Volunteers maintain the community gardens at Project Self-Sufficiency’s campus in Newton.
Project Self-Sufficiency is seeking volunteers to assist with planting, maintenance, and harvesting of fruits and vegetables from the community gardens at the agency’s Newton campus.
Volunteers would work alongside seasoned horticultural professionals from 9 a.m. to noon Mondays-Thursdays. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old. No experience is required.
Project Self-Sufficiency’s Newton campus is home to numerous vegetable gardens, which bear all kinds of crops for consumption by the agency’s low-income participants.
During the summer, hundreds of potted tomato plants also wreath the sidewalks throughout the five-acre campus. Produce is harvested daily and offered to agency participants at Project Self-Sufficiency. Baskets are provided for families to cart the bounty home and share with their children.
Participants are given tips on cooking and nutrition along with the food, and children at the agency’s Little Sprouts Early Learning Center help with the harvest while learning about healthy eating habits.
To volunteer to work in the community gardens or to find out about the programs and services available at Project Self-Sufficiency, go online to www.projectselfsufficiency.org or call 973-940-3500.