Volunteer: Agricultural Field VolunteerDrumlin Farm's crops staff grow over 50 different types of fruits and vegetables using sustainable techniques - field fallowing, crop rotation, organic pest control... Our produce is sold to restaurants, at the Union Square & Belmont farmers' market, and through our own CSA and farm stand. You will assist our farmers with a variety of field tasks including transplanting, thinning, weeding, mulching, and harvesting. The fields are beautiful and a wonderful place to get your hands dirty as you volunteer alongside our crops staff. The sessions are physical and require walking on uneven surfaces, bending, working near the ground, and some lifting. It can be hot or cool. If you're signed up for a session, please check in at the admission window before heading down to the field! This opportunity is for individuals and/or a small group of friends or family (age 16 and older). For corporate or larger community or school groups, contact Pam Sowizral. Place: Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary Drumlin Farm's crops staff grow over 50 different types of fruits and vegetables using sustainable techniques - field fallowing, crop rotation, organic pest control... Our produce is sold to restaurants, at the Union Square & Belmont farmers' market, and through our own CSA and farm stand. You will assist our farmers with a variety of field tasks including transplanting, thinning, weeding, mulching, and harvesting. The fields are beautiful and a wonderful place to get your hands dirty as you volunteer alongside our crops staff. The sessions are physical and require walking on uneven surfaces, bending, working near the ground, and some lifting. It can be hot or cool. If you're signed up for a session, please check in at the admission window before heading down to the field! This opportunity is for individuals and/or a small group of friends or family (age 16 and older). For corporate or larger community or school groups, contact Pam Sowizral. Place: Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Multiple Shifts Available Zip Code: 01773 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Agricultural Opportunity for Corporate & Community Volunteer GroupsWant to join us? Contact Pam Sowizral for more information or to sign up! Spring, summer, & fall dates available. This is an opportunity suited to adults. Our farmers grow fifty different types of fruits and vegetables on 30 beautiful acres of Boyce Field – everything from kohlrabi to bok choy. This is local agriculture at its best. Our staff employ sustainable farming techniques including crop rotation, winter cover crops, and creative pest control, along with a major focus on soil amendments. No chemical fertilizers, pesticides or insecticides are used. Our produce is sold through our CSA, to downtown restaurants, at the Union Square farmers market, and at our own produce stand. We also support local food pantries with weekly vegetable donations. Proceeds from the veggie sales sustain the entire sanctuary, including our nature-based programs for children and families. Volunteers will learn about our growing techniques as they help our farmers with classic field chores such as mulching, thinning, transplanting, weeding, and harvesting. Keep in mind that farm work is physical and entails kneeling and bending. When chores are done you are welcome to visit the farmyard with the livestock animals or to walk the trails. You can see the same wonderful view from the top of our drumlin that Henry David Thoreau once wrote about in his journal. At 285 feet it is the highest point around.Place: Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary Want to join us? Contact Pam Sowizral for more information or to sign up! Spring, summer, & fall dates available. This is an opportunity suited to adults. Our farmers grow fifty different types of fruits and vegetables on 30 beautiful acres of Boyce Field – everything from kohlrabi to bok choy. This is local agriculture at its best. Our staff employ sustainable farming techniques including crop rotation, winter cover crops, and creative pest control, along with a major focus on soil amendments. No chemical fertilizers, pesticides or insecticides are used. Our produce is sold through our CSA, to downtown restaurants, at the Union Square farmers market, and at our own produce stand. We also support local food pantries with weekly vegetable donations. Proceeds from the veggie sales sustain the entire sanctuary, including our nature-based programs for children and families. Volunteers will learn about our growing techniques as they help our farmers with classic field chores such as mulching, thinning, transplanting, weeding, and harvesting. Keep in mind that farm work is physical and entails kneeling and bending. When chores are done you are welcome to visit the farmyard with the livestock animals or to walk the trails. You can see the same wonderful view from the top of our drumlin that Henry David Thoreau once wrote about in his journal. At 285 feet it is the highest point around.Place: Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Flexible Zip Code: 01773 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Saturday Morning Habitat RestorationTo express interest in this opportunity, click the "Respond" button. In the "Response Notes," say why you are interested in joining us - thanks! With over 300 acres of woodland, fields, shrubby edges, and ponds Drumlin Farm is a beautiful sanctuary. With the help of volunteers, our staff maintain these habitats for the benefit of birds & animals and for the enjoyment of the visitors who walk our trails. It takes many hands to keep the property in tip-top shape. Join us for our Saturday morning habitat restoration sessions. You will meet like-minded people and learn about nature while you lend a hand cutting back overgrowth, pulling invasive plants, planting native plants, and other projects. The sessions are held two to three Saturdays per month, year-round weather dependent. The position is physical and requires walking on uneven surfaces and using hand tools. Place: Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary To express interest in this opportunity, click the "Respond" button. In the "Response Notes," say why you are interested in joining us - thanks! With over 300 acres of woodland, fields, shrubby edges, and ponds Drumlin Farm is a beautiful sanctuary. With the help of volunteers, our staff maintain these habitats for the benefit of birds & animals and for the enjoyment of the visitors who walk our trails. It takes many hands to keep the property in tip-top shape. Join us for our Saturday morning habitat restoration sessions. You will meet like-minded people and learn about nature while you lend a hand cutting back overgrowth, pulling invasive plants, planting native plants, and other projects. The sessions are held two to three Saturdays per month, year-round weather dependent. The position is physical and requires walking on uneven surfaces and using hand tools. Place: Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Flexible Zip Code: 01773 Allow Groups: No |