Volunteer Events
Please review the upcoming volunteer events below and sing-up for any (or all) you're interested in! If you have questions, check the event for contact information. If none is listed, feel free to get in touch with the Project Grow Volunteer Coordinator at volunteer@projectgrowgardens.org.
The Seed Swap!
Did you collect an abundance of seeds last season? Want to see what you can exchange them for with other gardeners? Then the Seed Swap is for you! Bring your loot and your bargaining skills and see how many different seeds you can leave with. Saturday, February 18th, from 10-11:30am, at the Downtown Home and Garden, 210 South Ashley in Ann Arbor.
The Rain Barrel Workshop
This is an opportunity to build your own Terra-Cotta Rain Barrel with the help of volunteers! All materials included.
visit www.projectgrowgardens.org/rainbarrel to learn more!
Seedling Planting at Tappan
Community volunteers are needed to help support The Agrarian Adventure and Tappan staff, students, and parents as we grow vegetable seedlings for local school gardens.
No gardening experience is needed.
This will be the first day of seedling planting at Tappan. A second seedling planting opportunity will be held on Friday, April 20th at 8am-3pm.
The Agrarian Adventure is an educational non-profit organization working in partnership since 2002 with public schools to schools to connect students with food, health, community, and agriculture. (www.agrarianadventure.org) Project Grow Community Gardens is a non-profit that has been providing the space, education, and inspiration to make organic gardening accessible to all since1972. (www.projectgrowgardens.org)
Seedling Planting at Tappan, Day 2
Community volunteers are needed to help support The Agrarian Adventure and Tappan staff, students, and parents as we grow vegetable seedlings for local school gardens.
No gardening experience is needed.
This will be the second day of seedling planting at Tappan. The first seedling planting will take place on Wednesday, April 18th at 8am-3pm.
The Agrarian Adventure is an educational non-profit organization working in partnership since 2002 with public schools to schools to connect students with food, health, community, and agriculture. (www.agrarianadventure.org) Project Grow Community Gardens is a non-profit that has been providing the space, education, and inspiration to make organic gardening accessible to all since1972. (www.projectgrowgardens.org)
Bryant Elementary School Garden
Adult support is essential to help these youth students in what is often their first experience in a garden because it is a K-2 building. This is the third spring planting season! Community volunteers are needed to help amend the soil. Do you have a truck? Teachers also need help hauling 1 yard of compost a few blocks from the drop off station at Ellsworth and Platt to Stone School and Ellsworth. What can you bring? Digging forks, shovels, gloves,and a friend!
Leslie Discovery Garden Workday - April 21st
Come spend a beautiful day with us at the Leslie Science Center! The Leslie Discovery Garden is located on the grounds of the Leslie Science and Nature Center, just off the edge of Black Pond Woods. It is a great place to explore throughout the growing season. We have several raised beds for gardeners of all ages and demonstration gardens for children as well as adults.
We are working on a project to restore these gardens and need your help to make our vision a reality! Please fill out the form and you will be kept updated on all workdays. We will also try to schedule more of them based on your availability.
Please fill out the form below if you are interested in joining us!
Earth Day Festival @ Leslie
Project Grow needs your help to make this a successful event! We are still in need of volunteers to help us staff our tables as well as host tours through the garden.
We are in need of volunteers with some experience with Project Grow, but even if you are new please sign up if you are free to help!
Click Here for more details on the event!
Please contact if you have any questions!
King Elementary School Learning Garden
Work alongside elementary students and get involved in starting this school garden! Volunteers are needed during the school-day to work with all grade levels to spread mulch and plant seeds and seedlings.
Volunteers needed for Plant Sale!
**Pre-setup help needed on Friday, May 11th and May 18th @ 7pm. We need strong helpers to build racks for plant sale at setup location Dogma Catmando located at 208 N. Fourth Ave.**
Our Annual Plant Sale is coming up, and we need lots of volunteers to help us make this event a success! This is a great opportunity to learn about different heirloom tomato, pepper, and herb varieties. You will also get to meet some of the most dedicated members of Project Grow!
The schedule will be split into three shifts
6:00am-9:00am
9:00am-12:00pm
12:00pm-3:00pm
The early shift and the late shift will require setup and break down of the sale, if you are interested in doing some heavy lifting please consider the early or late shift! Please fill out the form below if you are interested, and e-mail yael@projectgrowgardens.org if you have any questions!
