Volunteer with GVI
Join us! We would love your help at the farm, our community and school gardens, or our office. Even if you have no gardening or farming experience, we can use your help if you have enthusiasm for Green Village Initiative and our mission.
Replant seedling! Water veggie beds! Weed and prep beds! Cut grass! Clean tools and fold working gloves! Move soil/mulch around the farm! Do some light landscaping! Distribute flyers!
If you are interested in volunteering at Reservoir Community Farm, please subscribe to our newsletter at tinyurl.com/newslettergvi and follow our Instagram @greenvillageinitiative for updates on when you can support our work as a volunteer. For groups of 4 or more please contact us at info@goGVI.org.
Farm and Garden Volunteer Guidelines
You can download our Volunteer Guidelines, Waiver Form, and Photo Release Forms below.
We ask that farm and garden volunteers:
Wear heavy-soled, closed-toe shoes, plenty of sunscreen, and farm-appropriate clothing (like long pants), and bring extra sunscreen, any snacks or lunch they may want, and a refillable water bottle.
Wear layers in the spring and fall, as the day can start out cool and end hot.
Be aware that we have beehives at many of our sites; volunteers who are allergic to bees should bring an Epi-pen or appropriate medication in case they get stung.
If your group includes youth high-school age or younger, we require a ratio of one adult chaperone for every 5 youth; the adult chaperones are required to work alongside the youth throughout the volunteer time.
Please print out and complete appropriate adult or child photo opt-out forms in this PDF if you or any volunteer or visitor in your group does not wish to appear in GVI photos. Please bring any signed photo opt-out forms with you on your volunteer day.
Want more information? Send an email to info@gogvi.org.
