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Garden Volunteer
We are always looking for qualified & passionate volunteers to support our school gardens and the Urban Farm at Enston Home!
Garden Volunteers commit to garden work days or special projects throughout the semester. Our work days have a capped number of volunteer spaces. Garden work days are posted on our Events Calendar, so take a look, sign up and we’ll see you out in the garden!
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Check out our events calendar below for opportunities.
Qualifications
- Have completed high school, have your GED, or completed a similar program
- Be able to work every day (M-F, 40 hrs/week) for the entire 10-week program June 6th – August 12th, 2022 (with July 4th off)
- Submitted AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associate application
For More Information
Application Deadline: Rolling, hiring decisions will be made by May 10. In order to apply fill out an application here, on the AmeriCorps website, and please select The Green Heart Project Summer Associate Program. IMPORTANT: Make sure you are completing an application for the VISTA Summer Associate program (vs. the year-round VISTA position), in order to be considered for the Crew Leader role. *Note: Interested applicants may also apply to the year-round VISTA program through the Charleston Area Collaborative, to begin after their summer position ends in August. Just note that you are interested in working with The Green Heart Project in the general application! Read more about AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associates here
If you have additional questions, please reach out to Kenai McFadden, Program Director at kenai@greenheartsc.org.
The Green Heart Project believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to the success of our mission. We encourage applications from candidates of all races, religions, genders, ages, sexual orientations, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Urban Farm Field Trips
Interested in bringing a group of students to the Urban Farm at Enston Home? A Green Heart Urban Farm Field Trip will consist of a farm tour, hands on garden activity, and a farm-fresh taste-test. Field trips can be designed to the meet the needs of your students and cover a wide range of topics. Please note there is a cost of $10/person for field trips – however, if this cost is prohibitive, we are happy to discuss payment with you further.
Fill out this inquiry form to get the process started and contact Kevin, kevin@greenheartsc.org with any questions.
DetailsGarden Volunteers and Volunteer Groups
Garden Volunteers: We are always looking for qualified & passionate volunteers to support our farm & gardens throughout the year. Garden Volunteers commit to garden work days or special projects throughout the year. Spring workday dates are posted on our Events Calendar, so take a look, sign up, and we’ll see you out in the garden!
Volunteer Groups: We are currently accepting groups of 15 people or fewer to volunteer on Thursday evenings at the Urban Farm at Enston Home. We require volunteers to register on our Events Calendar beforehand, so please check to see if there are spots available. Outside of Thursday evenings, we organize a limited number of special garden volunteer events for our financial sponsors. If you are interested in sponsorship, please contact Executive Director, Jesse Blom at jesse@greenheartsc.org.
Other ideas?
Would you like to get involved with our project in a way that is not listed? We are always open to suggestions from our volunteers, and ideas to improve our gardens and our programs are always welcome! For more information, please contact us at volunteer@greenheartsc.org