
Register for our annual Spring into Action Project here:
Spring
into Action is our yearly environmental-action program. This year we're providing volunteers with multiple options to
engage in urban agriculture, community gardening, and park cleanups
throughout the greater Washington DC area. This year we're also
coordinating with Global Youth Service Day, so almost all of our sites are kid-friendly, but PLEASE register for children as well as adults.
Also, please take note of the differing times, accessibility, and kid-friendly aspects of each site before choosing.
Event Descriptions:
Neighborhood Farm Initiative - Fort Dupont: 10am-2pm
Help NFI finish construction of their farm shed and with various other garden projects.Volunteers with construction experience helpful. NOT Metro-accessible, Volunteers should be 16 years or older.
Common Good City Farm: 10am-2pm
Located
in the heart of NW DC, CGCF is a great communal space for local
families. Come help them spread compost, prepare seedlings, weed, and
get ready for Spring planting. Metro-accessible, kid friendly for the over-5 crowd.
Eco Farms: 1pm-5pm
Volunteering
on this family farm is always a treat. Meet the farmer himself, help
prepare the vegetable and flower gardens, organize the tools,and get
outside the city for a day. Healthy snacks grown on the farm provided. NOT metro-accessible, kid friendly.
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens: 10am-2pm
A
JCC classic with a new twist. This year we will be doing a big creek
cleanup, which helps to restore the watershed and keep local wildlife
safe. We will also be planting young trees and shrubs in a brand new
erosion-mitigation project that will protect the gardens for a long time
to come.NOT Metro-accessible, kid friendly. Email Erica if you'd like a ride from the Deanwood metro.
Seedling Projects: 10am-2pm
Come
out and volunteer with this new-to-D.C. organization at a local
elementary school. Seedling Projects has incorporated healthy food and
nutrition curriculum into the school's programs, is advocating for
healthier school lunches, and needs to finish building their garden so
the students can do some hands-on learning. NOT Metro-accessible, Volunteers should be 16 years old or older please.
