Please join us at our next Third Saturday Work Party this coming Saturday, January 15th and RSVP by clicking the email listed below the group you are interested in:
Trail Care
When: 10am - 12:30pm
Who: Up to 6 volunteers, led by Maddie
Task: Restoring and sprucing up walking paths around BFF by pulling weeds and possibly adding wood chips
RSVP to: madeline@foodforest.ngo
Sheet Mulching Land Share Area
When: 10am-12pm
Who: 4-6 volunteers needed. Led by Cherry Liu.
Task: We will be using wheelbarrows and pitchforks to bring woodchips over to the BIPOC Land Share area and sheet mulch with cardboard (continuation of project from last year)
RSVP to: cherry@foodforest.ngo
Priority Weeding
When: 11:00am - 1:00pm
Who: 6 volunteers. Elise will lead.
Tasks: We will meet at the gathering plaza, gather weeding tools, and take a walk through the food forest to identify spots that need priority weeding to start the year well. These may include Canada thistle, bindweed, and buttercup. Bring gloves if you have your own, especially leather gloves! This is a great opportunity to catch up with a friend or make a new one while helping care for the food forest.
RSVP to: elise@foodforest.ngo
Compost
When: 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Who: 6 volunteers. Reena & Joe will lead.
Tasks: We will be raking the compost areas, sharpening and repairing tools, clearing out storages, and organizing the toolbox. If the weather permits it, there will be opportunities for sifting finished compost and weeding.
RSVP to: Lmmarston@gmail.com
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Where: All groups will meet their lead at the Gathering Plaza at the top of the Beacon Food Forest at the given time. Please sign in on the clipboard at the Outreach Table first. After collecting tools, you'll head to the work area.
What to bring:
Water, personal snacks
Gardening gloves—We have clean gloves available, if needed.
Mask or cloth face covering
Weather-appropriate layers
Safety:
If you have known exposure to COVID-19, feel sick, or exhibit symptoms, please stay home.
We keep these work parties small in order to allow everyone to spread out and work individually. Volunteers should plan to keep 6 feet of distance from others while working.
We will have a handwashing station with soap and running water at the worksite.
Alcohol or bleach solution is available to disinfect tools.
We have a first aid kit available.
Accessibility:
The Gathering Plaza, toolshed, bike path, and Education Plaza are wheelchair-accessible.
The nearest restroom is about a 5-minute walk away, up a flight of steps. There is also a longer, wheelchair-accessible route. The restrooms are wheelchair-accessible and gender-segregated.
Please let us know if you have any questions about accessibility! We wish to make these work parties as inclusive as possible.
You can learn how to get to BFF on our website: https://beaconfoodforest.org/visit-us
Thank you for your support in maintaining BFF for our community!