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Volunteer with SEEDS

We welcome groups & individual volunteers year round.

Our Community is our greatest resource. Throughout the year SEEDS relies on volunteers to maintain every aspect of our mission. We have opportunities for groups and individuals with a variety of interests, experience and schedules.

Come with a group or by yourself; to learn or share your skills with us!.

In the Garden:
Southside Garden: Monday-Friday 8am-12pm
Community Gardens: Monday & Wednesday 2pm-4pm
SEEDlings Garden: Wednesday 9am-12pm

Working with the guidance and support of the Garden Manager, you’ll get your hands dirty and learn the nuts and bolts of garden maintenance and small-scale food production. Volunteers can either pick a part of the garden to focus on that interests them (e.g. compost bins, flower beds, pond, perennial border, butterfly garden, food alley), or do a variety of tasks depending on what needs to be done. Scheduling is flexible; come any time that is convenient for you, or join one of our scheduled volunteer “workdays”.

Youth and Kids' Programs:

SEEDlings Tutor:

Monday-Thursday 5pm-5:45pm

SEEDlings provides a safe, supportive after school environment for neighborhood children ages 7 to 12. Assist the SEEDlings Coordinators with a variety of fun activities and then help kids with their homework. The program meets Monday through Friday from 3:30 to 5:45 pm at the SEEDS office.

Durham Inner-city Gardeners (DIG):
Saturday 9am-12pm

Volunteer with the DIG crew if you are interested in learning about market gardening and food production and like working with young people. You’ll work with a crew of diverse teenagers to grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs for sale at the Durham Farmers’ Market. The DIG crew works Friday afternoons and Saturdays until school is out, then over the summer works several weekday mornings in addition.

Office/Administration:

Administrative Support
Monday, Thursday, Friday 11am-2pm

Outreach and Publicity - Work with the administrative staff to create program brochures and flyers for events, post and distribute brochures and fliers, issue and follow up on press releases, and represent SEEDS at outreach events.

Work with the administrative staff to assist with special projects such as bulk mailings, data entry and organizing fundraising events. In-Kind Donation Solicitor Work with the administrative staff and the Garden Manager to solicit donations of goods and services that SEEDS needs to fulfill its mission.

Please contact Volunteer Coordinator Heather Hill for further information about volunteer opportunities: 919-683-1197 or hhill@seedsnc.org

Our mission: SEEDS encourages respect for life, for earth and for each other. We help individuals, neighborhoods and communities grow together through gardening, gathering and education.