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107 people are interested
School Garden Dig It Days!
ORGANIZATION: Urban Harvest
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107 people are interested
This volunteer opportunity allows volunteers to help with new school partners in building garden beds, participate in our school Dig It Days in weeding, composting, mulching habitat or vegetable gardens. The school gardens are used as outdoor classrooms for the HISD and SBISD schools that Urban Harvest has gardening and environmental science programming. Join the school teachers and students in being a part of creating outdoor education spaces to teach edible education and environmental education. Brief training and overview of the garden or habitat maintenance objectives.
see schedule: https://www.urbanharvest.org/help-us-grow/
More opportunities with Urban Harvest
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About Urban Harvest
Location:
2311 Canal St. Suite 200, Houston, TX 77003, US
Mission Statement
Urban Harvest is a nonprofit organization that uses fruit, vegetable and habitat gardens to improve quality of life in the greater Houston area. These gardens serve to educate, strengthen community spirit, create therapeutic environments and provide food and income. We teach organic gardening techniques, help neighborhoods build successful community gardens,create outdoor classrooms at schools that teach core curricula, nutrition and respect for the environment, provide fresh, locally grown food, and encourage responsible land use. Our work benefits all of us by improving food, diet and health. It also builds engaging schools, neighborly communities, and valuable local businesses that together sustain and improve our environment.
Description
We help start community and school gardens in greater Houston. We offer gardening classes and manage a farmer's market. We have a curriculum program in low income schools to teach science and math in outdoor classrooms. We teach places of worship and neighborhood groups how to grow food to donate to the hungry.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Various school campusesOffice: 3302 Canal Street, Suite 73Houston, TX 77003
DATE POSTED
July 25, 2019
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- garden community events are usu. 3-4 hours
- wear closed toe shoes, hat and bring reusable water bottle