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Become an Ecology Center Volunteer!
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Earn great benefits as a volunteer:
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Volunteer up to 5 hours and you will be eligible for a
free
one-year
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Our Farmers' Markets Access & Equity (FMAE) Program
is hosting a Face-to-
Face Meeting
, an annual two-day
conference for Market Match partner organizations from across the state to share best practices, gain skills, and celebrate program accomplishments.
Market Match
is
California's largest healthy food incentive program.
When
: March 9th, Monday, 9 AM to 8 PM
March 10th, Tuesday, 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Who: 6-8 volunteers for different catering assistance shifts throughout the day
Location
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Monday venue:
Oakstop, 1721 Broadway, Oakland, CA
Tuesday venue: California Endowment, 2000 Franklin St, Oakland, CA
If you're interested in volunteering, reach out to Jacqui, Program Coordinator, at
[email protected]
or (510) 548-2220 x 232.
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 Seed Swap & Celebration
It's Seed Swap Time!
In addition to extending an invite to you and your network(s), we could also use your help!
5-6 volunteers: March 27th, Friday 6 PM to 9:15 PM (in 1-2 hour shifts)
- Welcoming/Sign-in guests
- Greeting guests and helping to facilitate seed exchange
- Greeting guests and helping to facilitate potluck
- Seed Swap Support- maintaining seed family swapping tables
- Event set-up and/or breakdown
- and more...
2-3 volunteers: March 28th, Saturday 11 AM to 1 PM
- BASIL organizing (seed organization)
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Ecology Center's 50th Anniversary Earth Day Celebration
The 50th Anniversary of the Ecology Center will also mark the monumental founding of Earth Day celebrated by millions around the globe. Set on the backdrop of the Ecology Center Downtown Farmers' Market, this FREE community event will bring together like minded organizations and activities for the entire family. The event will feature Ecology Center lead activities, live music, food, drinks, and appearances by key figures in the environmental movement.
When:
April 18th, Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM
Who: 3-4 volunteers per shift for:
- set up: 7:30 AM - 10 AM
- Beverage assistance: 9:30 AM - 1 PM or 1 - 4:30 PM
- Break down: 4 - 6 PM
Please contact
Helena at
[email protected] or (510) 548-2220 x 235 if you are interested and available to volunteer!
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Thirsty Third Thursday
Thirsty Third Thursday, beginning May 7 through October 29, needs volunteers to help with set up, beer and wine pouring, onsite promotion, kids zone and other activities to support the event. Thirsty Thursdays is in support of the North Berkeley Farmers' Market.
The event will promote the values and mission of the Ecology Center including buying local,
supporting our local farmers, buying organic, upcycling, reuse and zero waste.
When:
Every Thursday from May 7th to Oct 29th,
3 PM to 8 PM
Who: 2-3 volunteers
Where: North Berkeley Farmers' Market | 1449-1401 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709
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Regular EcoHouse Volunteer
Who:
4-5 volunteers
When: Tuesdays and Thursdays,
10 AM - 12 PM
Every third Saturdays, 9:30 AM - 12 PM
What:
- Maintenance of the EcoHouse, a sustainable living demonstration home, for workshops and classes
- Weeding, wood chipping, flowering and other garden needs
- Plant identification and labeling projects
- Learn about different ways to green the home, from water catchment systems to maintaining your own seasonal garden!
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Ecology Center will provide all materials to complete projects. Be sure to wear clothing suitable for outdoor projects and bring a water bottle. Please bring your friends too, everyone is welcome!
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Ecology center hosts various workshops and events, from cooking a five course meal using food scraps to our larger Winter Crafts Fair and Salsa Festival.
Who: 1-2 volunteers
When: Flexible between Tuesdays to Thursdays, around 11 AM to 2 PM
What:
- Work directly with Events Coordinator on event implementation, communications and promotion
- Assist with Google Suite (Forms, Excel, Mail Merge... etc.) and EventBrite
- Draft event descriptions to post on promotion and social media platforms
- Hours are weekly to bi-weekly, depending on event amount
If you are interested, please contact our Events Coordinator, Cynthia, at [email protected] or (510) 548-2220 x 240 for more information.
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Who:
2-3 volunteers
When: Flexible on Tuesdays to Saturdays
What:
- Assist with administrative and development processes for Ecology Center programs and events
- Membership and donation acknowledgement through letter preparation
- Office upkeep duties: storage inventory, mailing list cleaning and more
- Research on sustainable office supplies and practices
- Basic flowering and maintenance of plants in front of store space
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Waste Study Research Volunteers
A team of researchers at UC Berkeley and
UC Agriculture and Natural Resource's Nutrition Policy Institute
are collaborating on a waste study in San Francisco schools, which are transitioning school meals from prepackaged to buffet style or in house prepared meals. Part of this study will be measuring plate waste to look at the amount of food waste (unconsumed food) and material waste (ie. plastic) created during the lunch program, both before and after the new styles of service launch.
Volunteers are needed to help with material waste collection for the study. The methodology is straightforward and there will be thorough training beforehand. This work will not be physically intensive. This is not only to provide research opportunities but also to find means to collaborate on waste reduction efforts.
Who:
8-10 volunteers
When: early March to late May, roughly 2 hours per site visit (during lunch hours) with 22 site visits (2 visits per 11 schools)
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Sneak Peak into Future Opportunities!
1. Salsa Festival:
Our annual Salsa Festival on 8/1 features various eco-friendly activities, Farmers' Market vendors, music and dancing; it's the perfect day for the family! We will need lots of volunteers to help the show run smoothly.
If you would like to keep up-to-date with these opportunities, please contact Helena at [email protected] or (510) 548-2220 x 235!
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opportunities and check out our website to see
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