bay area gardening

August 25, 2023 10:15 PM

Are there community gardens in the Bay Area (SF/Oakland/Berkeley) that will take volunteers for drop-in shifts on weekends? Not a ton of skills but down to learn and contribute. Looking for a regular, low-commitment volunteer opportunity. East Bay preferred.
posted by icosahedron to Home & Garden (4 answers total)

Alemany Farm is an option, though they now seem to require you register rather than just dropping in on Saturday afternoons.
posted by ssg at 11:00 PM on August 25, 2023

Best answer: spiral gardens
posted by latkes at 4:51 PM on August 26, 2023

Try these: https://ecologycenter.org/bcgc/#community
posted by skwm at 9:05 PM on August 26, 2023 [1 favorite]

Ploughshares in Alameda always needs volunteers. They're a nonprofit plant nursery that trains and employs people from the Alameda Point Collaborative supportive housing community.
posted by tangerine at 4:26 PM on August 28, 2023