Greetings<br>We
are a non-profit, 1 acre educational garden open to engaging volunteers who wish to learn about large-scale gardening, and to help us cultivate and harvest our vegetables and fruit that we donate to local food pantries in Oxnard.  <br>

<br>We can always use extra help, with everything from compost making, compost tea making and application, bed preparation, planting, harvesting, weeding, soil mix making, seed planting, seed saving, fruit tree and vine pruning, garden irrigation system installation, maintenance, and management, volunteer management, and biodynamic preparation-making and application.<br>

<br>Some of us have training in permaculture design, keyline design, holistic management, and biodynamic agriculture, and we are open to knowledge sharing and informal education.<br><br>Our main harvest days are on
Wednesdays from 1:30 p.m. until 3 p.m.  Saturdays are our &quot;work/play&quot;
days at the Garden from 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. (whenever you can come
during that time is great!).  We eat lunch together on Saturdays.  A vegetarian lunch is
provided by one of our volunteers, so you don&#39;t need to bring anything
except for water and a snack.  Sometimes we bring something to share -
cookies or fruit, but that&#39;s not expected of new volunteers.  Make sure
to bring a hat and sunscreen, since it can get hot, and wear clothes
you can get dirty in.  All tools are at the garden.  No experience is
necessary for any of the tasks - just a willingness to learn and have
fun!  <br>We are also in need of an irrigation master - someone who
is willing to learn about garden irrigation systems including drip
systems, and would like to manage the weekly watering needs of the
garden.  This position requires a commitment to being at the garden briefly 3
days a week to turn on the watering system and make sure everything is
working well - so living close by is essential.<br>

<br>We also have several projects going on related to grant funding we 
recently received.  One of these projects is a container gardening 
educational program in Oxnard that happens twice a month.  The purpose 
of this project is to provide resources and skills in growing food close
 to home in small spaces and with limited resources.  We need Spanish 
speakers (or Mixtec) for this project, particularly if they are 
experienced in growing food in containers.  We will also have upcoming 
workshops open to the whole community on Compost Basics, Nutrition, and 
garden-related topics.  Please let me 
know if you have any skills that you might be able to contribute to 
these training programs, and I can get you plugged in.  Whether or not 
you do, you are welcome to come out and help during our normal Wed. and 
Sat. hours at the Garden!<br>
<br clear="all">Eric Humel and Katerina Friesen<br><br>-- <br>Community Roots Garden<br><a href="http://www.communityrootsgarden.org" target="_blank">www.communityrootsgarden.org</a><br>(805) 616-2326<br>