunteer Position Description and Purpose:
Volunteer activities may include planting, weeding, mulching, and weed wacking, building small structures.
Qualifications, Skills, & Requirements:
No training, background checks or qualifications or skills needed.
Time Commitment:
9:00AM-11:30 AM
Address and Parking:
1433 Garber St, Richmond, VA 23231
There is Street parking
Other Information (if applicable):
Hours will be verified with a sign up sheet, and we are happy to sign any documentation needed for volunteer hours.
Bring a Water bottle - a Water Cooler will also be provided.
Birdhouse Community Garden Workday
Our next Birdhouse Community Garden Work day is this Saturday, July 6th from 8:00am - 11:00am and I hope to see you all there!
Please note the change in time: we are meeting an hour earlier to be conscious of the heat! As always, we will provide light snacks, a water filling station and additional water bottles, as well as all of the tools and instruction you will need to have a successful work day!
On Saturday, the planned activities include:
-Building a shed for the ramp!
-Protecting our newly planted fig & peach trees
-Creating a watering system for the fig & peach trees
-Weeding
-Harvesting
-Planting
-Continuing to trellis tomatoes and the berry patch!
-Painting bricks and garden signs
Dirt Therapy @ Sankofa Community Orchard
Sign up through the link HERE
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:
Sankofa Community Orchard is a two acre food justice and climate resiliency demonstration. 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 Sankofa expands in size, volunteers will also help with establishing new garden 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:
Thursdays from 11am - 1pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Saturdays from 1pm - 3pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Other Information (if applicable):
Please dress appropriately for gardening activities! Bring gloves if you can!
Park along the street (Covington Rd or Media Road)
Broad Rock Community Garden Volunteer Workday
Brief Organizational Description:
Beautifying the space that is Broad Rock Community Garden for the neighborhood to use and enjoy!
Volunteer Duties & Responsibilities:
Responsibilities may vary.
Most of the time we will be Weeding, mulching, picking up trash, and planting.
Responsibilites may also include:
Prunning and thinning fruit trees
Time Commitment:
11am - 1pm every sunday unless it's raining
Other Information (if applicable):
There are no water fountains or bathrooms nearby
please bring your own water
closed toe shoes are required
gloves and tools will be provided
Greenhouse Planting & Upkeep
Sign up though the CFengage link here:
https://www.cfengage.org/opportunity/a0CNw00005rixmhMAA/greenhouse-planting-and-upkeep
Volunteer Position Description and Purpose:
Volunteers will be planting seeds, uppotting seedlings, cleaning, and washing pots and assisting in any other tasks that may arise.
Qualifications, Skills, & Requirements:
We welcome all levels of experience!
Time Commitment:
2 hours
Other Information (if applicable):
We can mark attendance in the system
We will train on site as needed
We recommend wearing clothes that you aren't afraid to get dirty, long sleeves in case you are allergic to some plants. Bring layers. The temperature in the greenhouse fluctuates. Waterproof shoes or boots are recommended but not required. Again, wear what you're not afraid to get dirty.
Directions to parking: Turn off Hermitage/Lakeside ave into Bryan Park driveway. Pass through the entrance gate and take your first right (disregard the No Right Turn sign) and park in the parking lot of the cottage/greenhouse or along the road if there are no spots. See Pin for exact location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7C9uzLgqVduU7DwF7
Bring a waterbottle and gloves. We do have extra gloves and all the tools you'll need
Dirt Therapy @ Sankofa Community Orchard
Sign up through the link HERE
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:
Sankofa Community Orchard is a two acre food justice and climate resiliency demonstration. 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 Sankofa expands in size, volunteers will also help with establishing new garden 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:
Thursdays from 11am - 1pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Saturdays from 1pm - 3pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Other Information (if applicable):
Please dress appropriately for gardening activities! Bring gloves if you can!
Park along the street (Covington Rd or Media Road)
Dirt Therapy @ Sankofa Community Orchard
Sign up through the link HERE
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:
Sankofa Community Orchard is a two acre food justice and climate resiliency demonstration. 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 Sankofa expands in size, volunteers will also help with establishing new garden 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:
Thursdays from 11am - 1pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Saturdays from 1pm - 3pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Other Information (if applicable):
Please dress appropriately for gardening activities! Bring gloves if you can!
