Yard gardeners — Grow food!

Job summary

Grow food in neighborhood yards to provide produce for the Little Mountain Neighbourhood House's Food Distribution Program. Responsibilities may include hands-on gardening, creating educational social media content, or event planning.

Job details

Grow food, Neighbourhood gardens Volunteer with the Yard Garden Harvest Project! Needed: Yard Gardeners Project: Yard Garden Handbook | Food Hub Location: Little Mountain/ Riley Park, Vancouver BC Are you looking to learn more about gardening, practice your agricultural skills, and grow food for the community? Do you like creating educational content for social media, event planning or photography? We've got a range of volunteer opportunities from short hands-on garden shifts to long-term or remote leadership roles! For more info, check out our Yard Garden Volunteer Handbook. About Us The Yard Garden Harvest Project (YGHP) grows food in 7 neighbours' yards to provide local, community-grown produce to Little Mountain Neighbourhood House's Food Distribution Program. The YGHP is rooted in deepening connections by engaging with landowners and volunteers while growing food that benefits the soil, the pollinators and our community! Our Mission We aim to foster a connected and empowered neighbourhood by growing and providing fresh, nutritious food to those who face food insecurity in our community. Volunteer Perks Weekly access to fresh food Access to seeds and transplants Summer events, parties and workshops Volunteer Certificate Check out our Instagram: @lmnhfoodhub Volunteer Job Descriptions Yard Garden Volunteer Handbook Sign Up To Volunteer Here 2026 Volunteer Intake Form Or email [email protected] with any questions! :) Let's grow food, across Canada! Jobs, Internships & Volunteer Positions FoodWork.ca/GrowFood (50 current postings, across Canada) How To Grow Food FoodWork.ca/Grow – Tips & resources & tools #localfood #foodsecurity #ediblegardens #urbanfarming #urbanagriculture View or download: Yard Garden Volunteer Handbook Little Mountain Neighbourhood House Society

What you’ll do

Grow food in neighborhood yards to provide produce for the Little Mountain Neighbourhood House's Food Distribution Program. Responsibilities may include hands-on gardening, creating educational social media content, or event planning.

Requirements

Looking for volunteers interested in learning gardening or practicing agricultural skills. No specific formal qualifications are listed, but interest in community food security is essential.

Benefits

• Weekly Access To Fresh Food • Access To Seeds And Transplants • Summer Events • Parties • Workshops • Volunteer Certificate

Listed skills

• Organization · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Planning · Preferred
• email · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Gardening
• Agricultural Skills
• Social Media Content Creation
• Event Planning
• Photography
• Urban Farming

Job areas

• Agriculture
• Environmental & Sustainability
• Social Services
• Food & Beverage