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St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Garden for Hope
About: We work our organic garden Saturdays, 9-11a, March through November to produce approximately 3,000 pounds of produce for Arlington food banks.
Address:4000 Lorcum Lane Arlington, VA 22207
(The garden is behind the white house located at 2310 Military Road, Arlington, VA 22207)
Typical Garden Duties: Planting, watering, weeding, installing drip irrigation, building trellis, harvesting, packaging, and delivering.
Workdays: We work our organic garden Saturdays, 9-11a, March through November. If it is too wet to work on Saturday, we work Sunday at 11:30a.
Contact: Click here to sign up for work days!
First Presbyterian Church of Arlington – 2024 UPDATE!
Walter Reed Garden – 2024 UPDATE!
About: The Walter Reed Garden has been growing produce for local food pantries for the past ten years. Last year, we grew and donated 2,600 lbs. of produce! Vegetables that are picked in the morning can be shared with a family in need within a few hours. If you are new to gardening, volunteering in the garden is a great way to learn and gain confidence. If you are an experienced gardener, it is a great way to share your knowledge. You’ll meet some really nice people and you’ll be helping our most vulnerable population have access to fresh, locally grown produce. See more at https://youtu.be/VunWHpMld24
Address: 2050 S Walter Reed Drive, Arlington, 22204
Typical Duties: We need help with watering, weeding, harvesting, moving mulch and compost, mowing, organizing and weighing donations, and transporting donations to our food pantry partners.
Workdays: This season, we will be working in the garden Tuesday and Saturday mornings. Our work time is usually 8:30 am-11 am. Each week we will send out an email letting you know the exact work hours in case they are modified due to weather.
Donations: If you are are not available to attend our work/garden sessions you can consider helping us by purchasing one of the items that we need from our Amazon Garden wish list. Thanks for supporting us.
Contact: To get involved, email gardenwalterreed@gmail.com
Thomas Jefferson Middle School (TJMS) Community Garden – 2024 UPDATE!
About: We are the largest school-based Plot Against Hunger, and we always appreciate drop-in or regular volunteers to help keep the garden alive and producing vegetables for AFAC all summer. No gardening experience necessary— come learn to garden with us. All ages welcome, under 11 requires parental supervision. See news and photos of recent volunteer days at https://jeffersongarden.org/volunteer/
Address: 125 South Old Glebe Road Arlington, VA 22204 (For GPS, use 3501 2nd St S, Arlington, VA 22204)
Typical Duties: Garden tasks include planting, weeding, watering, and harvesting produce for local food pantries.
Workdays: Saturdays 9-11 am, weather depending. Join our TJMS newsletter for more information about volunteer workdays.
Contact: Email tjmsoutside@gmail.com or visit jeffersongarden.org for more information.
Clarendon Presbyterian Church Garden
About: Now in our 14th year, we grew over 300 lbs. of food for FOUA distribution in 2022. We have two large raised beds and utilize in-ground beds nearby, with a wide array of veggies. We harvest at 1 p.m. on Mondays (or Tuesday after a holiday). Harvesters are needed from mid-June through September, and waterers are always needed!
Address: 1305 N. Jackson St., Arlington, VA 22201
Typical Duties: Watering, weeding and harvesting. Sign-up for watering 3 times a week here.
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Contact: To join this garden work group use their SignUp Genius here, or contact James Fisher jamesfisher56@gmail.com
Arlington House Kitchen Garden – 2024 UPDATE!
About:Arlington House Kitchen Garden is a Plot Against Hunger site located in the heart of Arlington National Cemetery. We tend the 1/4 acre kitchen garden at historic Arlington House. We partner with the National Park Services and the Arlington House Foundation to provide fresh, organic produce to Arlington families in need. We invite volunteers of all experience levels to join us in the garden!
Address: Arlington House, Arlington National Cemetery
Typical Duties:Activities include planting, weeding, watering, building trellises, and harvesting.
