Volunteer with GVI

Reservoir Community Farm is open and we’re excited to welcome volunteers for the 2025 growing season!

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.

Whether you’re an experienced grower or brand new to farming, there’s a place for you here. If you share our passion for food justice, sustainability, and community, we invite you to join us and make a meaningful impact through your time and energy.

There’s always something to do on the farm and in our gardens:

  • Replant seedlings and tend young crops

  • Water and weed vegetable beds

  • Prep, mulch, and compost growing areas

  • Mow grass, clean tools, fold gloves, and keep the space organized

  • Support light landscaping, signage, or flyer distribution

  • Lend a hand in our office or help at community garden sites around Bridgeport

We welcome individual volunteers and small groups. No prior gardening experience is required—just come ready to learn and contribute!

👉 To get started, subscribe to our newsletter at tinyurl.com/newslettergvi and follow us on Instagram @greenvillageinitiative for weekly updates and volunteer opportunities.

📧 For groups of 4 or more, please contact us at media@goGVI.org to schedule a group volunteer day.

Let’s grow a more just and resilient food system—together.

Farm and Garden Volunteer Guidelines 

You can download our Volunteer Guidelines below.

You can fill in the GVI Volunteer Waiver, Release of Liability and Photo Opt-Out form 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.

Want more information? Send an email to info@gogvi.org

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