Newton Angino Community Farm
303 Nahanton Street
Newton, MA 02459
617-916-9655

NewtonCommunityFarm@comcast.net


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We need volunteers for this project to blossom into a vibrant agricultural and educational center for our community. This farm belongs to Newton residents. We invite you to come and get your hands dirty! And if you have experience or skills in the areas needed (or you're willing to learn), come and be part of this great community of growers. 

We are implementing a new volunteer program this year. Anyone who would like to volunteer in the field is welcome to join the farm staff for regularly scheduled work sessions. Our goal is to make your time at the farm meaningful and educational for you, and at the same time beneficial for the farm. Volunteer sessions will take place each week on

Wednesday & Thursday mornings from 8:30 to 10:30am

Saturday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30am

Saturday afternoons from 1-2:30pm

Each session will begin with an orientation to the day’s work—what needs to be done, how to do it, and how it relates to the overall farm operation. We'll then proceed to the work. At the end of the session, we'll gather again to assess what we've done. In order to make this work, we need volunteers to come at the start of the sessions and stay for the full time. We want you to learn about how farms work—how to pick beans, but also what it takes to have a truly sustainable farm. Work sessions also represent an opportunity to build community, hence the group meetings at the beginning and end of each session. There will also be opportunities on Saturday afternoons for less formal activities. Please check back on our website in the coming weeks for more information on our volunteer programs, including what types of work you can expect on different days.

Steve Schwartz Candid Photography

 

We need volunteers in the following areas:

Digging * Fundraising * Public relations * Planting * Educational programs * Website development * Weeding * Administration * Graphic design * Bagging * Grant writing * Desktop publishing * Picking * Organizing volunteers * Maintenance * Washing * Manning farm stands


 

We also need volunteers to help with Fundraising, Graphic Design, Grant Writing, and other administrative tasks. If you are interested, please contact Greg Maslowe at newtoncommunityfarm@comcast.net or 617-916-9655.

For more information, please email Sam Fogel, our Volunteer Coordinator, at Sam@Fogel.com.


 

 

Newton Angino Community Farm   A CSA project serving the Newton community through produce sales, educational programming, special events, open space & historic preservation