Granny's
Garden School
 

Teaching

in the gardens

These volunteer positions are on going and require regular commitment. 

If you are interested in doing a limited amount of hours community service is the link for you. 

Beyond the Gardens

__ Office Assistant: various activities, including data entry and/organizing teaching material.  The projects are on-going throughout the year.  Some can be done at home and others have to be done in the office. 

__ Seed Collector: Collecting and labeling seeds from plants in our gardens.  In the case of flowers, taking photos of the plant in bloom.

__ Seed manager: Sending out requests for seed donations.  Organize seeds and compile information into a database.  Use online garden sites to trade seeds we have for seeds we are seeking.  There are websites, i.e. the Garden Web where people from across the country connect to trade seeds.  This could be a fun job for two friends to share.

__ Public Relations Assistant: write articles to submit to various media sources. There are many behind the scene stories we would like to share.

__ Special Events Team: The special events team works under the guidance of our event coordinator organizing events such as our Spring Garden Party & Plant Sale, Perennial Exchange, Surplus Perennial Sale and our Sunday Suppers. 

 __ Sustainable School Garden Growing Project - we are developing a model for growing perennials and annuals from seed and cuttings (without a greenhouse) that can be sold to raise funds to support the school garden program.  The Growing Project continues year around.  If you love growing plants, this may be the job for you. You will work directly with Granny to establish this important project.
Work in the gardens
 
__ Adopt-a-Garden Spot:  Adopt one of our flower gardens or just a small section.  We are seeking volunteers to participate in the general maintenance of specific garden areas, i.e. along the fence line of the elementary school or around the flagpole.  Your job would be to give your area the extra attention and TLC we never seem to have time for.  You will work with Granny to plan what to plant when. 
Nature trail coordinator
 
__ Manager - work with volunteer groups to oversee the continued development and management of the nature trail.
__ Trail guide - lead classes through nature walks during the school day.
__ Develop a field guide featuring the plants, trees, insects and birds found on our grounds. 

We would love to see a group of people adopt the nature trail.  It is a valuable teaching resource and the students and teachers love it but we do not have the staff to dedicate to the trail.  Groups of volunteers come out 2-3 times a year to lay down the wood chips but it needs more regular attention, not heavy work just walking, observing and reporting what is going on (plants and animals spotted, condition).  We are slowly working on removing some of the invasive honeysuckle so the trees will be able to replace themselves as time goes on. 

 Work with students 
  Class Garden Program Assistants
 __  Class garden volunteer - This takes a real commitment. If you can commit to a minimum of two hours a week, March - May  and August - November and like working with children, this may be a good fit for you. You would assist the garden coordinator and classroom teachers as they guide students in the gardens and/or on the nature trail. For this job, being dependable, willing to learn and having a good attitude are more important than gardening knowledge.  You will work with the same class(es) each week so get the chance to know the students. 
 
 
__ I did not find the kind of volunteer job on the list that I am seeking.  I would like to discuss other possibilities.
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant."  Robert Louis Stevenson

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