Thanks for your interest in volunteering with us! We love all of our volunteers, and would love to see you join us! City Fruit volunteers give their time in many ways to help support the mission of promoting the cultivation of urban fruit in order to nourish people, prevent food waste, and build community. We provide on-site introduction to tools and practices and also welcome experienced volunteers who can share their perspectives as well.
We offer group volunteer and education opportunities for school groups, 4H clubs, girl and boy scout troops, and other community groups! We also offer Group Teambuilding & Education events for corporate groups. Many of our opportunities are orchard-based across Seattle, but we are happy to work with your group or team to design a volunteer event that suits your interests!
Orchard based work-parties run at different times during the week and on Saturday mornings for 2-3 hours depending on the project. Work-party topics include:
- Winter Pruning
- Spring Mulching
- Spring Tree-planting
- Summer Pruning
- Thinning and Fruit Bagging/Netting
- Summer and Fall Harvest
- Fall Orchard Clean-up and Mulching
- Winter Integrated Pest Management
