- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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100 people are interested
Pollinator and Perennial Garden Club Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Friends of Great Kids Farm
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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100 people are interested
Seeking hardworking volunteers who want to get their hands dirty and spend time in nature for a good cause! Help us maintain our pollinator gardens, our herb and tea gardens, fruits and other perennial plants which thousands of students visit annually.
Day and Time: Garden club is every Thursday from 4:30p-6p.
Dates: Fall '23 Kick-off is September 14, and goes to the first week of December.
Volunteers can come for one-time help, or even better - come weekly, make friends, and get to know our beautiful 33-acre farm, forest and trails (FYI, the part we maintain is just a very small section!). Volunteers MUST contact L to participate: No "drop-in's." You are welcome to come with friends or to bring a small group of 8 or less people.
Qualifications:
- Be able to Understand instructions and work on your own or with a team with low supervision
- Be able to bend down, squat, pull, and lift up to 10 lbs
- Open to learning
- Adult volunteers may come with children only if the children are able to join in and/or be supervised by the adult the whole time. No more than 2 children under the age of 10 per adult.
- School students: must have an adult stay with them if age 14 or younger. Talk to L about getting signed off on your service hours!
If you aren't a green thumb yet, but you want to to be - join us. And if you're an expert who can lend your expertise and teaching, we'll be grateful for it.
Interested? Email "L" at LNMenyuk@bcps.k12.md.us or call the farm: 410-744-1096 and leave a message with your cell number. L will get back to you within 2 business days.
More opportunities with Friends of Great Kids Farm
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Friends of Great Kids Farm
Location:
6601 BALTIMORE NATIONAL PIKE, CATONSVILLE, MD 21228, US
Mission Statement
Friends of Great Kids Farm, Inc. is a nonprofit organization created to support and promote Baltimore City Schools’ Great Kids Farm. The Farm, occupying 33-acres of abundant fields and forest just west of the city, engages students with good food from farm to fork and prepares them to lead sustainability efforts in their communities. We envision a new generation of healthy, creative young people fully aware of their ability to live lightly, profitably and joyfully with one another on this earth.
Description
Great Kids Farm is a 33-acre living, working farm that educates students of all ages about healthy eating, sustainable agriculture and the natural sciences. Great Kids Farm connects young people in Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) to the soil, plants, and animals that nourish their bodies and provide their food. Through hands-on experiences, students and teachers use Great Kids Farm to bring classroom lessons to life.
Operated by Baltimore City Public Schools, the 33-acre Catonsville farm is integral to the school system's efforts to improve school food and educate children and families about how nutritious foods form the foundation for healthy people and a sound environment.
What is Friends of Great Kids Farm?
Friends of Great Kids Farm ("Friends") is a 501c (3) nonprofit organization, founded by a diverse and committed group of Farm supporters in 2011. Our Board, its committees and volunteers are dedicated to raising whatever additional funds and resources are needed for Great Kids Farm to take full advantage of its potential to offer dynamic and effective experiential learning to all Baltimore City School students.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Great Kids Farm6601 Baltimore National PikeCatonsville, MD 21228
DATE POSTED
September 18, 2023
SKILLS
- Organization
- Gardening
- Landscaping
- Botany
- Carpentry
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 3
- Orientation or Training
- Day and Time: Tuesdays, 4:30p-6p. Come once or come weekly for a season. Note: No Drop-ins. you MUST contact L in advance if you are interested to volunteer with us.