Volunteer with ABG

Come Grow With Us!

Alameda Backyard Growers (ABG) is a community of gardeners who enjoy growing their own food, sharing it with neighbors and helping others learn how to grow and preserve their own food.

Opportunities for Volunteering with ABG:

We welcome your energy, enthusiasm, know-how and skills! There are many ways you can help ABG stay a strong community resource – here are just a few:

  • Administration – Do you have skills in building or maintaining a WordPress website, Mailchimp campaigns, Google applications, social media, or related activities?
  • Community Outreach – Are you comfortable tabling at events, presenting at schools, speaking at groups, organizing events, or other related activities?
  • Education – Are you good at finding speakers, working with Zoom, being an MC or other related events?
  • Fundraising – Do you have experience reaching out to and developing relationships with potential donors, planning donor events, organizing appeals, or other related activities?
  • Project Pick – Would you like to help find fruit donors, harvest fruit, be a pick team leader, instruct others on safety, delivering fruit to the Alameda Food Bank, or other related activities?
  • Free Seed Libraries – Are you interested in hosting a Free Seed Library, seed packing, labeling, or other related activities?

If you are interested in volunteering with ABG:

Age Requirements for Volunteers

Students 11 – 15 years old must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or responsible adult, and both must have a signed waiver on file. Children aged 10 and under will not be able to participate with Project Pick. Other volunteer opportunities may be available to this age group. Students aged 16 – 17 and over may participate with Project Pick on their own at the discretion of the Project Pick Coordinator or pick leader, and a parent or guardian must also sign their waiver. Students 18 and above may participate and can sign their own waivers. Students who participate may receive community service hours if they bring the correct paperwork from their schools. The Project Pick Coordinator or other adult volunteers can confirm their participation hours and sign their school forms.