Park along the street (Covington Rd or Media Road)
Maggie Walker Day of Service 2024 - Gilpin Community Garden
Sign up here:
https://www.cfengage.org/opportunity/a0CNw00006FlxSQMAZ/maggie-walker-day-of-service-2024-gilpin-community-garden
Please join the City of Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Facilities and the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site for a morning of community service, commemorating the birthday of Maggie Lena Walker.
Born July 15, 1864, Maggie Walker is one of Richmond's most beloved community advocates and civic leaders. Owner and operator of The St. Luke Emporium department store, and publisher of the St. Luke Herald newspaper, Mrs. Walker was also famously the first Black woman in the United States to found a bank. St. Luke Penny Savings Bank was an early 20th Century symbol of the strength of the Jackson Ward community - a neighborhood with Black businesses, churches, and schools that flourished in spite of the Jim Crow laws of the era. Devoted to a life of service, Maggie Walker's belief that through the power of mutual support and solidarity, a community could greatly advance civil rights, economic empowerment, and educational opportunities for themselves and their neighbors.
In that same spirit of service to the community, please join us on Saturday, July 13th to recognize and honor Walker's legacy of building community in Richmond's Jackson Ward neighborhood. Various service projects will be held around the area, from 8 AM until 11 AM, culminating in a hydration and snack break back at the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site by 11:30am.
Gilpin Community Garden
Volunteers will be assisting Community Garden Stewards with weeding and refreshing garden beds at the Gilpin Community Garden. Some lifting and hauling (max. 50 lbs) will be required, as well as kneeling, bending, stooping, and reaching. Tools and gloves will be provided, but feel free to bring along your own gardening gloves if preferred. Please bring a refillable water bottle, and wear sturdy closed toe shoes. Hats and sunscreen are highly recommended!
Broad Rock Community Garden Volunteer Workday
Brief Organizational Description:
Beautifying the space that is Broad Rock Community Garden for the neighborhood to use and enjoy!
Volunteer Duties & Responsibilities:
Responsibilities may vary.
Most of the time we will be Weeding, mulching, picking up trash, and planting.
Responsibilites may also include:
Prunning and thinning fruit trees
Time Commitment:
11am - 1pm every sunday unless it's raining
Other Information (if applicable):
There are no water fountains or bathrooms nearby
please bring your own water
closed toe shoes are required
gloves and tools will be provided
Greenhouse Planting & Upkeep
Sign up though the CFengage link here:
https://www.cfengage.org/opportunity/a0CNw00005rixmhMAA/greenhouse-planting-and-upkeep
Volunteer Position Description and Purpose:
Volunteers will be planting seeds, uppotting seedlings, cleaning, and washing pots and assisting in any other tasks that may arise.
Qualifications, Skills, & Requirements:
We welcome all levels of experience!
Time Commitment:
2 hours
Other Information (if applicable):
We can mark attendance in the system
We will train on site as needed
We recommend wearing clothes that you aren't afraid to get dirty, long sleeves in case you are allergic to some plants. Bring layers. The temperature in the greenhouse fluctuates. Waterproof shoes or boots are recommended but not required. Again, wear what you're not afraid to get dirty.
Directions to parking: Turn off Hermitage/Lakeside ave into Bryan Park driveway. Pass through the entrance gate and take your first right (disregard the No Right Turn sign) and park in the parking lot of the cottage/greenhouse or along the road if there are no spots. See Pin for exact location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7C9uzLgqVduU7DwF7
Bring a waterbottle and gloves. We do have extra gloves and all the tools you'll need
Dirt Therapy @ Sankofa Community Orchard
Sign up through the link HERE
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:
Sankofa Community Orchard is a two acre food justice and climate resiliency demonstration. 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 Sankofa expands in size, volunteers will also help with establishing new garden 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:
Thursdays from 11am - 1pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Saturdays from 1pm - 3pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Other Information (if applicable):
Please dress appropriately for gardening activities! Bring gloves if you can!
Park along the street (Covington Rd or Media Road)
Dirt Therapy @ Sankofa Community Orchard
Sign up through the link HERE
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:
Sankofa Community Orchard is a two acre food justice and climate resiliency demonstration. 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 Sankofa expands in size, volunteers will also help with establishing new garden 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:
Thursdays from 11am - 1pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Saturdays from 1pm - 3pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Other Information (if applicable):
Please dress appropriately for gardening activities! Bring gloves if you can!
