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. Volunteers self schedule dates and times that work for their schedules.
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
Dr. William W. Henderson Inclusion Elementary School (Lower), 1669 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester
Dr. William W. Henderson Inclusion School (Upper), 18 Croftland Ave, Dorchester
