Volunteer With the Wylde Center!

With 6 or move service opportunities a week at 4 urban greenspaces we welcome your help and encourage you to DIG IN!  We also have opportunities to help with our Farm to School program, event planning committees,  plant sale and more. To keep up with our special volunteer opportunities contact Andrea@Wyldecenter.orgto be added to our news list. See below for detailed info on how you can get more involved right away. You can even help us by promoting the garden to your friends! Find us on Facebook.

ATTENTION!  Volunteers needed for Plant Sale Festival from 4/23 – 4/28. Learn about the plants and help us keep them happy and ready for people’s garden!    Sign up for a shift here

If you have questions, concerns, want to schedule a group service trip , or would like to be added to our Volunteer Info List contact andrea@wyldecenter.org. When inquiring about a group please provide the following info : Number of volunteers in your group, Age range, days and times your group wants to volunteer, number of hrs of service. All of our gardens require 1 Chaperon or more per 10 youth volunteers.  We may accept volunteers 7+ but prefer 12+.

SERVICE CALENDAR:  JUST SHOW UP , SIGN IN AS VOLUNTEER,  GET DIRTY,  ENJOY!

Remember, when volunteering outdoors it is always a good idea to come prepared.  Water, bug repellent, sunscreen, closed toe shoes, and appropriate work clothes are recommended when working in the garden. If there is a Health Advisory Warning we advise that Seniors and Youth do not volunteer with us outdoors. If it is precipitating heavily the workday will be canceled.

1. Volunteer at our 3 Gardens!

• Oakhurst Garden Site Workdays are scheduled regularly on the following days; Tuesdays 4-6pm and  2nd Saturday of each month:  9 am – 12 pm. Tasks: maintenance and planting in the vegetable, woodland, and ornamental gardens; maintenance tasks in the composting area; and, general clean-up.The maximum number of volunteers for these sites is 25.   The Oakhurst Garden Manager is JC Hines.  Contact JC at JC@wyldecenter.org if you have questions about this site.

Want to volunteer regularly Tuesday evenings?  Join TEAM VEGGIE Tuesdays from 6pm till dark.                                 Consistent Team Veggie volunteers may get to harvest and taste garden produce.

Wylde Woods work days at the Oakhurst Garden with DeKalb County Extension Master Gardener
Calling all forest lovers- we need your help. Join Kat and Frances at the Oakhurst Garden to help and learn about  our Native Woods! Just show up, sign in on the porch and dig in! Volunteer workdays are on the following  Wednesdays from 9-12pm:  June 19. Group service  opportunities available with a max of 15 volunteers. Contact andrea@wyldecenter.org to schedule a group

• Sugar Creek Garden Site Workdays are scheduled regularly on the following days; Mondays from 10-12pm, Wednesdays  from 4-7pm starting the week of May 8th, 4th or 5th  Saturdays of the month 9-12pm and 2nd Sundays of the month starting Jan. 2013.   Please refer to Service Calendar above to be sure the workday is occurring. The Maximum number of volunteers for this site is 25. Sugar Creek Garden broke ground April 3, 2010 and focuses on food production, native, and medicinal plants.  The Sugar Creek Garden Manager is Dara Suchke. Contact Dara at Dara@wyldecenter.org if you have questions about this site.

• Edgewood Community Learning Garden Fridays from 10am-12:30pm; Every 3rd Saturday (starting Nov) from 9am-12pm.  Tasks: planting and maintaining crops, maintaining the compost area, and site renovation projects.  The maximum number of volunteers is  15.  The Edgewood Community Learning Garden Manager is Monica Ponce.

2. Plant Sale Coordination and Planting

• How to start vegetables from seed
• The seed sowing calendar
• Taking cuttings of herbs, rooting them
• Sowing out herbs from seed
• Thinning and potting up succulents

Additional plant sale opportunities will be scheduled during the spring and fall season.
Task: Sowing out seeds, transplanting, and preparing the plant sale area for continual sales. Volunteers should meet in or around the green house at 435 Oakview Rd. Decatur, GA 30030.  No experience necessary.  Contact: Andrea Zoppo, andrea@wyldecenter.org for questions or to schedule a small group. Max number of volunteers is 10 age 12+

3. Youth Programming

Hours: Flexible and varied based on programming schedule. Tasks: Support the Youth Programs Manager in planning, during, and post programs. Great way to gain environmental education experience working with youth. Contact:  Melanie Heckman at melanie@wyldecenter.org

4. Decatur Farm to School

Decatur Farm to School (DF2S) is a grassroots effort to connect City Schools of Decatur with local farms with the objectives of serving healthy meals in their cafeterias, improving student nutrition, and providing health and nutrition education opportunities that will last a lifetime.  DF2S activities take place in the cafeteria, in the classroom and in the garden. Volunteer opportunities include helping at school gardens, assisting teachers with their F2S curricular activities, and helping during CSD professional work days, cafeteria taste tests, and fundraising events, etc.  Please contact Lucia Pawloski at lcpawloski@gmail.com to volunteer.

5. Administrative Assistance

Hours: Vary based on your schedule.Some of the work is work that can be done from your home. Tasks: Updating database, assisting with mailings, and whatever else needs doing. We can keep you busy!
Contact: Stephanie Van Parys, Stephanie@Wyldecenter.org

6. Special Events

We need volunteers to help us in a variety of ways for the following events. Join our planning commitees,help the day of with setting up, promote events to your friends, lead an activity, or help us clean up. Contact andrea@wyldecenter.org