Get Involved
Volunteer and Get Involved!
The garden can't flourish with out help from people from you! Sign up here to attend one or all of our volunteer days this year. Please bring any shovels, gloves, battery powered tools, or wheel barrows you have when you come!
We also need help watering this season! You can sign up for a watering shift using the spreadsheet here.
If you have any questions, or are interested in becoming more regularly involved please email info@490farmers.com
2020 Volunteer Days:
Sunday March 22 - 12-2pm – Orientation Day/Kick off (New and returning plot members) *CANCELED*
Saturday April 4 - 12-3pm – 1st Volunteer day (Mulching, Soil, Garden Prepping) *CANCELED*
Saturday April 18 - 12-3pm - 2nd Volunteer Day (Garden Prepping/Clean Up) *CANCELED*
Wednesday April 22 - 5-7pm - Urban Farming Night (EARTH DAY) + Potluck/Garden Drinks (MAKE UP KICK OFF) *CANCELED*
Sunday May 3 - 12-3pm - 3rd Volunteer Day (Start Planing Children's Garden & Food Forest) *CANCELED*
Thursday May 14 - 10-3pm - 4th Volunteer Day (DAY OF CARING, Planting Day) *CANCELED*
Wednesday May 27 - 5-7pm - Urban Farming Night *CANCELED*
Sunday June 7 - 12-3pm - 5th Volunteer Day (Compost Clean Up/Weeding) + Workshop (TBD)
Wednesday June 17 - 5-7pm - Urban Farming Night
Wednesday July 8 - 5-7pm - Urban Farming Night + Potluck/Garden Drinks
Sunday July 25 - 12-3pm - 6th Volunteer Day (Fall Crop Planting) + Workshop (TBD)
Wednesday August 5 - 5-7pm - Urban Farming Night
Saturday August 22 - 12-3pm - 7th Volunteer Day (Weeding/Fall Crop Planting) + Field Trip
Wednesday September 2 - 5-7pm - Urban Farming Night
Sunday September 13 - 12-3pm - 8th Volunteer Day (TBD) + Workshop (TBD)
Wednesday September 30 - 5-7pm - Urban Farm Night + Harvest Party
Saturday October 10 - 12-3pm- 9th Volunteer Day (Clean Up Day)
Saturday October 24 - 12-3pm- 10th Volunteer Day (Final Clean Up Day)
* Volunteer Day: Geared towards accomplishing specific tasks & projects
* Urban Farming Night: Casual time to catch up on unfinished tasks, harvesting, general maintenance
* Workshop: Various topics (growing mushrooms, bee hive maintanence, preserving, making teas and remedies)
* Field Trip/Other: Visits to other gardens/events (Garden Bike Tour, Taproot, E.D.E.N, Mass Ave Project, Brady Farm etc)
