What: Picking and packing our veg boxes
When: Thursdays 10-3 (or for anytime within those hours)
Where: Bosavern Community Farm near St Just
Why?: To get outside in nature, learn about growing vegetables, socialise with like-minded people
Bosavern Community Farm is a community supported agricultural project near St Just in West Penwith. We have been operating since 2010 and have been providing veg boxes to the local community since 2011.
We are looking for people to join our Thursday volunteering session where we pick and pack our veg boxes. The session runs from 10am-3pm but there is no need to join for the entire length. An hour or two here and there is always welcome!
A typical harvest day runs as follows:
10-11am - Harvesting and veg box packing
11-11:30am - Morning tea/coffee break
11:30-1pm - More harvesting and veg box packing
1-2pm - Vegetarian lunch provided to all volunteers with us for 4 hours or more
2-3pm - More harvesting and veg box packing
Our tea breaks and lunches are a favourite part of everyone's day. It's a chance for volunteers and staff to get to know each other and share conversation. Chatting to like-minded people about farming, the environment, climate change etc is so valuable.
Harvesting is very low-key and involves a mixture of outdoor and indoor volunteering. It's a very peaceful way to get into veg growing and simply being in nature.
Learn more about Bosavern Community Farm:
https://www.bosaverncommunityfarm.org.uk/volunteer-support/volunteering-sessions/
Short video about volunteering at Bosavern Community Farm: https://youtu.be/Ai2PWdhYrhE
Our Aims:
- To produce and sell local and sustainable food
- To provide community access to land
- To provide a welcoming space and opportunities for people to come together and learn about growing food, regenerative agriculture, conservation and healthy, sustainable living
Contact Us
If you'd be interested in volunteering with us, please email lilith.adler@bosaverncommunityfarm.org.uk for more information.
We also have plenty of other volunteer opportunities available:
- General horticulture activities on Tuesdays from 10-3pm (weeding, laying no-dig beds, sowing seeds)
- Our farm shop from Monday-Saturday 10-5pm (no need to do a whole day!)
- Tree Care and Planting on Sundays at 2pm
- Delivery drives for our veg boxes, markets, and wholesale orders (Tues, Fri, Sat)