Volunteer Opportunity Details:

It may be winter but we are starting to plan for Cow Island's organic vegetable garden. The produce from the garden goes to the meals for our youth programming. It is also an educational garden that school and youth groups engage with. Our Cow Island Conservation Corps also maintains the garden.

We are looking for a few individuals who would be interested during April/May to grow seedlings for the garden. They will be planted on the island when the ground thaws; you are more than welcome to help with the planting. If any classroom teachers and their students are interested in getting involved, we can arrange a program.

Volunteers must have space indoors to grow seedlings- preferably a greenhouse, heat lamps, or a warm and sunny location for them. We will provide seeds, soil, containers, etc. Some gardening experience would be helpful though not necessary.

Volunteers must have space indoors to grow seedlings- preferably a greenhouse, heat lamps, or a warm and sunny location for them. We will provide seeds, soil, containers, etc. Some gardening experience would be helpful though not necessary.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Rippleffect

We need volunteers who are free at these times Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Morning X X X X X X X Afternoon X X X X X X X Evening X X X X X X X Occasional This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Court Mandated Individual Adolescents (13-17) Service Learning Adults (26-54) Small Group (2-10) Adults (55+) Student Groups (College) Differently Abled Student Groups (grades 7-12) Employee Groups Unpaid Interns Families Young Adults (18-25) This volunteer opportunity addresses the following social interests Animals & Environment Food Preparation/ Serving Children & Youth Hunger / Food Community Development Nonprofit Organization Environmental We are looking for volunteers with the following skills Gardening

Contact Person: Stephanie Floyd, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

217 Commercial Street, Suite 204 Portland, ME 04101 (See a map)

Details where opportunity can also be performed

This opportunity can also be performed in these locations:

Cities:		Bailey Island Cape Elizabeth Chebeague Island Cliff Island Cumberland Foreside Falmouth Long Island Peaks Island Portland South Portland
Counties:		Androscoggin Cumberland York
Statewide:		Available throughout all of Maine

Miscellaneous Information

Average number of hours per volunteer that are required weekly to do this task.
	Ongoing but only a bit of watering a few times a week
We need the following number of people to fill this position.
	5

Miscellaneous Information

Can this be done off site via computer (Virtual Volunteering)?
	No
May this opportunity be done by a court mandated volunteer?
	Yes
Volunteers with special needs may apply for this opportunity
	Physical Disability, Developmentally Delayed, Blind, Deaf
This is appropriate for a young volunteer
	Ages 15 - 18
May a family with young children do this?
	Yes
Is this a group opportunity for a National or Local Service Day?
	This is NOT a service day opportunity

Last updated on September 1, 2009