April 22 - Food Security and Food Sustainability Day
Multiple Shifts
Sowing Seeds of Change
Long Beach, CA
Short Description
This Earth Day, United Way of Greater Los Angeles is getting its hands in the soil. On Wednesday, April 22nd, join us at a newly acquired urban farm site in Long Beach as we help Partnership for Growth LA and Sowing Seeds of Change bring a new growing space to life — weeding, cleaning, and planting alongside community partners who are building food equity and workforce opportunity in South and West LA. Sign up today and come grow with us.
Detailed Description
Volunteers please bring hats, sunscreen, refillable water bottles (as Sowing Seeds of Change operates as a low waste organization), and masks if dust or debris would be bothersome to anyone.
Please do NOT bring plastic water bottles.
Street parking will be readily available.
Volunteers will support across several areas of the site, including the chicken coop, nursery, storage area, and planting spaces:
Clearing debris from the chicken coop and storage areas
Weeding across site areas
Organizing nursery tables
Ground preparation for the nursery
Planting using donated plants
Tools:
PFGLA and Sowing Seeds of Change will have a number of tools/supplies available on site, including wheelbarrows, shovels, rakes, trowels, and gloves. Volunteers are welcome to bring their own gloves and hand tools (e.g., trowels) if you have them.
We are also planning for a few key material needs for the nursery and planting areas. Volunteers are welcome, but not required, to bring any of the following items if they are able to contribute:
Weed suppressant
Crushed concrete (for nursery flooring)
Irrigation supplies
Qualifications
None
Location
Sowing Seeds of Change 750 E Via Carmelitos Long Beach, CA 90805
Shift Options
Shift selection occurs after applicants have been accepted.
| Shift Name | Start Date | End Date | Hours | Volunteers Needed | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning Shift | 2.5 | 20 | ||||
| Afternoon Shift | 2 | 20 |