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Sage Garden The Sage Garden Project is a program that brings gardens, cooking classes, and nutritional science – as well as opportunities for physical activity and exercise – to targeted elementary schools. The goal of the program is to reduce the incidence of diabetes. Because the disease is developing at an epidemic rate in the Hispanic/Latino population, schools with a large percentage of these students are targeted for participation. We have been the blessed to be on the schedule for Bethlehem Serves day for several years. Volunteers help maintain the school garden, complete adult required projects and deep clean out nutritional science lab. During the summer months we have a weekly volunteer day in the garden on Friday mornings from 9-11 to help maintain the garden while the students are on summer break. Participant share in the harvest at the end of their shift. All are welcome! Contact: Karen Saake Sage Garden Project Volunteer Opportunities at Ocean Knoll: Friday Fun in the Garden - Every Friday, June 29 - August 17, from 9-11am we open the garden for community members to come volunteer to help with garden maintenance. At the end of the shift we split up the harvest for all to share in! Chicken care - During the summer months and on weekends throughout the year we need volunteers to care for the chickens. Sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C4CA8A92CA7FA7-ocean Food scraps and cardboard collection - We maintain 3 large worm composting bins and need your food scraps. Food scraps = fruit and vegetable scraps. Please separate out citrus. Eggshells, coffee grounds and filters, tea bags (staples removed). There is a marked collection bin outside of the farm gate on Bonita Drive. Drop off your scraps at your convenience. We are always in need of cardboard to lay down under mulch for weed control. Slide your flattened cardboard boxes under the farm gate on Bonita Drive. Saturday project days - The first Saturday of each month (September-June) we host a garden and farm project day from 9-11am very similar to the work you will be doing today. We tackle a big project that needs many adult hands. Soup Night - In
May (exact date TBA) of each year we host a Soup Night Fundraiser on the Ocean Knoll Campus. We begin at 10:30am preparing
soups with garden fresh ingredients to serve to the Ocean Knoll families attending Open House. We need help prepping soup,
setting-up the kitchen, serving and cleaning up. We finish up about 7pm. Come when your available and we'll put you to work. Garden Classroom volunteer - assist our garden teacher by running a station during our garden classes, assist with class set-up and clean-up. Monday - Friday 7:30am-2:30pm hours vary. Late August - Mid June. Contact Karen at karen@sagegardenproject.org Kitchen classroom volunteer - assist our kitchen teacher by running a station during our kitchen classes, assist with class set-up and clean-up. Monday - Friday 7:30am-2:30pm hours vary. Late August - Mid June. Contact Karen at karen@sagegardenproject.org Junior Master Gardener (JMG) volunteer - assist our JMG instructor during our JMG meetings, assist with meeting set-up and clean-up. Mondays 2:00pm-4:00pm. Late August - Mid June. Contact Karen at karen@sagegardenproject.org Foodie Friday (FF) volunteer - assist our FF instructor during our FF meetings, assist with meeting set-up and clean-up. Fridays 12:30pm-3:00pm. Late August - Mid June. Contact Karen at karen@sagegardenproject.org Repurposed items - we collect all types of garden and kitchen supplies. Planting pots, garden flats, tomato cages, garden stakes, trash cans, buckets, irrigation supplies, garden tools, kitchen items, etc... Send a picture to Karen at karen@sagegardenproject.org or (760)815-4912 and I will let you know if we can use it and make arrangements for drop off. Donations - seeds, gift cards for garden centers, home improvement stores, grocery stores and seed companies. Cash donations also accepted. Checks payable to Ocean Knoll PTA with Sage Garden Project noted in the memo field. Tutoring - First Grade would love volunteers
who could read books one-on-one with children and help them practice their sight words! |
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