Park along the street (Covington Rd or Media Road)
Broad Rock Community Garden Volunteer Workday
Brief Organizational Description:
Beautifying the space that is Broad Rock Community Garden for the neighborhood to use and enjoy!
Volunteer Duties & Responsibilities:
Responsibilities may vary.
Most of the time we will be Weeding, mulching, picking up trash, and planting.
Responsibilites may also include:
Prunning and thinning fruit trees
Time Commitment:
11am - 1pm every sunday unless it's raining
Other Information (if applicable):
There are no water fountains or bathrooms nearby
please bring your own water
closed toe shoes are required
gloves and tools will be provided
Greenhouse Planting & Upkeep
Sign up though the CFengage link here:
https://www.cfengage.org/opportunity/a0CNw00005rixmhMAA/greenhouse-planting-and-upkeep
Volunteer Position Description and Purpose:
Volunteers will be planting seeds, uppotting seedlings, cleaning, and washing pots and assisting in any other tasks that may arise.
Qualifications, Skills, & Requirements:
We welcome all levels of experience!
Time Commitment:
2 hours
Other Information (if applicable):
We can mark attendance in the system
We will train on site as needed
We recommend wearing clothes that you aren't afraid to get dirty, long sleeves in case you are allergic to some plants. Bring layers. The temperature in the greenhouse fluctuates. Waterproof shoes or boots are recommended but not required. Again, wear what you're not afraid to get dirty.
Directions to parking: Turn off Hermitage/Lakeside ave into Bryan Park driveway. Pass through the entrance gate and take your first right (disregard the No Right Turn sign) and park in the parking lot of the cottage/greenhouse or along the road if there are no spots. See Pin for exact location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7C9uzLgqVduU7DwF7
Bring a waterbottle and gloves. We do have extra gloves and all the tools you'll need
Dirt Therapy @ Sankofa Community Orchard
Sign up through the link HERE
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:
Sankofa Community Orchard is a two acre food justice and climate resiliency demonstration. 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 Sankofa expands in size, volunteers will also help with establishing new garden 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:
Thursdays from 11am - 1pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Saturdays from 1pm - 3pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Other Information (if applicable):
Please dress appropriately for gardening activities! Bring gloves if you can!
Park along the street (Covington Rd or Media Road)
Dirt Therapy @ Sankofa Community Orchard
Sign up through the link HERE
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:
Sankofa Community Orchard is a two acre food justice and climate resiliency demonstration. 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 Sankofa expands in size, volunteers will also help with establishing new garden 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:
Thursdays from 11am - 1pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Saturdays from 1pm - 3pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Other Information (if applicable):
Please dress appropriately for gardening activities! Bring gloves if you can!
Park along the street (Covington Rd or Media Road)
Broad Rock Community Garden Volunteer Workday
Brief Organizational Description:
Beautifying the space that is Broad Rock Community Garden for the neighborhood to use and enjoy!
Volunteer Duties & Responsibilities:
Responsibilities may vary.
Most of the time we will be Weeding, mulching, picking up trash, and planting.
Responsibilites may also include:
Prunning and thinning fruit trees
Time Commitment:
11am - 1pm every sunday unless it's raining
Other Information (if applicable):
There are no water fountains or bathrooms nearby
please bring your own water
closed toe shoes are required
gloves and tools will be provided
Dirt Therapy @ Sankofa Community Orchard
Sign up through the link HERE
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:
Sankofa Community Orchard is a two acre food justice and climate resiliency demonstration. 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 Sankofa expands in size, volunteers will also help with establishing new garden 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:
Thursdays from 11am - 1pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Saturdays from 1pm - 3pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Other Information (if applicable):
Please dress appropriately for gardening activities! Bring gloves if you can!
Park along the street (Covington Rd or Media Road)
Broad Rock Community Garden Volunteer Workday
Brief Organizational Description:
Beautifying the space that is Broad Rock Community Garden for the neighborhood to use and enjoy!
Volunteer Duties & Responsibilities:
Responsibilities may vary.
Most of the time we will be Weeding, mulching, picking up trash, and planting.
