It's easy to get started volunteering at the farm - just give us a call! You don't have to know farming, and you don't have to bring tools. We'll orient you to the day's work, and you can spend as much or as little time as you want helping out.

Where are the farms?

This year we will start farming in our Grafton location during the month of March:

• Brigham Hill Community Farm, 37 Wheeler Road, N. Grafton, MA - Directions

This year we will not be scheduling volunteers in our Hopkinton location until further notice:

• Elmwood Farm, 97 Ash Street, Hopkinton, MA - Directions

When are your volunteer hours?

Brigham Hill Community Farm, Grafton, MA:
Saturday Hours - Starting at the beginning of the summer, we hold volunteer hours on specified Saturdays, from 9:00 am until noon. These are subject to change, and subject to cancellation due to weather (yes, in farming everything depends on the weather! We recommend calling our Volunteer Coordinator or the hotline the week prior to a Saturday when you would like to volunteer to make sure hours are being held. Also, being added to our Farmers E-mail List is a great way to stay up to date, please contact out Volunteer Coordinator for more information!

By appointment - We frequently have other hours as well, and can often accommodate the scheduling needs of groups or individuals, so please call if Saturday is not a convenient time for you.

Elmwood Farm, Hopkinton, MA:
Until further notice, we will not be scheduling volunteers in our Hopkinton location. Please contact the Volunteer Coordinator or Volunteer hotline should you have any questions.

Do I need to know about farming?

Absolutely not! Many of our volunteers are kids and city people who have never been on a farm before. We'll show you what to do on the day you come to the farm.

What kinds of volunteer work are there?

There are quite a number of tasks involved in growing vegetables, including planting and transplanting in the greenhouse (mostly early in the season), transplanting into the fields (through the middle of summer), weeding by hand or with hoes, and harvesting (from early July through to the first frost, and sometimes beyond).

This season we are also calling for Volunteer Team Leaders. These important individuals will offer leadership and direction to volunteer groups and inviduals at the Brigham Hill Farm on Saturday mornings and some weekdays. We ask a minimum commitment of only one Saturday morning a month throughout the season, but always love to see our leaders more often if possible. If you are interested in more information, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Tracey Harger, at (774) 551-6544.

How should I dress?

The farm is not formal. Prepare to get dirty. Jeans and a T-shirt are a popular combination, and shoes or sneakers that you won't mind getting dirty - no sandals. We highly recommend bringing a hat to keep off the sun! And, bringing along a pair of gardening gloves will keep the dirt-under-the-fingernails to a minimum.

What else should I bring?

Although we do try to have water available, and the Brigham Hill Community Barn has a water bubbler and restrooms, it's not a bad idea to bring along a bottle of water. Farming is hard work, and the summer sun can be quite hot.

Speaking of the sun, it's also a very good idea to bring along sunscreen to cover any exposed skin areas.

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