May 1, 2024 | Volunteering

Greetings, Volunteers!

Happy May! Spring has finally sprung!! I hope you are getting outside and enjoying this beautiful weather. See below for some great opportunities.

To sign up for an event this month and receive a month of free Garbage to Garden service, RSVP by email and we will help answer any questions you may have. Then simply send confirmation of your volunteer hours to volunteer@garbagetogarden.org to receive credit.

Just a reminder or a notice for those who are new to volunteering, we do ask that you try different opportunities each month! 

Happy Composting,

Help Garbage to Garden prepare for the seedling sales! This will include picking and packing for seedling pre orders or helping make plant tags! This work will be done in our greenhouse so we recommend dressing for the heat and bringing water and sunscreen. Please see the times below and email volunteer@garbagetogarden.org to sign up for a shift. 

Thursday 5/9 9:00am-12:00pm/12:30-3:30pm
Thursday 5/16  9:00am-12:00pm/12:30-3:30pm
Thursday 5/18  9:00am-12:00pm/12:30-3:30pm
Thursday 5/25  9:00am-12:00pm/12:30-3:30pm

Growing to Give is a not for profit, MOFGA-certified organic farm growing vegetables to give to those most in need in our community. They welcome volunteers ages 3 to 93 -- individuals, families, and groups. They use no-till, climate-friendly farming practices, and volunteers help out with a variety of farm tasks, such as planting seeds, transplanting seedlings, watering, weeding, mulching, spreading compost, placing hoops and row cover, staking plants, and harvesting. Some days work is out in the fields and other days it's in the greenhouse or tunnels. No previous experience is needed. For more information, check us out at https://growingtogive.farm/get-involved/#volunteer or send an email to volunteer@growingtogive.farm.

Join us for the grand opening of our farm in Windham! Help out with our opening day on May 11th. Responsibilities could include helping retrieve seedling pre orders for customers, helping with face painting or kids activities, assisting with set up, parking, or refreshments. Please email volunteer@garbagetogarden.org with your preferred shift time to sign up!


Saturday 5/11 8:30am-11:00am/10:30am-1:00pm

Help out at our seedling sales this May and June! We will be selling seedlings grown in our greenhouse in Windham. If you are interested please email volunteer@garbagetogarden.org with your preferred shift. 

Saturday 5/18 8:30am-11:00am/10:30am-1:00pm

Saturday 5/25 8:30am-11:00am/10:30am-1:00pm

Saturday 6/1 8:30am-11:00am/10:30am-1:00pm

See the below opportunities:

Green Bag Packing: 9:30am to 11am Monday through Thursday at our warehouse in South Portland
These shifts would include packing bags of fresh produce to be sent out to food insecurity families throughout the greater Portland area. 

Purple Bag Packing: 1:30am to 3:00pm Mondays at our warehouse in South Portland
These shifts would include packing bags of dry goods and pantry staples to be sent out to food insecurity families throughout the greater Portland area. 

Fresh Food Events: Time and location vary depending on the event
These shifts would include helping staff set up and hand out fresh food in different schools and community locations, similar to a free farmers market.

Standard Baking Pickup: 5pm to 6:30pm Monday through Thursday at our warehouse in South Portland

These shifts would include driving to Standard Baking Company to pick up their baked goods donation and bring it back to our warehouse to be bagged for distribution. 

All available shifts can be found on our SignUpGenius page, we ask that all first time volunteers fill out the new volunteer form on our website first.