Responsibilites may also include:
Prunning and thinning fruit trees
Time Commitment:
11am - 1pm every sunday unless it's raining
Other Information (if applicable):
There are no water fountains or bathrooms nearby
please bring your own water
closed toe shoes are required
gloves and tools will be provided
Dirt Therapy @ Sankofa Community Orchard
Sign up through the link HERE
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:
Sankofa Community Orchard is a two acre food justice and climate resiliency demonstration. 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 Sankofa expands in size, volunteers will also help with establishing new garden 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:
Thursdays from 11am - 1pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Saturdays from 1pm - 3pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Other Information (if applicable):
Please dress appropriately for gardening activities! Bring gloves if you can!
Park along the street (Covington Rd or Media Road)
Dirt Therapy @ Sankofa Community Orchard
Sign up through the link HERE
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:
Sankofa Community Orchard is a two acre food justice and climate resiliency demonstration. 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 Sankofa expands in size, volunteers will also help with establishing new garden 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:
Thursdays from 11am - 1pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Saturdays from 1pm - 3pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Other Information (if applicable):
Please dress appropriately for gardening activities! Bring gloves if you can!
Park along the street (Covington Rd or Media Road)
Greenhouse Planting & Upkeep
Sign up though the CFengage link here:
https://www.cfengage.org/opportunity/a0CNw00005rixmhMAA/greenhouse-planting-and-upkeep
Volunteer Position Description and Purpose:
Volunteers will be planting seeds, uppotting seedlings, cleaning, and washing pots and assisting in any other tasks that may arise.
Qualifications, Skills, & Requirements:
We welcome all levels of experience!
Time Commitment:
2 hours
Other Information (if applicable):
We can mark attendance in the system
We will train on site as needed
We recommend wearing clothes that you aren't afraid to get dirty, long sleeves in case you are allergic to some plants. Bring layers. The temperature in the greenhouse fluctuates. Waterproof shoes or boots are recommended but not required. Again, wear what you're not afraid to get dirty.
Directions to parking: Turn off Hermitage/Lakeside ave into Bryan Park driveway. Pass through the entrance gate and take your first right (disregard the No Right Turn sign) and park in the parking lot of the cottage/greenhouse or along the road if there are no spots. See Pin for exact location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7C9uzLgqVduU7DwF7
Bring a waterbottle and gloves. We do have extra gloves and all the tools you'll need
Garber St Community Garden Workday
Garber Street Community Garden is green space in the Fulton Hilll neighborhood. Currently in a transitionary phase, we are looking for volunteers to help Richmond Grows Gardens and community members in the neighborhood to help establish a communal space that is ecologically diverse with native plants, food, and flowers.
Richmond Grows Gardens:
Richmond Grows Gardens helps community gardens cultivate community in city spaces with plants to achieve food access and environmental resilience.
Volunteer Position Description and Purpose:
Volunteer activities may include planting, weeding, mulching, and weed wacking, building small structures.
Qualifications, Skills, & Requirements:
No training, background checks or qualifications or skills needed.
Time Commitment:
9:00AM-11:30 AM
Address and Parking:
1433 Garber St, Richmond, VA 23231
There is Street parking
Other Information (if applicable):
Hours will be verified with a sign up sheet, and we are happy to sign any documentation needed for volunteer hours.
Bring a Water bottle - a Water Cooler will also be provided.
Dirt Therapy @ Sankofa Community Orchard
Sign up through the link HERE
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:
Sankofa Community Orchard is a two acre food justice and climate resiliency demonstration. 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 Sankofa expands in size, volunteers will also help with establishing new garden 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:
Thursdays from 11am - 1pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Saturdays from 1pm - 3pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Other Information (if applicable):
Please dress appropriately for gardening activities! Bring gloves if you can!
Park along the street (Covington Rd or Media Road)
Dirt Therapy @ Sankofa Community Orchard
Sign up through the link HERE
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:
Sankofa Community Orchard is a two acre food justice and climate resiliency demonstration. 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 Sankofa expands in size, volunteers will also help with establishing new garden 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:
Thursdays from 11am - 1pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Saturdays from 1pm - 3pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Other Information (if applicable):
Please dress appropriately for gardening activities! Bring gloves if you can!
Park along the street (Covington Rd or Media Road)
Greenhouse Planting & Upkeep
Sign up though the CFengage link here:
https://www.cfengage.org/opportunity/a0CNw00005rixmhMAA/greenhouse-planting-and-upkeep
Volunteer Position Description and Purpose:
Volunteers will be planting seeds, uppotting seedlings, cleaning, and washing pots and assisting in any other tasks that may arise.
