Volunteering with Growing Communities

If you are interested in organic growing and want to make a difference, come and join our regular volunteer work team.  Volunteers are essential in helping us to grow food in the heart of the city.

Anyone who is interested in gardening and growing can volunteer - no previous experience is necessary!  It's a great way of improving your growing skills and meeting other local people while making a real contribution to Growing Communities' aim of setting up practical, long-lasting alternatives to the current food system.  Last year over 120 volunteers worked with us on the sites. The volunteers work with Growing Communities' Grower Sara Davies to help produce organic salad leaves on our market gardens in Hackney.  The produce is sold through our organic fruit and vegetable box scheme. 

How to join the volunteer work team

If you would like to join the work team please come along to one of our Introductory Sessions. The sessions take place from 9.30am until 11.30am on the first Sunday of the month at Springfield or the third Tuesday of the month, 9.30am until 11.30am (always at Springfield Park). You can then continue to volunteer for the day if you wish. Please wear old clothes and sturdy shoes and bring a packed lunch.

2010 dates for introduction to volunteering sessions        

                                             Sunday 1st August
Tuesday 17th August               no Sunday induction in September, sorry
Tuesday 21st September          Sunday 3rd October
Tuesday 19th October              Sunday 7th November
Tuesday 16th November           Sunday 5th December
Tuesday 21st December

Apologies, Sunday 4th Sep is cancelled.

After having done an introductory session, you can come to either the weekday or weekend volunteering at any of the sites.

Weekday volunteering

The main volunteer work team sessions take place every Monday from 10am till 4pm and every Tuesday from 10am till 4pm.
* The Monday work sessions take place at the Allens Gardens site. Please see below for map.
* The Tuesday work sessions take place at our Springfield site. Please see below for map.

Weekend volunteering

Volunteer work team sessions also take place on the 1st Sunday of each month (except January and April, when it is the 2nd Sunday, see above) between 10.00am and 4.00pm. These Sunday workdays are always at our Springfield site.