Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers are always welcome at Codman Community Farms, whether you’re interested in helping with the chores, collecting and cleaning eggs, planting, painting or fixing – we can always find a place for you. Some people help out on a regular basis, some seasonally and others on a one-time basis. Groups, teams, and individuals are all welcome – contact us!
Our needs include :
- Pick your own garden planting and maintenance
- General garden and grounds maintenance
- Childrens’ garden leadership
- Farm store displays
- Events organization & publicity
- Egg collection
- Hay mowing, storage and delivery
- Carpentry, sign painting
- General farm chores
- Marketing/PR
- Communications writing, design and layout
Many of the following tasks can be done anytime, without permission or supervision:
Clean duck and chicken water bowls – a one time chore that can be done daily by young children with adult supervision. Detailed instructions are at the farm.
Weeding – the gardens around the office, farmer’s house and farm can always use some tending, just dig right in!
Cleaning – the store always needs dusting; barn and office can be swept and the bathrooms cleaned! Supplies are located in the office closets, and the large broom is usually in the barn.
Window Washing – if this is your passion, we love the sun and clean windows are always appreciated.
General Grounds Clean-up – pick up trash or branches around the grounds.
Run Errands – do you like to drive with a purpose? Pick up eggs in Bedford, meat in Groton, supplies in Littleton or Acton and bring back to the Farm. Take chickens to the auction… just check in and see what needs to be done!
Price meat – a great way to apply math to every day life!
The following jobs are also in need of volunteers and some training is required. We ask that you make a commitment of at least 2 months, twice a month for 3 hours each time. We will set up some training opportunities, and then count on you to come on a regular basis and work independently.
Egg Collecting – volunteers collect our eggs, wash and package them, the process takes about an hour. One egg collector covers each day of the week. Occasionally there are vacancies for a weekly slot, and we have a substitute list. If you are interested, we can match you up with a collector for training and then add you to the list.
Farm Chores – help care for the animals by cleaning stalls, moving fences, providing food and water, taking the animals to pasture. The chores vary, but there are always things to do. Chores are most suited to adults or older children with adults.
Splitting Wood – we obtain wood for free to chop and sell for farm income. We can teach you to operate the wood splitter. Adults only for this job -
Hay Operations –
a. help load/unload hay, ability to lift and stack heavy 50 lb bales.
b. operate farm tractors and hay equipment – adults only.
c. operate hay rides for farm events and outside organizations – adults only.
Tour Leader – Lead groups around the farm, providing visitors with information on our animals and general farming information. Tours are primarily given to pre-schools; comfort with this age group is more important than in-depth farm knowledge. We would love to offer more tours depending upon a volunteer’s interest.
Pick Your Own Garden – plan, plant and tend this garden during the spring and summer.
Bookkeeping – monthly tasks available!
There are also short-term opportunities to get involved in the farm!
Events – we are always looking for help with events, you can plan and organize, or just show up and help that day!
Signs for Education – if you have a question while on the farm, chances are someone else does too! Research the answer, and make a sign that we can post! We’ll pay for any supplies needed.
Teaching – assist with one of our children’s classes, or offer a class of your own. We’ll work with you.
Computer Maintenance – we often have technological trouble, and would love to have some computer experts to help maintain our systems.