Qualifications, Skills, & Requirements:
We welcome all levels of experience!
Time Commitment:
2 hours
Other Information (if applicable):
We can mark attendance in the system
We will train on site as needed
We recommend wearing clothes that you aren't afraid to get dirty, long sleeves in case you are allergic to some plants. Bring layers. The temperature in the greenhouse fluctuates. Waterproof shoes or boots are recommended but not required. Again, wear what you're not afraid to get dirty.
Directions to parking: Turn off Hermitage/Lakeside ave into Bryan Park driveway. Pass through the entrance gate and take your first right (disregard the No Right Turn sign) and park in the parking lot of the cottage/greenhouse or along the road if there are no spots. See Pin for exact location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7C9uzLgqVduU7DwF7
Bring a waterbottle and gloves. We do have extra gloves and all the tools you'll need
Broad Rock Community Garden Volunteer Workday
Brief Organizational Description:
Beautifying the space that is Broad Rock Community Garden for the neighborhood to use and enjoy!
Volunteer Duties & Responsibilities:
Responsibilities may vary.
Most of the time we will be Weeding, mulching, picking up trash, and planting.
Responsibilites may also include:
Prunning and thinning fruit trees
Time Commitment:
11am - 1pm every sunday unless it's raining
Other Information (if applicable):
There are no water fountains or bathrooms nearby
please bring your own water
closed toe shoes are required
gloves and tools will be provided
Dirt Therapy @ Sankofa Community Orchard
Sign up through the link HERE
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:
Sankofa Community Orchard is a two acre food justice and climate resiliency demonstration. 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 Sankofa expands in size, volunteers will also help with establishing new garden 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:
Thursdays from 11am - 1pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Saturdays from 1pm - 3pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Other Information (if applicable):
Please dress appropriately for gardening activities! Bring gloves if you can!
Park along the street (Covington Rd or Media Road)
Dirt Therapy @ Sankofa Community Orchard
Sign up through the link HERE
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:
Sankofa Community Orchard is a two acre food justice and climate resiliency demonstration. 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 Sankofa expands in size, volunteers will also help with establishing new garden 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:
Thursdays from 11am - 1pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Saturdays from 1pm - 3pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Other Information (if applicable):
Please dress appropriately for gardening activities! Bring gloves if you can!
Park along the street (Covington Rd or Media Road)
Garber St Community Garden Workday
Garber Street Community Garden is green space in the Fulton Hilll neighborhood. Currently in a transitionary phase, we are looking for volunteers to help Richmond Grows Gardens and community members in the neighborhood to help establish a communal space that is ecologically diverse with native plants, food, and flowers.
Richmond Grows Gardens:
Richmond Grows Gardens helps community gardens cultivate community in city spaces with plants to achieve food access and environmental resilience.
Volunteer Position Description and Purpose:
Volunteer activities may include planting, weeding, mulching, and weed wacking, building small structures.
Qualifications, Skills, & Requirements:
No training, background checks or qualifications or skills needed.
Time Commitment:
9:00AM-11:30 AM
Address and Parking:
1433 Garber St, Richmond, VA 23231
There is Street parking
Other Information (if applicable):
Hours will be verified with a sign up sheet, and we are happy to sign any documentation needed for volunteer hours.
Bring a Water bottle - a Water Cooler will also be provided.
Broad Rock Community Garden Volunteer Workday
Brief Organizational Description:
Beautifying the space that is Broad Rock Community Garden for the neighborhood to use and enjoy!
Volunteer Duties & Responsibilities:
Responsibilities may vary.
Most of the time we will be Weeding, mulching, picking up trash, and planting.
Responsibilites may also include:
Prunning and thinning fruit trees
Time Commitment:
11am - 1pm every sunday unless it's raining
Other Information (if applicable):
There are no water fountains or bathrooms nearby
please bring your own water
closed toe shoes are required
gloves and tools will be provided
Dirt Therapy @ Sankofa Community Orchard
Sign up through the link HERE
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:
Sankofa Community Orchard is a two acre food justice and climate resiliency demonstration. 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 Sankofa expands in size, volunteers will also help with establishing new garden 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:
Thursdays from 11am - 1pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Saturdays from 1pm - 3pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Other Information (if applicable):
Please dress appropriately for gardening activities! Bring gloves if you can!
