[TheUWfarm] Use your green thumb for good!

Hi friendly farmers,

 

I wanted to pass along a great new volunteer opportunity I'm involved with that many of you might also be interested in!

 

Community Harvest of Southwest Seattle and Seattle Tilth are partnering to train volunteers to become mentors for new gardeners in the West Seattle / White Center area.  It's a great opportunity for folks to hone their gardening skills (Tilth's 30-hr organic gardening is provided at no cost!), while helping others grow healthy, affordable food.

 

I've included further details below.  If you're interested, please feel free to contact me, or go to www.gleanit.org. 

 

We're actively seeking potential volunteers, so if you can help out by spreading the word, we'd appreciate your support!

 

All the best,

 

-Chris

 

Chris Hoffer

MPA Candidate 2011

Program Coordinator, Garden Helpers

Community Harvest of Southwest Seattle

206-963-7852 | hofferc@uw.edu

 

Garden Helpers: Connecting new gardeners with community mentors

 

Community Harvest of Southwest and Seattle Tilth are excited to offer
a new program to train community members to mentor new gardeners in
West Seattle and White Center.

 

If you would like to help others grow their own food, the consider
becoming a Garden Helper!  Training will consist of a free 5 week, 30
hour course on organic gardening and teaching adults, Thursday
evenings (7 – 9PM) and Sundays (9:30AM – 2PM) from May 20 through June
13. 

 

Mentors will then volunteer 30 hours (or more!) and help novice
gardeners grow their own food.  Volunteers should have some vegetable
gardening experience, a desire to work with others, and an encouraging
attitude.

 

We're also looking for people who want help growing their own food!
Mentors will provide free, in-person assistance to help budding
gardeners get started in backyard, P-patch, or container gardens.

 

For more information or to apply visit our website at www.gleanit.org
or contact us at info@gleanit.org or 206-762-0604.

 

This program is funded by a Small and Simple grant from the Seattle
Department of Neighborhoods.