Get Involved
Green Heart Buddy Volunteer
Green Heart Buddies play a key role in helping grow our gardens, our community, and our students through volunteering with one of our programs. Being reliable, timely, patient and respectful is a must, as Buddies serve as role models for our students!
Green Heart Buddies commit to one of our school garden programs for a semester, volunteering once a week for ~2 hours. They are urban farmers, teachers and mentors, working alongside our students, connecting, encouraging and supporting.
Qualifications
Green Heart Buddies do not need any prior gardening or education experience, just a passion for the Green Heart Project’s mission, working with students, and an eagerness to engage with their community.
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!
We also have two additional volunteer opportunities for Fall 2024:
- Garden Champion – We’re seeking volunteers to help care for our school garden sites. Garden champions visit an assigned garden site at least one time per week to perform basic garden maintenance including weeding and watering (full description here). Interested? Apply by 9/1/24.
- Urban Farm Docent -We’re seeking experienced Green Heart volunteers to join us on Friday afternoons to help promote education and community engagement at the Urban Farm at Enston Home. The Urban Farm Docent will serve as a Green Heart representative at the farm, engaging with guests, share information about the site and maintain records of garden visits. Apply by 9/15/24.
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 Nicole, nicole@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