Food Roof Volunteer

Here are some things you might do as a volunteer.

Food roof volunteer.

Help your neighbors feed their families. There are no volunteer opportunities for youth under 6 years of age however foodbank tours are available and can be. It takes a community of volunteers to make our programs successful. Louis community garden is located two stories up atop the food roof farm where we are growing food friends and families that are actively contributing to their health and the sustained health and welfare of our social fabric.

Roof is a small organisation set up by friends to support the homeless. The food roof farm is built and the first season of crops are harvested. Assisting at mobile pantries and no contact distributions. We help feed and clothe our outdoor friends with a fortnightly street kitchen pop up where we provide hot cold food drinks and snacks clothes and underwear toiletries and warming company.

It is a great space for community gardens volunteer education and event opportunities. This has all been made possible by our amazing farm staff but with the summer season upon us we need your help. We are welcoming small numbers of volunteers to the food roof farm on tuesday and saturday mornings and to fresh starts community garden on thursdays. This is a great opportunity to teach the importance of giving back to your community.

Social media marketing volunteer preferably toronto based special skills volunteers ie. The food roof farm is an urban farm in downtown st. The farmily focuses on designing the food roof and raising money to fund construction. Already we have grown and donated over 1 000 pounds of food to our partners.

In fact last year our volunteers put in more than 22 000 hours sorting and distributing food harvesting produce interviewing and assisting people with services assisting with clerical tasks and much much more. Volunteer tasks may include sorting or packing food as well as a warehouse tour to introduce your child to the work of the foodbank. How to volunteer during covid 19. Volunteers are the heart of food for people.

Mary presents about the impending food roof at tedx gateway arch. Partner with us to build a more resilient equitable and racially just local food system while enjoying the perks of membership. Every volunteer experience is a little different. Urban harvest stl is awarded a federal grant through the epa.

Louis garden is a space for the community to come together. Louis located just north of the delmar divide. This garden has been growing and going strong for seven years now. Get your hands dirty or simply take in the city views while enjoying our rooftop gem in downtown st.