- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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14 people are interested
Urban Farm Volunteers Needed - Groups or Individuals!
ORGANIZATION: Federation of Neighborhood Centers (FNC)
Please visit the new page to apply.
- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
14 people are interested
URBAN FARM VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS!
Are you interested in food justice, food access, and healthy, fresh foods? FNC, a non-profit social service agency that has been in operation for 111 years, operates 3 urban farms in Philadelphia! We use these farms to grow fresh vegetables, herbs, fruits, and berries for distribution to some of Philadelphia’s poorest neighborhoods.
WE NEED YOUR HELP! With limited staff, it is difficult to maintain the farms during the preparation time for the growing season all the way through the end of the growing season.
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS WHO . . .
- Want to volunteer on a regular basis on one or more of our farms . . .
- Want to volunteer occasionally, but not on a regular basis, on one or more of our farms . . .
- Groups who want to have a volunteer day working on the farms . . .
- Groups who want to volunteer on a regular basis on the farms!
WHAT ARE THE TASKS?
We have volunteer paths that are more physically demanding, some that are low to moderately physically demanding and, some that are not at all physically demanding . . . pick a path or mix it up!
- Weeding (by hand and with hand tools)
- Farm Bed Preparation
- Compost Turning
- Grass Cutting
- Weed-Eater Trimming
- Trash Pick-Up (a big problem in urban areas)
- Seeding Transplant trays
- Up-Potting (moving from small plug trays to bigger pots)
- Harvesting
- Planting
- Photography
- Social Media
- Community Meal Prep and Delivery Assistance
- Helping Us Promote the Farms
Interested? Please complete our VOLUNTEER QUESTIONNAIRE at this link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FNC_farm_volunteer
One of our volunteer coordinators will reach out to you shortly!
If you want to VOLUNTEER AS A GROUP, please complete our GROUP VOLUNTEER QUESTIONNAIRE at this link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FNC_farm_group_volunteer
Great fun, great exercise, great people! Come and join us!
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About Federation of Neighborhood Centers (FNC)
Location:
1901 S. 9th Street, Bok Room 212, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19148, US
Mission Statement
FNC builds strong neighborhoods through intentional partnerships. We support children, youth, families, and individuals, including those involved in the criminal justice system. FNC focuses on youth development, urban farming, food access, workforce training, parent education, and re-entry services. Through fiscal sponsorships FNC supports new and established organizations that align with our mission. FNC partners for thriving communities.
Description
The Federation of Neighborhood Centers (FNC) has been providing programming and services to Philadelphia’s most vulnerable citizens for 111 years. Today, FNC provides extensive youth programming, based on our urban farms (The Community Learning Farms of FNC). Our three farms, located in North Philadelphia, West Philadelphia, and Roxborough provide over 12 tons of fresh produce to the community while also being a hub for community learning about nutrition, healthy eating, food access, and other related topics. FNC also provides workforce programming, parenting programming, and fiscal sponsorship for emerging non-profits. Originally created to connect the city’s settlement houses, today the people we serve are amazingly similar to the immigrants we supported in our early years - low income people of all ages who need additional supports to complete school, find jobs, and provide for families.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
The Greater Philadelphia RegionPhiladelphia, PA 19123
DATE POSTED
March 24, 2017
SKILLS
- Farming
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Time commitment is up to the individual or group!
- Opportunities are varied from not at all physically demanding, physically demanding