Gardeners will always be needed to help take care of an acre of plantings in the LAS Kaleidoscope Garden. This is a wonderful garden containing many small gardens of different themes.
The LAS Greenhouse offers many opportunities for learning also. Greenhouse gardening is different than gardening outdoors. Greenhouse gardeners learn the fine points of growing plants from seed in a controlled environment, grafting, transplanting, pruning at important intervals, and insect control. The LAS Greenhouse Gardeners go into a high production phase starting in mid-January to begin…
Throughout the community, there are wonderful examples of different kinds of gardens for those who wish to specialize. There are rose gardens, rock gardens, butterfly gardens, gardens of just annuals, native wild flowers, perennial gardens, Japanese gardens etc.
Are you “hands-on”? Do you like to fix or maintain? Facility volunteers help with facility maintenance, do light carpentry, maintain grounds water plants, change lightbulbs. These volunteers like to “do.”
Help out at D-Town Farm. Volunteers of all ages are welcome, but children must be accompanied and monitored by a responsible adult. D-Town Farm serves as a site for court mandated and school related community service. Volunteer days are Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. – noon and Sundays from 9:00 a.m. – noon, beginning the third…
Volunteers at community meal site and food pantry. Provide practical assistance to the qualified elderly, frail, disabled, isolated and needy of Kalkaska County
If you’re interested in helping with CAPE/Make It UP! Makerspace events/programs, providing professional services, or general volunteering opportunities, feel free to reach out to us!
Garden caretakers dig in the dirt! Tasks include weeding, watering and monitoring the health of our plants across multiple Garden spaces and containers. Our caretakers work in teams with training and support from our horticulturalist to keep the Garden blooming beautifully. As a caretaker, you’ll help Garden visitors to experience firsthand the belief of Dr.…
Support the Trail, support the work. There are many ways to volunteer for the North Country Trail Association and its Chapters, from building and maintaining to outreach and advocacy. No matter your skills or interests, we have an opportunity for you.
Helping Hands of Eaton County is operated almost entirely by volunteers. We provide a 7-day supply of groceries and personal care items free of charge to people in need. To learn about volunteer opportunities with Helping Hands, contact us.