Volunteer!
farming together - feeding community
learn new skills. meet new people. make an impact. have fun!
come farm with Evanston grows!
Click on a sign-up link in the list below to volunteer and learn more details.
*A waiver will be required to participate. You can sign it on-site, but if you are under 18 years old a parent or guardian must sign.
As we careen towards November, we have a mighty load of compost heading to Ward Farm and we need your help to haul and spread it so that next year's crops can be even more bountiful!
The workdays are 10-12:30 on the following Saturdays:
October 26
November 2
November 16
weekly volunteer days continue through october 2024
Mondays 10-1 & Saturdays 10-12 | Vineyard Farm
Thursdays 10-1 | Ward Farm
Eggleston Park Food Forest & Orchard
MORE FABULOUS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WITH FRIENDS OF EVANSTON GROWS
HABITAT RESTORATION (support pollinators - support food security)
EMAIL Tony for details and to confirm times arothschild@mrdlaw.com
LADD ARBORETUM - Tuesdays 9:30-11:30; Fridays 1:30-3:30
HARBERT-PAYNE - Sundays 2:30-4:30; Thursdays 9:30-11:30
JENS JENSEN LANDSCAPE - LIGHTHOUSE PARK
Fridays 3p-6-pm and Saturdays 9am-11-am
EMAIL or call Charles Smith; friendofoaks@aol.com /847-274-7842
EVANSTON ECOLOGY CENTER - 4th Annual Bird Buzz Native Plant Sale
Needs help. with a variety of tasks at different times between May 30 and June 1. Learn more and sign up here!
Tuesdays 10-1 | Eggleston Farm
Thursdays & Fridays 10-1 | Faith Temple
EVANSTON GROWS NEEDS YOUR OLD GARDENING TOOLS!
Hand trowels, spades, heavy rakes, cultivators…email Rachel if you have some in your garage longing for the soil. rachel.r@evanstongrows.org
FOOD SCHLEPPERS NEEDED!
Evanston Grows has helped neighbors access tens of thousands of dollars worth of food from Whole Foods in downtown Evanston.
Help is needed to sustain this amazing effort. If you have a car, can lift 20+ pounds and have availability on Wednesday or Thursday mornings, email Rachel rachel.r@evanstongrows.org
DRIVERS FOR EG NEEDED
We need a few folks who can drive to Backyard Flower Lab in Winnetka on Thursday mornings to pick up cut flowers and deliver them to Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center. The flowers bring lots of joy to all kinds of farm stand visitors!
There’s some flexibility about what time but we’d like it to be the same time each week, between 9 and noon.
FILL OUT THIS INTEREST FORM AND WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH DETAILS!
QUESTIONS?
email Rachel at rachel.r@evanstongrows.org
REMINDERS FOR GARDEN HELPERS:
Dress for the weather!
Wear clothes that can get dirty
Bring garden gloves and your favorite tools if you have them
Wear closed-toed shoes
Bring a bottle of water
If you haven’t already done so this year, please fill out the required volunteer waiver (click below)
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