July 2026 Community Garden Day LAUSD Elementary School

Come get your hands dirty with Garden School Foundation at our next Community Garden Day on Saturday, July 11th from 9am-12pm! 

Why: Our volunteers play a vital role in the work that we do at GSF. Your volunteer efforts help keep our gardens beautiful and edible throughout the school year. Your hard work makes it possible for our students to enjoy the garden and harvest herbs and veggies year-round for cooking classes. Our volunteers not only enhance the educational experience of our students but also help share the magical world of gardening with kids and their families across LA.  

Who: Garden School Foundation provides in-depth garden-based education to youth at Title I schools in Los Angeles, strengthening connections between food justice, environmental stewardship, and community health. By using the full transformative potential of school gardens as teaching sites, we nurture a healthy and mindful generation of children who care for their bodies, their communities, and the earth. We currently serve eleven Title I elementary schools, reaching over 3,500 students and their families each year.

What to Expect: At Community Garden Day, volunteers will help build new beds, weed pathways, lay mulch, refresh garden signs, harvest, and more. We need YOUR help to keep our garden thriving! 

Typical volunteer activities include: 

• mulching
• watering
• weeding
• clearing
• planting beds
• pruning trees
• raking
• compost maintenance
• sign painting
• and more!

Lunch:

• After a morning of hard work and good vibes, we'll share a light lunch together (provided by our partners at Sprouts)

What's Required:

• Volunteers of all ages and experience levels, from beginning to Master Gardener, are welcome
• We provide all the tools and training. All you need to join in is a desire to help out and a willingness to learn
• Volunteers should wear close-toe shoes and loose, comfy clothes that are school-appropriate
• We encourage volunteers to bring their own water bottles and sun protection.
• There is free onsite parking in a lot directly next to the garden (enter from E Century Blvd)
  • Additional parking instructions will be in your confirmation email
• GSF will have a table set up in front of the school where we will check you in and ask you to sign our Volunteer Waiver
• We will be in the garden rain or shine
• Our garden beds are ADA-compliant and parts of the garden are accessible to wheelchairs. Most of the pathways for the central garden are mulch
• Age Requirements: 
  • Volunteers aged 16-17 can come alone to the events as long as a parent/guardian has signed our volunteer waiver on their behalf in advance
  • Reach out to us if this waiver is needed
  • A printed signed copy of the waiver must be brought by all volunteers aged 16-17 if they are attending the event without a guardian, or the volunteer is unable to participate

Have Questions or Need Accommodation? Email the Opportunity Coordinator below.  

This opportunity is managed by an L.A. Works partner, Garden School Foundation.   

All volunteers participating in this volunteer opportunity are expected to adhere to the health and safety guidelines outlined here: /www.laworks.com/health-and-safety  

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