One of the most unique and exciting attributes of Garden Harvest is the fact that over 95% of its workforce is volunteer. Not only is the Board of Directors volunteer driven, but also two core staff members still work as full time volunteers as they have for ten years, inspiring numbers of others to follow suit.  Each year Garden Harvest gives out the award of "Volunteer of the Year," as well as the award of "In Kind Donor of the Year".

With so many demonstrating such dedication to the cause, word continues to spread through the Maryland community driving volunteer records through record heights. Starting with just 333 volunteers in 1994, in three years Garden Harvest's volunteer base soared through 3,565, and since 2001, over 5000 people contribute each year over 19,000 hours helping to produce and deliver an average of 350,000 lbs. of organic produce a season