GET INVOLVED

The World In A Garden is a multicultural urban agriculture project that educates community and youth on the nutritional, cultural, social and environmental benefits of a just and local food system.

Want to get involved? Contact Alicia: abaddorf@jfsa.ca | 604-257-5151

CITIZEN U. The World In A Garden is looking for youth to participate in CitizenU, a City of Vancouver-sponsored initiative to tackle discrimination and other prominent issues. Participants will receive leadership training and volunteer hours, meet amazing people in this city, and gain a valuable experience that will give them the skills to become leaders in our beautiful & diverse city!

Celebrate diversity and be a leader in your community!

INTERNSHIPS:

We offer fun and valuable educational experiences for our interns. We are currently looking to fill 3 volunteer internship positions for the 2012 growing season:

Marketing & Social Media

Volunteer Coordination

Garden & Market

To our applicants: Please read over internship descriptions and send resume and cover letter with subject line “TWIAG INTERNSHIP” to abaddorf@jfsa.ca. Thank you for your interest!

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP:

If your corporation is interested in sponsorship opportunities with The World in a Garden, please contact Alicia Baddorf at:

abaddorf@jfsa.ca or 604-257-5151 ext. 213

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:

We are looking forward to our 2012 growing season at the garden!  We invite you to get in the garden and become a member of this exciting community effort. Spending time at The World In A Garden is not only fun and relaxing, it’s a great way to gain experience, meet new people and be outdoors!

Volunteer Opportunities in 2012 

1. Drop-In Mondays- Every Monday, from 3:30-5:30 pm, join your friends at TWIAG for a garden tour, followed by a volunteer work party with garden maintenance, harvesting, landscaping, composting and much more! Local refreshments will be provided.
2.  Harvest Team- Crops from the garden are harvested for local food banks, community market sales, and for our restaurant partners. We harvest early on Thursday mornings to donate the freshest food possible to the Jewish Food Bank.  For early morning harvests we share hot coffee and tea to keep us going.  Food for market sales and for our local restaurant partners will be harvested that morning.
3. Youth Educational Programs – One of the main activities at the garden is engaging children with the ideas of the seed to table process.  We do this through our Youth Educational Programs like garden tours and work days for school groups and our kids camp, Passport to Permaculture!
4. Corporate Volunteer Days - Are you a member of a larger team at work?  Why not get together outside, and give some of your blood, sweat, and tears to a community garden rather than the computer screen.
5. Special Events- Whether it’s manning a table at a community partner’s event or helping out at our Multicultural Harvest Celebration or Plan Bee Event, there’s always fun to be had in our community!

PROJECT INVOLVEMENT:

Have a great idea or special project you would like to see at the garden?  Your ideas shape the garden!  In the past these have included  bees, composting, and butterflies.  Let us know your ideas and we can work together.  Our project’s success is a reflection of the community support we receive from you whether you’re a neighbour, community member, project partner, or funder. We believe that the sustainable partnerships and the shared values we work from are the cornerstones to our garden and the community it has built.

Also, check out our Facebook Page, become a fan, and post your ideas!

Race for the prize!  We fast tracked it to 500 fans, now we are climbing towards 1000! Like us today and you will be entered into our draw to win a certificate to our 2012 Seed to Table Workshop Series or a specialized gift basket from The World In A Garden!

COMMUNITY FEEDBACK:

“Beyond the fun you have while taking care of many kinds of vegetables, harvesting is a very rewarding experience as well. Many times you feel like you’re their mother, and feel proud and happy that they’re growing well under your care. On top of that, it feels great to realize that your neighbors will enjoy these delightful vegetables that are locally grown and that some of them go to food bank to help people construct a healthy diet. I’ve been volunteering with TWIAG for no more than two weeks now! I’m super excited for I’m sure these great feelings will even get stronger as I stick around and I look forward to volunteering for more weeks, months to come!” – Esther, Harvest Team, August 2011

“I take pride in the garden when I walk by it or ride my bike, it feels good to
know that we are creating something helpful for the environment and for others.
I also really value that we share our produce with community agencies – this
fits with what I believe in.” – Mary, Community Gardener, June 2010

“Last weekend I volunteered at the JFSA Garden and it was such a great experience!  I’ve never really gardened before however, all of the volunteers there were really welcoming and helpful. The Garden was growing beautifully and I would certainly spend a day out there again!” – Jen Goldberg, garden volunteer, June 2010