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Greener Peebles
- VO105882
About this event
Volunteering in our community garden to help grow food, enhance biodiversity and feel good! You will take part in a range of seasonal garden tasks. There is always a choice of activity, no experience or minimum commitment required.
Volunteering details
As a Community Garden Volunteer you can attend weekly sessions in our community garden, running all year round. Led by our experienced and friendly Community Growing Coordinator, you can choose a garden task which suits your interests and abilities. We offer lightweight tools, and seated options.
Our activities focus on growing food (fruit, herbs, vegetables) and enhancing biodiversity, with a range of well established growing spaces to learn and share your knowledge in. You do not need any experience, as we are a learning garden, and sessions are "drop in" so you can come along whenever you like.
Our garden sessions are all group based, so you will be working alongside other members of the community. A harvest is offered as a thank you at the end of each session, and we run other activities throughout the year, including skill shares, and community events with meals to celebrate our volunteers and achievements in the garden.
Experience required
No skills or experiences, just a willingness to get involved
Travel expenses
If volunteers travel for training we will reimburse expenses.
At every session we provide refreshments, tea/coffee, biscuits free of charge
Volunteer expenses must be agreed in advance.
Date
27 May 2026
Support
Training details
Every volunteer has an induction around the community garden, we provide a Volunteers Handbook and Role Description.
For volunteers with specific responsibilities we provide further training, such as use of grass cutting machines, watering rota induction, and emergency first aid training.
Taster
You are invited to the community garden to have an informal chat and look around with our Community Growing Coordinator. We will learn about your interests in the community garden and answer any questions you have about volunteering.
Restrictions
Minimum age: 16
Garden is a group work opportunity, can cannot work to one-to-one with individuals.
Availability
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Frequency & commitment
The Community Growing Coordinator will be your main contact. All volunteers are invited to our Monthly Volunteers Meeting to dicusss goings on in the garden, givce feedback and share ideas and suggestions. These are optional. If you cannot make these in person, you can still receive agenda and minutes, and give feedback via email or phone.
Volunteers (aged 16-25) taking part in this opportunity are eligible to claim Saltire Awards hours for their activity.
Find out more
Please fill out this form to register your interest in the opportunity Community Garden Volunteer with Greener Peebles
Your email address and phone number will only be used by the organisation/TSI you are contacting to discuss in more detail the opportunity you are enquiring about.
Your details and message will be sent to:
Nichole Dow, Greener Peebles
Nichole Dow, Greener Peebles
Email address: [email protected]
Thank you for registering your interest in Community Garden Volunteer with Greener Peebles.
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