It’s time to get back outside! If you are looking for opportunities to connect with nature and work on meaningful projects, we’d like to welcome you to volunteer on Fresh Roots schoolyard farms. We believe that being close to the soil, working with plants and having safe ways to connect with each other and our community can have a tremendously positive impact on us as individuals. Not to mention your help has a big impact on our farm sites!

How to Sign Up

Read through our available opportunities below.
Sign up by filling out the online liability and photo consent form for the volunteer opportunity that interests you.
Our volunteer leads will email you with next steps to complete your application.
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2024 Volunteering Opportunities

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Stay tuned for more information about our next recruitment period.

Vancouver Garden Helper

Whether it’s weeding or prepping beds, no task is too small! We would love to have you support our Farm Team with the smaller gardening tasks around the schoolyard farms in Vancouver (David Thompson Secondary School and Vancouver Technical Secondary School).

For 2024, we will be having Trowel Tuesdays – starting June 5th

MORNINGS at David Thompson (9-11am)
AFTERNOONS at Van Tech (1:30-3:30pm)

We are also looking for Market Help on Wednesdays from 1pm to 7:30, OR 2pm-5pm / 4:30pm to 7:30pm from May 29 to October 9.

Email Camille for more info at camille@freshroots.ca.

Click here to sign up as a Vancouver farm volunteer

Field Trips

Current intake for Spring 2024 – more information here! Inspire students with the wonders of our ecosystem and urban food systems with our Experiential Learning team. If you love to help kids dig into learning (literally), join the field trip volunteer team! Spring field trips are April through late-June during the school day, and we ask for a commitment of at least 6 field trips for the spring season.

Training will be on Friday, April 5th 2024. Email our Experiential Learning team for more info at education@freshroots.ca.

Click here to sign up as a field trip volunteer

Suwa’lkh

Want to support our schoolyard farm in Coquitlam? Email Jaimie for more info at suwa’lkh@freshroots.ca.

Click here to sign up as a Suwa’lkh volunteer

Big Helps

For working folks and families looking to unwind in the evenings and weekends, we need you to help us will big projects that take many hands. This could include building native garden beds and pathways, or other larger needs on the farm that give us the push of motivation to direct the farm in the right direction. Email Camille for more info at camille@freshroots.ca.

For 2024, here are the tentative Big Helps schedules:

July 16th, 5-7pm @ David Thompson – CANCELLED
Aug 13th, 3-5pm @ Van Tech
September 15th, 1-4pm @ TBD

Click here to sign up as a Big Helps volunteer

Special Events

Volunteer at our fundraisers and other community events! Typically, these will happen during the evenings and weekends. Roles could include greeters, floaters, kid activity facilitators, and more! Email Vivian for more info at info@freshroots.ca.

Click here to sign up as an Events volunteer

FAQ

Who can help?

Volunteers of all ages and skill levels are welcome! (If you’re under 14, you’ll need to bring a responsible adult with you.)

What should I bring?

We’ll work on different projects around the farm, so dress appropriately to work hard and get dirty. Dress for working outside in the weather (rain gear, sunscreen, hats, layers, etc.). If you have a favourite pair of garden gloves or hand tools, you’re welcome to bring them or use ours. You’ll also want to bring a water bottle and a snack. We’ll supply all the necessary tools, gloves, etc.

What are your group opportunities?

We welcome your group to commit to our weekly weekday volunteer sessions or drop in to one of our public Big Helps. If you are looking to book a customized experience for your organization, please check out our Team Builds page to fill out a form with what you’re looking for and for more information about how Team Builds work: https://freshroots.ca/get-involved/team-building/

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