Community Garden
VOLUNTEERING
As part of their participation in the Duke Farms Community Garden, every gardener is required to complete 4 hours of volunteer time for their first plot and 1 hour for each additional plot. It is the responsibility of each gardener to record hours in the online garden profile. Half of these hours must be completed & recorded by August 1. The remaining hours must be completed & recorded before October 31.
There are several ways gardeners may choose to complete their volunteer requirements.
Below are the details for prescheduled events.
Please read the garden newsletter and join our Facebook page for additional opportunities.
Garden Maintenance (Monitor & Maintain sessions)
- May through October
- Volunteer activities are restricted to registered gardeners
- Scheduled volunteer days are on the 1st Saturday of each month and the 3rd Thursday of each month.
- No registration is required
- As indicated in the Handbook, each gardener is expected to weed 1/2 of the pathway between garden blocks that surrounds their plot(s). Weeding this area (yours or a neighboring gardener's) counts as volunteer time only when performed at the request of a staff member/garden docent/M&M crew leader.
- Additionally:
- Pop-up volunteer events will be posted on Facebook and in the CG newsletter.
- You may also complete garden maintenance activities on your own time.
- To volunteer in the Education Plot, please contact Cathy House
Giving Garden Program
- To assist with planting & maintaining the neighborhood giving gardens:
Please contact your Giving Garden Coordinator for more information. - To assist with preparing produce for delivery to the food banks, please visit the Upcoming Events page for more information. (NOTE: You must be logged in to the members-only page to see the events.)