AIHS Volunteering

We invite everyone, and especially AIHS members, to volunteer for AIHS events and workparties. Gardeners are encouraged to volunteer for six hours each year.
Volunteering is the easiest way to meet people, have fun and feel like you are making a contribution. Please select at least one volunteer opportunity. There are so many amazing things you can do to help.

Contact the event coordinator listed below to sign up for a volunteer opportunity.

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Volunteer Opportunities

Weekly Farm Workparty When: Every Wednesday, from 9am - noon. Join the weekly Farm workparty team: Farm Maintenance and Light Construction. We need your help in maintaining the farm, things like lawn mowing, pruining the orchard, building gates, repairing fencing, painting and staining, improving the road, etc. Join a great team of workers who turn out every week to do this. Lunch served every other week. More Contact: Our Operations Director. Or just show up at coop 2 and help.

Weekly Garden Workparty When: Every Wednesday, from 9am - noon. Join the weekly Garden workparty team: Help in the greenhouse, the plant sale area, the market garden plot, or general farm landscaping. Lunch served every other week. More Contact: Laurie Opsal. (206) 226-7725. l.opsal@yahoo.com. Or just show up at the greenhouse and help.

Weekly Summer Garden Market When: Every Saturday 9am-noon, June-mid September. Join the Garden Market team. Help gather produce, setup, tear down, sell produce and flowers, be a cashier. More Contact: Susie Cunningham (503) 380-5138. susiepdx@gmail.com.

Docents When: Saturdays and Sundays June-September. Be a guide to the farm for visitors. Welcome and introduce visitors to the farm, share background and history of AI and the farm with visitors. Click for more information. More Contact: Lee Ann Whitaker. (253) 858-5678. pegasusrider@centurylink.net..

Plant Sale When: First Saturday in May. Be an event volunteer for the early plant sale. Help setup, tear down, explain plants, be a cashier. More Contact: Our Events Director.

Farm Day When: Saturday before Memorial Day Be an event volunteer. Help setup, tear down, serve food, be a cashier, coordinate children's activities. More Contact: Our Events Director.

Salmon Bake When: First Saturday in July. Be an event volunteer. Help setup, tear down, cook food, serve food, sell tickets. More Contact: Our Events Director.

Silent Auction When: First Saturday in July. Be an auction volunteer. Help setup, tear down, gather donations, be a cashier. More Contact: Jill Aschendorf (503) 730-3475. aihsauction2@gmail.com.

Apple Squeeze When: Second or Third Saturday in September Be an event volunteer. Help setup, tear down, cook food, serve food, sell tickets. More Contact: Our Events Director.

Potlucks When: Fourth Saturday in Jan,Feb,Mar,Sept,Oct,Nov. 6-8pm. Help setup, tear down, and oversee the potluck. More Contact: Our Events Director.

Holiday Open House (December) When: First Sunday in December, 1-3pm. Help setup, tear down, and oversee the event. More Contact: Our Events Director.

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