FERTILE GROUNDWORKS

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One Saturday a month (usually the third Saturday) from 9:00 AM until Noon, CCOP leads a group of up to five (5) volunteers to help in the Garden of Grace at Fertile GroundWorks in Livermore, which is a community garden that grows and donates produce to Open Heart Kitchen and local food pantries to feed the needy. Fertile GroundWorks also champions locally grown food and facilitates creation and sustainable operation of community, school, and employee gardens.

To learn more about the garden and ways to volunteer, please see their website here: www.fertilegroundworks.org

If you would like to volunteer with the group from CCOP, please:

1. Email Marti Christiansen of the CCOP Social Justice Committee at martiannc@yahoo.com or call Marti at 925-667-6169, preferably by Tuesday before the Saturday volunteer date. Marti will confirm the CCOP volunteer date(s) and let you know if there is still space to volunteer. Marti will provide more detailed information as needed.
2. Where it asks, “If you're part of a group, what's your group or organization's name?”, please enter: Catholic Community of Pleasanton or CCOP.
3. Go to the Fertile Groundworks website and complete the short volunteer form at the following link: Fertile GroundWorks: Volunteer in Our Livermore Organic Garden (You only need to complete this form once a year.)

Volunteering in the garden is a fun learning experience. It is often physical work, but it is interesting and rewarding. One bonus to visiting the garden is that they give away beautiful organic compost. If you are interested, bring your own buckets or bags to fill with compost.

Here is some other essential information:

• The Fertile GroundWorks Garden of Grace is located at the end of the parking lot behind Asbury Methodist Church at 4743 East Ave, Livermore, CA 94550.
• They provide the garden equipment needed for volunteers.
• All volunteers must wear closed-toed shoes
• Volunteers must sign a waiver to work in the garden.
• Student volunteers need a parent to sign a waiver when their parent drops them off
• They have used garden gloves that are washed after each use, but we recommend bringing your own garden gloves
• Bring drinking water.
• A hat and appropriate layered clothing to accommodate hot or cold weather.

Please contact Marti Christiansen at martiannc@yahoo.com or 925-667-6169 for more information about volunteering with CCOP at Fertile GroundWorks. Let Marti know if you want to be on the email list regarding future Fertile GroundWorks opportunities.