Residential Garden (H.S.) Soil Prep & Planting

Come help prepare a new Residential Garden one of our specialty programs. Anticipate some heavy labor, with rewarding results!

Tasks include:

• Transferring soil to newly built raised beds

• Preparing in-ground furrows

• Planting summer garden

• Yard clean-up

Experiences and new volunteers welcome!  Appropriate for volunteers 15 years and older with willingness to engage with heavy labor (digging, carrying soil).

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we ask that all volunteers observe the following guidelines:

• All volunteers - including children - must wear masks and gloves at all times.  Please bring your own mask, work gloves and water bottle. 

• To assure compliance with social-distancing and sanitation requirements, all volunteers for this event must be age 15 and older, AND must be able to comply at all times with social-distancing and mask requirements.

• If you have experienced ANY symptoms of illness in the last 14 days, or if you have had contact with anyone experiencing these symptoms within the last 14 days, please do NOT attend any EGC work event.  Symptoms include, but are not limited to, chills, fever, fatigue, sore throat, muscle soreness, loss of sense of smell, vomiting, abdominal pain, shortness of breath, and/or coughing.

• Restrooms WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE during this event.