City Farmers

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Common Good’s City Farmers program is an opportunity to take your involvement with our farm to the next level. As a City Farmer, you will participate in multiple aspects of running an urban farm, including hands-on farm tasks, youth education programs, our farm market, community events and more.

We ask each volunteer to commit to coming weekly for 12 weeks and start new sessions about every 6 weeks. Many City Farmers choose to extend their volunteering and experience multiple parts of the farm season.

Although tasks will change seasonally, see the list below to get an idea of what each session will involve. Different time slots will have different responsibilities so you can choose what works best for your interest and your schedule.

For information about our Certificate Program in Regenerative Agriculture, visit here.

Requirements

Our City Farmers program is for volunteers 16 years of age or older. Volunteers under 18 must have a parent/guardian sign a waiver.
All levels of experience are welcome!

We ask that you:

  • Be committed to volunteering weekly for the length of the session you register for.

  • Are open to learning and participating in a variety of tasks

  • Show up with a friendly, positive attitude

  • Read the session descriptions and only sign up if you are open to all activities listed

  • Attend the orientation for your session

City Farmer Sessions 

See below for descriptions of the different sessions.

Farm Work Sessions

Sunday volunteer sessions begin in March and weekday sessions begin in May.

  1. Sunday 9am - 12pm, starting in March:  Assist the farm manager with seasonal tasks, including prepping beds, planting, weeding and harvest.

  2. Wednesday 8 - 11 am, starting in May: Harvest Day!  Assist with our weekly harvest and any other tasks needed on the farm.

  3. Wednesday 10 am - 1 pm, starting in May: Harvest Day!  Assist with our weekly harvest and any other tasks needed on the farm. 

Market Sessions 

4. May 1 - October 30 ; Wednesday 2 - 5pm & 4:30 - 7:30pm

Volunteers will assist with setting up and running our farm stand: Harvest and wash produce (if necessary), package produce, bring produce and equipment over to market, set-up display, assist and check out customers.