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101 people are interested
Urban Agriculture Volunteer (weekdays)
ORGANIZATION: UDC College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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101 people are interested
Volunteers will work alongside staff to maintain our various urban agriculture sites that focus on adapting successful, highly efficient farming techniques to small urban spaces. Volunteers will learn and implement techniques to increase productivity in small urban land areas, soil management and remediation, energy and water saving techniques, and high value ethnic and specialty crops. Our hydroponic systems explore techniques to grow a wide variety of vegetables in nutrient-enriched water rather than soil.
Responsibilities may include:
- Transplanting seedlings into fields
- Planting ethnic crops
- Potting-up seedlings
- Harvesting and cleaning crops
- General farm upkeep (weeding, raking, fence-clearing)
- Pulling up old fields for composting
- Measure, roll, and inventory plastic aisle covers
- Tool shed inventory (photographing and identifying tools)
Volunteering will occur at the following sites:
- East Capitol Urban Farm - 5901 E. Capitol St. NE Washington, DC 20019
- Firebird Farm - 12001 Old Baltimore Pike, Beltsville, MD 20705
- Bertie Backus Campus - 5171 South Dakota Ave. NE Washington, DC 20017
- Van Ness Campus - 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, DC 20008
- PR Harris Campus - 4600 Livingston Rd. SE Washington, DC 20032
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About UDC College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences
Location:
4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008, US
Mission Statement
The College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences of the University of the District of Columbia offers research-based academic and community outreach programs that improve the quality of life and economic opportunity of people and communities in the District of Columbia, the nation and the world.
Description
The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is an urban landgrant university that offers associate, baccalaureate, graduate and professional degree programs, as well as community education and certificate programs to learners of all ages. The College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES) embodies the landgrant tradition of UDC. In addition to offering innovative academic programs in urban architecture and community development, urban sustainability, health education, nursing, and nutrition and dietetics, we also offer a wide range of community education programs through our five landgrant centers (1) the Center for Urban Agriculture & Gardening Education, (2) the Center for Sustainable Development & Resilience, which includes the Water Resources Research Institute, (3) the Center for Nutrition Diet & Health, which includes the Institute of Gerontology, (4) the Center for 4-H & Youth Development, and (5) the Center for Architectural Innovation and Building Science.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Washington DC Metro AreaWashington, DC 20008
DATE POSTED
May 14, 2019
SKILLS
- Agronomy
- Food Delivery / Distribution
- Gardening
- Environmental Education
- Horticulture
- Farming
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Reliable transportation to Firebird Farm