Workdays: From late March to early November, we have group workdays every Wednesday and Saturday morning, starting at 9:00 AM. We also offer flexible independent garden times daily, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Contact: To sign up, email volunteer@arlingtonurbanag.org
Tuckahoe Elementary School Garden
About: Tuckahoe is a public elementary school with a focus on outdoor learning. This 25 year old program is run by outdoor learning teacher Andrea Kaplowitz, as well as students & parents. As part of our curriculum we have numerous outdoor classroom spaces, including flower & raised veggie beds. We use the veggie beds for lessons & donation with Plot Against Hunger. Since we have fewer students during the summer, we welcome all helping hands then. We host monthly garden days for our community to come & help all year long. We would love to introduce you to our space – families are welcome!
Address: 6550 N. 26th St. Arlington, VA 22213
Typical Duties: Veggies during summer (weeding, harvesting, watering). We have 11 raised veggie beds. Flower beds managed by Ms. Kaplowitz, students, & parents. If you enjoy that type of gardening, we welcome the help.
Workdays: In addition to our monthly community garden days, Andrea Kaplowitz comes weekly throughout the summer.
Contact: Use SignUp Genius to register. Contact andrea.kaplowitz@apsva.us
Highlands Urban Garden (HUG) 2024 UPDATE!
About:Now in our fourth year, Project HUG showcases how community-driven agriculture can transform and enhance urban spaces, and demonstrates the power of partnerships across public, private, civic and non-profit communities. We welcome novice and experienced gardeners to volunteer with Project HUG. Our work sessions involve groups who tend the garden, harvest, drivers to take produce and a team who manages the irrigation system. Join us for a rewarding and educational experience. We value volunteer input and observation when contributing to the garden.
Address: 1600 S Hayes St, Arlington, VA 22202
Typical Duties: Planting, garden care, harvesting, filling water tanks and plant observation.
Workdays: We are at this time scheduling every 2nd and 4th Saturday morning of the month. 8:30am to 10:30am.
Contact: Click here to sign up to volunteer, or email projecthug22202@gmail.com for more information. Follow our Instagram for weekly updates and garden news @highlands.urban.garden.
Hoffman-Boston PTA Gardens – 2024 NEW!
About: Hoffman-Boston Elementary School is a Title I school located in South Arlington off of Columbia Pike. We are lucky to have and share with the community three garden areas around school grounds: Memorial Garden, Habitat Garden and Instructional Garden. We are looking for regular volunteers and groups but also welcome anyone who wants to help once in a while. Everyone is welcome and we encourage learning from our gardening mistakes. Children under age 12 may join with their own adult supervision as no childcare will be provided. Please bring sun protection and a water bottle.
Address:1415 South Queen St, Arlington, Virginia
Typical Duties: Watering, weeding, mulching, planting, pruning, trellising, harvesting
Workdays: Every other Sunday from 9-11 am (as of June 2, 2024) and every other Thursday from 4-5:30 pm (as of June 13, 2024). Come and go as you wish.
Contact: To sign up, email: garden@hfbpta.org, or subscribe: groups.io/g/HBES-Gardening-Club for event updates.
Ball Sellers House Garden – 2024 NEW!
About: The Ball-Sellers House, built by John and Elizabeth Ball c.1750, is the oldest house in Arlington, VA. The kitchen garden behind the house is generally representative of what the Ball family grew for their sustenance. Large farm fields and the mill were east, closer to water (Four-Mile Run.) Approximately 1000 SF, a combination of in-ground and raised beds.
Address: 5620 3rd Street, South, Arlington. VA
Typical Duties: Planting, weeding, perennials care, soil conditioning, trimming, watering, harvesting, delivery to Rock Springs food collection site on Mondays; add Thursdays as harvest increases.
Workdays: We generally work Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and flex/increase days as watering and harvesting require.
Contact: For more information and to participate, email mary.resnick@gmail.com.
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