Working for a Greener District of Columbia
VOLUNTEERING AT THE NATIONAL ARBORETUM
YOUTH GARDEN
The Seed to Supper Program is a fabulous
program that brings families to together at the
Arboretum to grow vegetables, then prepare
delicious meals with the harvest. Participants
meet meet and exchanging vegetable
recommendations and favorite recipes with
gardeners from different cultures - Asian,
Caribbean, African American, white and biracial
families all have plots here.
Volunteers tell us their favorite thing about
volunteering at the Youth Garden is seeing the
interaction between parents and their kids as
they garden and cook together, on top of all the
good learning and maturing that she sees going
on with the kids.
Here's complete information about programs of the WASHINGTON YOUTH GARDEN. And check the Friends of National Arboreum site for even more information.
HERB GARDEN
Greetings from the Herb Garden of the National Arboretum
where volunteers John Wheeler (DC Urban Gardener VP),
Jim Connolly and Jim Thurston (from left) work up a good
sweat every Tuesday morning. And the word from these
dedicated volunteers is that it's FUN (all agree), that they're
a strange lot (hmm), and that staffer Chrissy Gray is "fun to
work with" - there's that word again.
BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING AT THE ARBORETUM:
- Great learning opportunities, working with expert staff and seasoned volunteers
- Yearly Volunteer Lunch with Guest Speaker
- Yearly Chili Pepper Cook-off for Staff and Volunteers (It's about cooking with chilis, not making chili.)
- Field Trips to places like Chanticleer, Lewis Ginter Garden in Richmond, Longwood Gardens
- Regular opportunities to socialize with other volunteers, especially over lunch.
- Participating in free Smithsonian forums for volunteers at Washington's public gardens
HOW TO VOLUNTEER: Contact Volunteer Coordinator Nancy Luria at 202/245-4546 or by email. And there's more information on the Arboretum's websit
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