Volunteer at the UW Farm!
We welcome students and all individuals from the community to join us on the farm to engage in our food production, learn about growing practices, and be on the land together.
Our greatest need for volunteers is during the summer, especially July, August and September.
Who May Volunteer
- UW students, staff, faculty, employees
- UW students who are volunteering for a class, internship, research or project
- Community members and groups not affiliated with UW, the general public
- Individuals 18 and older. Accommodations may be possible for supervised youth.
- Group Volunteering work parties (corporate & community groups, UW student groups, etc.) – please visit page for more details!
Volunteer Sign-up Process
- Visit our sign-up page to fill out required liability forms
- Check out our volunteer schedule and join us at the start of a shift!
Volunteer Shift Activities
Our work day revolves around the seasons, planting and harvests for most of the year. You may find yourself involved in any one of the following activities when you arrive for a shift:
- Working with other volunteers, team projects
- Picking, washing, packing produce for campus dining, CSA program, or the food pantry
- Starting seeds and making soil blocks
- Preparing beds for planting, including moving compost, tilling, making raised beds
- Weeding by hand using various farm tools
- Direct seeding and transplanting crop “starts” in the greenhouse, in farm plots
- Working with organic fertilizers
- Pruning, dividing and caring for perennial flowers, fruit trees and shrubs
- Removing invasive plants
- Installing Drip Irrigation
- Making flower bouquets or caring for the farm’s flowers
- Other tasks related to maintaining the farm’s produce production and management of perennial plants