Step into magic.
Breathe the crisp air. Smell the flowers, the soil after welcomed rain. Listen to birds. Bathe in rays of sunshine. Get refreshed by a winter drizzle. A spring breeze. A summer sweetness.
Inhale and exhale full breaths of grounded serenity as your hands work the soil and you learn how to grow food.
Slow down and let this land soothe your body, mind, and spirit.
Meet new friends with smiling faces, or find your own quiet pace... there's lots of space and everyone is welcome.
What will we be doing?
There's lots to do at the farm! Some frequent tasks we work on are...
- Creating our food forest
- Removing "invasive" weeds
- Creating pathways and planting areas
- Building wood-berms for planting
- Cardboarding and woodchipping
- Planting
- Seeding
- Harvesting
We have gloves, shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, and loppers available for volunteers to use!
We have tasks for all skill and physical ability levels and are happy to work with any challenges or limitations you may have!
An educator will be there between 10-15 minutes before the shift, please wait for the leader at the check in station before coming up to the main area. If they are late or no one shows up please call 503-558-5453.
** We generally ask all volunteers to arrive at the same start time, however, you can stay for however long you'd like! If you only have an hour to volunteer that's ok too! If you do need to arrive later, you can still register, but please text us at (503) 558-5453 and let us know!
What should you bring?
• Water!
• Weather / outdoor appropriate, warm, comfortable clothing and shoes you don't mind getting dirty. In the rainy season, the farm can be muddy, and sometimes it might also rain, so come prepared! Layers are great!
• We recommend closed-toed shoes and long sleeve shirts.
• Gardening gloves (though we have plenty at the farm if you don't have any!)
• Knee pads for kneeling if needed (we have a few of these at the farm as well!)
• A snack if you'd like!
• Yourself, a family member, a friend! :-)
