Join us in caring for our school gardens while students are on summer break. CitySprouts operates 24 gardens in public elementary schools in Boston and Cambridge. During summer vacation, we rely on volunteers to help keep the gardens alive!
Volunteering with CitySprouts is a great way to get your hands in the dirt, build community, and ensure students return to vibrant gardens in September. We are especially looking for community members that live nearby, families of students who participate in CitySprouts programming, and those who otherwise do not have access to garden space. Previous gardening experience is not required. You will be responsible for weeding and watering the garden, and generally ensuring that everything is in good working order. You will also be responsible for harvesting ripe produce and can take this food home!
The sites we are recruiting volunteers to care for are the following, located primarily in Cambridge, Roxbury, and Dorchester: Baldwin Early Learning Pilot Academy, 121 Corey Road, Brighton David A. Ellis School, 302 Walnut Ave, Roxbury Mason Pilot Elementary, 150 Norfolk Ave, Roxbury Nathan Hale Elementary, 51 Cedar St, Roxbury Pauline A. Shaw Elementary, 429 Norfolk St, Dorchester Orchard Gardens Pilot School, 906 Albany St, Roxbury Russell Elementary, 750 Columbia Rd, Dorchester Higginson-Lewis K-8 School, 131 Walnut Ave, Roxbury (Jun 24-Jul 6 and Aug 9-Sep 3 ONLY) Dr. William W. Henderson Inclusion Elementary School (Lower), 1669 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester Dr. William W. Henderson Inclusion School (Upper), 18 Croftland Ave, Dorchester Amigos School, 15 Upton St, Cambridge Cambridgeport School, 89 Elm St, Cambridge Fletcher-Maynard Academy, 225 Windsor St, Cambridge Haggerty School, 110 Cushing St, Cambridge Maria Baldwin School, 85 Oxford St, Cambridge Morse School, 40 Granite St, Cambridge
Transportation Details & Disability Access
Volunteers are responsible for getting to their gardens; we strongly recommend selecting a site that is close to where you live, work, or commute.
Training Required
No experience is necessary! There will be orientation, training, and resources provided so that everyone feels comfortable knowing what to do in the gardens.
