- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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3 people are interested
CHEWS Community Garden - Volunteers Needed
ORGANIZATION: CONNEAUT HUMAN RESOURCES COUNCIL INC
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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3 people are interested
Do you enjoy gardening? Would you like to learn more about gardening? If so, the Conneaut Human Resources Center community garden is the place for you! I am writing to you because the community garden is in need of volunteer service. Volunteers will perform duties such as:
- Maintaining the garden
- Watering the garden, weeding the garden, etc.
- Harvesting crops as they are ready
- Planting new crops
- Lay down mulch and straw to cover the pathways and beds
- Learning more about gardening and crops!
The hours and schedule for this volunteer service are flexible and depend on the volunteers’ availability.
The goal of this is ultimately to expand the existing community garden program, which emerged from a collaboration between the Conneaut Human Resources Center and the Trillium Center, both located in Conneaut.
The program is called CHEWS, which stands for Choosing Healthy Eating for Wellness and Strength. Three years ago the Trillium Center conducted a survey to identify whether people receiving services at the CHRC would be interested in participating in food and gardening education. Many people expressed interest in ideas such as a community garden, a community-based incubator kitchen, and classes on growing, preparing, and preserving food.
This is how the CHEWS program got started. The primary goals for CHEWS are to:
- Increase access to nutritious fresh fruit and vegetables
- To offer free education in gardening, weed identification, cooking and preserving
- To inspire other organizations to create community gardens.
Working in a garden with a group of people forms a sense of community by working together and forming connections. Gardening also has many benefits for a person’s mental health. For example, working in a garden decreases stress and anxiety and increases positive moods. It’s also fun to learn about the way things grow and what the benefits of certain crops are.
If you are interested or if you have other questions please contact me at (440)-593-5273 or through my email address: samantha@conneauthrc.org! We hope to hear from you!
More opportunities with CONNEAUT HUMAN RESOURCES COUNCIL INC
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About CONNEAUT HUMAN RESOURCES COUNCIL INC
Location:
327 MILL ST, CONNEAUT, OH 44030, US
Mission Statement
The Conneaut Human Resources Center (CHRC) developed a small Community Garden at the Center that has produced fresh produce for the Conneaut Food Pantry which included peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, broccoli, carrots and more to CHRC clients. This Healthy Produce Program provides nutritious alternatives to meal preparation as food pantry distribution is non-perishable food items. Currently, volunteers work their designated area and through the partnership of the Trillium Center and Leah Wolf, MPH, learn about planting, identification of plants, cultivating produce, and food preservation techniques.
Description
The community garden emerged from a collaboration between the Conneaut Human Resources Center and the Trillium Center, both located in Conneaut. The program is called CHEWS, which stands for Choosing Healthy Eating for Wellness and Strength. Three years ago the Trillium Center conducted a survey to identify whether people receiving services at the CHRC would be interested in participating in food and gardening education. Many people expressed interest in ideas such as a community garden, a community-based incubator kitchen, and classes on growing, preparing, and preserving food.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
327 Mill StreetConneaut, OH 44030
DATE POSTED
March 19, 2018
SKILLS
- Nutrition
- Gardening
- Environmental Education
- Horticulture
- Farming
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Hours are for your choosing. Flexible.