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Volunteer at New Leaf Farm

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ORGANIZATION: Multicultural Refugee Coalition

  • A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
  • 112 people are interested
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New Leaf Agriculture offers refugees from traditional farming cultures the chance to reconnect and grow in a trade that they are already passionate about. Volunteers help the refugee farm crew in building out our twelve-acre regenerative farm. You might do a variety of tasks such as creating farm pathways, establishing cover crops, forming new beds, harvesting, and many other things while working alongside our New Leaf crew.

Sign up online to volunteer: https://www.mrcaustin.org/volunteer

The farm is located 20 minutes east of Austin, at 17312 Littig Road, Elgin, TX 78621
Volunteers must live in Travis/Bastrop counties

1 Shift

  • 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM
  • NONE OF THESE TIMES WORK FOR ME, BUT I CAN STILL HELP
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About Multicultural Refugee Coalition

Location:

PO Box 41566, Austin, TX 78704, US

Mission Statement

Multicultural Refugee Coalition (MRC) creates livelihood opportunities for refugees.

Description

MRC blends skills-based education with social entrepreneurship to connect refugees to dignified, fair-wage work in Austin. We operate a commercial farm and sewing studio.

Open Arms Studio is a textile manufacturer employing refugees at a fair wage in Austin, Texas, through advanced sewing training and fair-wage employment. New Leaf Agriculture connects refugee families to the land, both by matching them to community garden plots and employing skilled farmers at our local commercial farm.

CAUSE AREAS

Environment
Immigrants & Refugees
Environment, Immigrants & Refugees

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.
This opportunity has 1 shift

WHERE

17312 Littig RoadElgin, TX 78621

(30.32475,-97.45795)
 

SKILLS

  • Farming
  • Gardening
  • Swahili

GOOD FOR

  • Teens
  • Group

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be at least 12
  • Volunteer shifts are three hours, from 9:00 am-12:00 pm on Fridays and Saturdays. There is no long-term requirement.
  • Volunteers must live in Travis/Bastrop counties

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