Park along the street (Covington Rd or Media Road)
Dirt Therapy @ Sankofa Community Orchard
Sign up through the link HERE
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:
Sankofa Community Orchard is a two acre food justice and climate resiliency demonstration. 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 Sankofa expands in size, volunteers will also help with establishing new garden 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:
Thursdays from 11am - 1pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Saturdays from 1pm - 3pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Other Information (if applicable):
Please dress appropriately for gardening activities! Bring gloves if you can!
Park along the street (Covington Rd or Media Road)
Broad Rock Community Garden Volunteer Workday
Brief Organizational Description:
Beautifying the space that is Broad Rock Community Garden for the neighborhood to use and enjoy!
Volunteer Duties & Responsibilities:
Responsibilities may vary.
Most of the time we will be Weeding, mulching, picking up trash, and planting.
Responsibilites may also include:
Prunning and thinning fruit trees
Time Commitment:
11am - 1pm every sunday unless it's raining
Other Information (if applicable):
There are no water fountains or bathrooms nearby
please bring your own water
closed toe shoes are required
gloves and tools will be provided
Dirt Therapy @ Sankofa Community Orchard
Sign up through the link HERE
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:
Sankofa Community Orchard is a two acre food justice and climate resiliency demonstration. 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 Sankofa expands in size, volunteers will also help with establishing new garden 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:
Thursdays from 11am - 1pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Saturdays from 1pm - 3pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Other Information (if applicable):
Please dress appropriately for gardening activities! Bring gloves if you can!
Park along the street (Covington Rd or Media Road)
Dirt Therapy @ Sankofa Community Orchard
Sign up through the link HERE
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:
Sankofa Community Orchard is a two acre food justice and climate resiliency demonstration. 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 Sankofa expands in size, volunteers will also help with establishing new garden 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:
Thursdays from 11am - 1pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Saturdays from 1pm - 3pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Other Information (if applicable):
Please dress appropriately for gardening activities! Bring gloves if you can!
Park along the street (Covington Rd or Media Road)
Greenhouse Planting & Upkeep
Sign up though the CFengage link here:
https://www.cfengage.org/opportunity/a0CNw00005rixmhMAA/greenhouse-planting-and-upkeep
Volunteer Position Description and Purpose:
Volunteers will be planting seeds, uppotting seedlings, cleaning, and washing pots and assisting in any other tasks that may arise.
Qualifications, Skills, & Requirements:
We welcome all levels of experience!
Time Commitment:
2 hours
Other Information (if applicable):
We can mark attendance in the system
We will train on site as needed
We recommend wearing clothes that you aren't afraid to get dirty, long sleeves in case you are allergic to some plants. Bring layers. The temperature in the greenhouse fluctuates. Waterproof shoes or boots are recommended but not required. Again, wear what you're not afraid to get dirty.
Directions to parking: Turn off Hermitage/Lakeside ave into Bryan Park driveway. Pass through the entrance gate and take your first right (disregard the No Right Turn sign) and park in the parking lot of the cottage/greenhouse or along the road if there are no spots. See Pin for exact location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7C9uzLgqVduU7DwF7
Bring a waterbottle and gloves. We do have extra gloves and all the tools you'll need
Broad Rock Community Garden Volunteer Workday
Brief Organizational Description:
Beautifying the space that is Broad Rock Community Garden for the neighborhood to use and enjoy!
Volunteer Duties & Responsibilities:
Responsibilities may vary.
Most of the time we will be Weeding, mulching, picking up trash, and planting.
Responsibilites may also include:
Prunning and thinning fruit trees
Time Commitment:
11am - 1pm every sunday unless it's raining
Other Information (if applicable):
There are no water fountains or bathrooms nearby
please bring your own water
closed toe shoes are required
gloves and tools will be provided
Dirt Therapy @ Sankofa Community Orchard
Sign up through the link HERE
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:
Sankofa Community Orchard is a two acre food justice and climate resiliency demonstration. 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 Sankofa expands in size, volunteers will also help with establishing new garden 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:
Thursdays from 11am - 1pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Saturdays from 1pm - 3pm (unless it is raining or snowing)
Other Information (if applicable):
Please dress appropriately for gardening activities! Bring gloves if you can!
Park along the street (Covington Rd or Media Road)