Jobs at the Farm

Interested in Getting Involved?

We are a small operation with limited time and space, and can only work with so many people at once. And we are very fortunate to have many dedicated volunteers who return year after year.

Greensgrow accepts volunteers on a limited basis. 

• If you are interested in volunteering, you must attend a new volunteer orientation session.  Please click here to search our calendar for the next volunteer orientation session.
• Also, you may put your email address on our mailing list (check the "Volunteer" box) and we'll let you know when we have opportunities available.
  

More About Volunteers

We understand your yearning, it sits on your shoulder and nudges you around, especially when looking out the window of the office on a beautiful sunny day. For many that translates to a desire to go out there and do something like "Get my hands dirty" maybe by volunteering. Hey. Maybe even at a place like, well, let's say, Greensgrow.

Volunteers are an important part of our operation and we appreciate they role they play here. However, we'll tell you upfront that beyond the big gates our little green world is actually a small series of fairly complicated operations and probably not the right place for someone suffering from a momentary interest in the outdoors. We work in the rain, we work in the cold, we work in the heat. In other words we work very often under conditions that are not always sunny and mild and therefore not what people may expect or want from their volunteer experience.

Over time we have come to conclude that for us a core of dedicated "seasoned" ( if you will) individuals who come to Greensgrow on a regular basis and therefore know us , makes the most sense for us and them. If you think you have what it takes to dedicate some real time to volunteering with us, we hold a volunteer orientation day once a month.

• Please click here to search our calendar for the next volunteer orientation session

All volunteers must attend this orientation day that lays out policies and procedures for all members of the Greensgrow family-staff, board, work-shares and volunteers. We hope to see you there. And here. Maybe even again and again.

Come Visit Us

In any event, we enjoy meeting others who are interested in greening Philadelphia and enjoying local food, so please come visit us at the farm during our Nursery or Farm Stand hours. 

If you would like to help out in a way in another way, one important thing you can do for Greensgrow right now is spread the word.  Share our website with five friends who you think would be interested in our work and encourage them to visit.

Other Opportunities

If you’re thinking, “OK, but I still have time on my hands and want to get them dirty!” you might be interested in volunteering with one of the following organizations – all collaborators with Greensgrow.

Urban Tree Connection

The Urban Tree Connection is a nonprofit organization that engages children and adults from low-income neighborhoods in community-based, urban-greening projects. The mission of the Urban Tree Connection is to assist urban communities to revitalize their neighborhoods by transforming abandoned open spaces into safe and functional places that inspire and promote positive human interaction. 

Fair Food

Fair Food, a project of the White Dog Café Foundation, is dedicated to bringing locally grown food into the Philadelphia marketplace and promoting a humane, sustainable agriculture for the Greater Philadelphia region.   Fair Food operates a Farmstand in the historic Reading Terminal Market that emphasizes local and artisanal foods from small-scale producers, like humanely raised meats, organic and specialty fruits and vegetables, and raw milk cheeses.

City Harvest

City Harvest is a unique partnership between the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society; the Philadelphia Prison System; and SHARE, a food cupboard distribution network. City Harvest is a community-based network that grows and distributes naturally-grown vegetables to Philadelphians who lack access to fresh produce or lack the resources to purchase it.

Inmates of the Philadelphia Prison System (with guidance from PHS staff) grow seeds into seedlings in a recently-refurbished greenhouse at the prison in Northeast Philadelphia. These seedlings are transplanted into the prison's Roots to Reentry garden and in our network of participating community gardens. Prison Inmates and volunteer gardeners grow the vegetables from the transplants, and through SHARE, the produce is distributed to food cupboards throughout the city.