Opportunity Details
Unidad Garden - Raised beds refresh
Join us in refreshing the Unidad Park Community Garden beds!
Why: The Unidad Park Community Garden has been part of this community for over 25 years! Your time will help update these raised beds for the first time since then!
Who: The Neighborhood Land Trust's mission is to grow healthier, safer and stronger communities by creating small, accessible urban parks and gardens that help remedy the critical lack of green and recreational spaces in greater Los Angeles’ underserved neighborhoods, and to ensure participation and collaboration among low-income residents throughout the process of envisioning, building and managing the parks and gardens we create.
What to Expect:- Saturday, September 26th from 9 am - 12 pm
- Demo day - Volunteers will breakd down wooden beds, some beds might have plants in them, so we ask that volunteers be gentle. Place unused wood in bags or place in a location to be collected by trash haulers. Clean up any remaining debris once work is completed.
- Saturday, October 24th from 9am - 12pm
- Metal raised bed assembly - assemble new raised beds (6x4) and place over garden bed, clean up and debris.
- Saturday, November 7th from 9 am - 11 am
- Last touches - assembnle any last minute raised beds, fill beds with additional soil, support with replanting, clean up any remaining debris.
- Saturday, November 14th 10 am - 12 pm
- Celebration time! Volunteers will enjoy food with the members, celebrating the new look of the garden and a garden workshop.
- All tools and materials will be provided.
- Brief training on tools and tasks will be given.
- Complete our Volunteer Waiver- which will be in your confirmation email after signing up
- Volunteers are encouraged to wear comfortable clothes, closed toed shoes, sun protrection (hat, sunglasses and sunscreen) and bring a refillable water bottle
- Volunteers must committ to completing tasks in a timely manner
- No experience needed
- Must be able to list 15 lbs
- Aside from siging up through LA Works, we are askign volunteers to complete our volunteer waiver- This will be found in your confirmation email after signing up
This opportunity is managed by an L.A. Works partner, Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust.
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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Environment
Families, Other, Visitors & Travelers, Children, Children & Youth < 18yrs old
Cleaning,Gardening/Planting
Age Minimum (with Adult): 18+, Minimum Age:18+
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