Sunnyside CSA is 100% volunteer run. Every member contributes by signing up for shifts during the season. Thanks for your commitment to keeping our community fed!
By signing your CSA contract, you agree to the following:
Summer Share members must complete a minimum of 2 shifts
Winter Share members must complete a minimum of 1 shift
Failure to complete your shifts can result in removal from the CSA.
You can also fulfill your requirement by contributing in other ways: grant writing, offering items for fundraisers, or joining the core group are just a few ideas. If you have other skills to share, please contact us — we're open to all suggestions!
Choose your volunteer shifts early in the season to more easily find one that fits your schedule
Go to our Volunteer Signup page using the link below
Enter your email address and contact info
Choose your shifts
SignUp.com will send you an automated confirmation and reminders
If there is a major problem at any point during your shift, call the site coordinator — the number is at the top of every pickup list. Thank you for volunteering. We couldn't do it without you!
This shift helps unload the truck and set up the pickup area. Manual labor is involved and you may get dirty.
Meet the site coordinator at the entrance (the security guard or janitor can let you in if they're not there yet)
Retrieve the waxed veggie boxes from the previous week, the supply box, and the blue tarp from the SCS basement
Meet the delivery truck at the main entrance; hand off empty boxes
Spread the blue tarp in the distribution area and unload this week's shares
Leave materials, the delivery invoice, and sign-in sheets ready for the next shift
Initial your name on the pickup list, take your share, and you're done!
This shift readies everything for pickup and helps members receive the correct shares. Please arrive by 4:15pm so pickup can begin promptly at 5:00.
Check in with the site coordinator for any CSA news
Initial your name on the volunteer section of the pickup list
Set up the knife and cutting board, swap box, pens, and pickup lists
Begin distribution at 5:00pm; check off members as they arrive
For split shares, ensure the first member marks the box for their partner
Keep empty boxes folded and the floor clean
At 6:15, record any notes at the bottom of the pickup list and brief the next shift
The final shift of the night covers the end of pickup, cleanup, and returning materials to storage. There may be light manual labor.
Arrive at 6:15 to relieve the previous shift; get any updates from them
Initial your name on the pickup list
Continue distribution; handle split shares as described above
Begin calling members with unclaimed shares at 7:00pm
Begin cleanup at 7:30: sweep floors, clean tables, fold the tarp, break down bins
Clean the knife and cutting board and return to the CSA tote
At 8:00, list any unclaimed shares at the end of the pickup list; leave unclaimed boxes near the double doors by the service entrance for SCS
Return all materials (accordion folder, CSA tote, tarp, boxes) to the basement