Come Grow With Us!
Alameda Backyard Growers (ABG) is growing and we need your help to keep up with our success! Formed in 2010 and incorporated in 2013, ABG is a community of gardeners who enjoy growing our own food, sharing it with our neighbors and helping others learn how to grow and preserve their own food.
To learn more about volunteering please email abg.grow.food@gmail.com
You can also keep track of our activities on Facebook.
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 under age 10 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.
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities:
If you would like to help ABG in it’s mission support the community in growing and sharing food, please take our short survey here.
As a part of our mission, we harvest and donate to the Alameda Food Bank backyard fruit that would otherwise go to waste, more than 13 tons to date! To volunteer with Project Pick click here.
We also host monthly classes, workshops and film screenings to educate, inform and strengthen our community of growers and pickers.
People love what we are doing. The Alameda Food Bank loves what we are doing. We’d like you to join with us to meet the need! By joining with us, you will meet wonderful people, grow community and grow yourself as well.
We have volunteer opportunities for all. Whether you want to get up in front of a room full of people, glean fruit or work from home (or something in between!), we have opportunities for you to contribute to ABG and help us grow stronger and reach more people.
Find a task that meets your time and interests. Come Grow With Us!
