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2 people are interested
Farm and Garden Group Volunteer Days
ORGANIZATION: MILL CITY GROWS INC
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2 people are interested
Mill City Grows welcomes volunteer groups to our farms and gardens where they assist with planting, weeding, mulching, harvesting, and other general gardening tasks. Your group will get the opportunity to get outside and put their hands in the soil while giving back to the community of Lowell. Mill City Grows holds team building volunteer sessions with organizations from school and church groups to local businesses and corporate groups. We welcome teams of 5-15 participants.
Starting in 2019 we respectfully request that volunteer groups make a tax-deductible donation prior to volunteering with us. Your donation ensures our ability to provide the staff support needed to make your volunteering experience a success. We greatly appreciate the impact that volunteers have on our programs and community! To ensure we have safe, fun, and productive volunteer days we have to have staff members present at all group volunteer days. For groups of 5 people we ask for a donation of $100, for 10 people we ask for a donation of $200, and for groups of 15 we ask for a donation of $300. Please be in touch if such a contribution is prohibitive for your group. Thank you so much for your support!
The location of our volunteer sessions vary, email volunteer@millcitygrows.org for more information and to book your volunteer day.
More opportunities with MILL CITY GROWS INC
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About MILL CITY GROWS INC
Location:
PO BOX 7133, LOWELL, MA 01852, US
Mission Statement
Mill City Grows is growing a healthier community by creating new opportunities for residents of Lowell, MA to access healthy, fresh, affordable foods. Our mission is to foster food justice by improving physical health, economic independence and environmental sustainability through increased access to land, locally grown food and education.
Description
Come Grow With US! Mill City Grows currently operates 3 Urban Food Production sites where we grow and harvest organic produce. Our produce is distributed throughout Lowell through our Mobile Farmer's Market and has ten stops throughout the city. We also operate 8 community gardens, 14 school gardens, and provide educational programming where we strive to engage and educate our community members on food production and food justice. Through our programming we hope to:
- Facilitate the creation and management of urban production sites in Lowell;
- Engage community members in food production via community garden membership, educational workshops and seasonal events;
- Create communities dedicated to and benefiting from the sharing of resources and knowledge;
- Develop markets as access points for consumers and distribution points for producers.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Farms and Gardens in LowellLowell, MA 01854
DATE POSTED
August 23, 2019
SKILLS
- Farming
- Gardening
- Horticulture
- Carpentry
- Woodworking
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- 3 hours