Volunteers: The Force behind our Success

Volunteer Policies
 

Volunteer Registration Process

Registration online: To cut expenses and environmental waste, Garden Harvest has replaced paper volunteer waiver forms with online volunteer registration.  All volunteers need to sign up online. Click HERE to sign up.  If you are one of the very few who do not have Internet access, cannot get to a library or friend's house to use their Internet access, or have some disability that prevents you from signing up online, then you call the volunteer coordinator at 410-526-0698 so she can arrange to have a computer set up at the farm for you to sign up when you come.

Commitment of Time:

• Garden Harvest is appreciative of any time a volunteer can commit.
• There is no minimum number of hours of service.

• Outdoor rest room facilities on the premises.
• Volunteers are welcome to bring lunch - refrigerator is available for small groups or individuals. Large groups should bring coolers. Please keep the grounds clean by taking your trash with you when you leave.
• Drinking water is available at all times.
• Volunteer groups can conclude their service day with a reflection session to synthesize their experiences and to bring closer to their group project.

• Wear comfortable, old clothes and tough shoes.
• Wear "layered" clothing; i.e.: wear sweaters that you can take off.
• Bring sunblock and/or hat.
• Bring your own gloves or purchase a pair from Garden Harvest for $2.00.
• Tools are provided.

• No one age 4 or younger can be on the premises while volunteers are performing farm work.
• Minors must be supervised at all times.
• Do not pull on tree branches.
• Do not climb trees.
• Do not bring soccer balls, footballs, and other recreational equipment. Only activities clearly related to the Garden Harvest mission to alleviate hunger are appropriate.