Volunteers Welcome!

We believe everyone should know how to grow food, flowers, and trees so we have kept an open door to volunteers since our farm's founding in 2006.

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Available Programs

Volunteering

Drop in for a few hours and get your hands dirty. No experience needed.

Workshare

Commit to a weekly shift for a full season and receive a weekly share of veggies in return!

In the fields or greenhouse, we will guide you as you work. We encourage workshares to ask questions about farming practices, local food systems, and how our organic farm operates.

Internship

We welcome internships associated with school programs, fulfilling volunteer hours, and those hoping to help out the farm in a variety of ways, including field work as well as tech and marketing assistance.

Important Details

  • When: Wed, Thur, & Sat, 9a-12p - Rain or Shine!

  • Where: 8354 Canoga Ave, Austin, TX 78724

  • What to bring: Water bottle, sun protection, gloves

  • What NOT to bring: Small children or pets

  • What to wear: Closed-toe shoes, hat, durable clothes

We receive no financial support for our volunteer program, so donations are always appreciated (e.g. funds, tools, equipment, hoses, etc.).

Tasks vary and can involve more than field work. If you have carpentry, admin, marketing and other skills to share we would love to have you!

Questions?

Check the FAQs below or email us at volunteer@greengatefarms.net

Sign-up Form

Once we receive your submission, we will be in touch to get you on the schedule.

FAQs

  • We coordinate our volunteer schedule to ensure that we don’t take on too many volunteers during a given shift.  After you submit your form, we will reach out to you to confirm dates that you can come out.

  • Please e-mail volunteer@greengatefarms.net if you need to reschedule.  Please note that if you reschedule on multiple occasions, we may prioritize scheduling other interested volunteers.

  • We do our best to keep your work varied. You may spend some time planting in the greenhouse and fields, harvesting and processing vegetables, and setting up the farm stand. It all depends upon what the farm needs during a given season. If you are interested in assisting with events, administrative, or marketing work, we suggest signing up for our workshare program and making a more long-term commitment.

  • Volunteers receive what are known as “seconds”, which are vegetables leftover from market that are past their prime but still perfectly delicious!  Workshares and interns receive a share of fresh vegetables each week.