NEEDED Volunteer at Fairview Gardens
Fairview Gardens is a non-profit organic farm in Goleta, California. We
seek a team of Volunteer Docents to lead educational tours for elementary
school children. This is a great opportunity for people interested in
sustainable farming, food, and education. To download the Docent
Application please visit
www.fairviewgardens.org. If you have questions please email
info@fairviewgardens.org
.
To volunteer, docents must attend a mandatory training on Saturday
March 1st from 9am-12noon.
Please read the description below and download the application from
our website. Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Fairview
Gardens. We look forward to seeing you on the farm!
Fairview Gardens Docent Description
Title: Fairview Gardens Docent
Location: Fairview Gardens
Supervisor: Education Director / Docent Coordinator
Commitment: Three hours per week for 9-12 months, as well as
monthly in-service training.
Role: The Fairview Gardens Docents offer educational opportunities
for students throughout Santa Barbara and Goleta and are a key part of
the education at the Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens.
Docent will help lead educational tours at least once per week for one
year. Tours last approximately 3 hours, and docents need to arrive 30
minutes before a tour begins, and stay 30 minutes after a tour ends.
Specific tour duties will vary, but may include:
· Model farming (plant,
irrigate, weed, harvest, wash, bunch, and sell).
· Care for farm animals,
including chickens and goats
· Lead games, songs, or
stories from docent guidebook
· Other tasks as
necessary
As a key player of a community farm, docents will also:
· Represent Fairview
Gardens to the general public
· Stand for long periods
of time
· Share Fairview Gardens
values
· Get dirty
· Exhibit key traits:
leadership, enthusiasm, patience, kindness.
· Be invited to
participate and represent the Farm at Community Events, such as Open
House, Community Potlucks, Classes, Fermentation Festival, etc.
contact
Melissa Fontaine
Food Literacy Manager, School Food Initiative
Melissa Fontaine <Melissaf@orfalea.org>
Orfalea Foundation
1283 Coast Village Circle, Santa Barbara, CA 93108
tel: 805-565-7550 ext 111 ~ fax: 805-565-7554
www.OrfaleaFoundation.org
www.SchoolFoodAction.org
