Help those who lack access to fresh, affordable, high-quality food in your community, learn more about growing food sustainably, and spend time outside on a farm with The Food Project’s Serve & Grow volunteer program! The Food Project’s sustainably managed farms are designed for human — not machine — labor. We rely on volunteers to help tend to the fields and help grow vegetables to donate and distribute locally. Volunteers work on the farms in the spring and in the fall when our youth crews are in school.

https://thefoodproject.org/volunteer/

The Center provides a hands-on learning environment for local preschool children and people of all ages to learn about the natural world and urban agriculture, as well as space to simply play outdoors in a non-manicured space. Although through our Children in Nature Initiative, our primary focus is on young children, we are re-establishing partnerships and relationships with a diverse group of area nonprofits with a wide audience of participants. Additionally, our Open Hours offer everyone in Somerville a chance to come explore the space to relax, learn, play, picnic, or just be in nature. 

https://www.thegrowingcenter.org/volunteer

Groundwork Somerville, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, has been “changing places and changing lives” in Somerville, Massachusetts since 2000. Through youth empowerment, urban farming, equitable food access, and community engagement, Groundwork sows the seeds of a healthy community. Our work is grounded in the understanding that environmental conditions are inextricably linked to economic, social, and racial injustice. We recognize that it is impossible to build a truly sustainable community without holistically addressing these issues. 

https://groundworksomerville.org/get-involved/volunteer/

New Entry, an initiative of Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, works locally, regionally, and across the country to strengthen local food systems by supporting new farmers. The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project’s (New Entry) mission is to foster resilience in local, regional and national food systems by training a new generation of farmers to produce food that is nutritious, culturally connected and accessible to all individuals. In doing this work, we develop economic opportunities for new farmers, generate new knowledge, and facilitate connections to the land to build thriving communities.

https://nesfp.nutrition.tufts.edu/volunteer

People Making a Difference (PMD) is a nonprofit organization that promotes informed and responsible volunteerism by involving people in tangible work that meets local needs and by assisting companies in building successful community involvement programs that, produce appreciable results while conserving recipients’ limited resources, educate volunteers about broader issues, and bring people together to make a difference.

https://www.pmd.org/get-involved/#volunteer