Volunteer
Many hands, light weeding
The garden runs on people giving a few hours when they can. Turn up to a working bee, or pick a role that suits you.
Pick one
Roles to try
Nobody has to commit to one. Most people try a few.
Working bee crew
Weeding, mulching, building and moving things. The core of the garden.
Compost club
Turn the bays, check the moisture and help others sort their scraps.
Seed librarian
Sort returned seed, label packets and keep the drawers tidy.
Welcome table
Say hello to new people, show them around and put the kettle on.
Kids’ patch helper
Help small gardeners plant, water and find worms.
Tool shed keeper
Sharpen, oil and fix the shared tools. Good for tinkerers.
Kitchen table
Turn the shared harvest into soup for the working bee lunch.
A Saturday working bee
What a shift looks like
Three hours, with a break in the middle. Leave whenever you need to.
9:00
Tea and the jobs board
Grab a cup and pick a job from the chalkboard.
9:15
Jobs
Small groups, each with someone who has done it before.
10:30
Break
Fruit, tea and a look at what everyone has done.
11:45
Tools back
Clean, dry and on their hooks.
12:00
Lunch
Soup from the shared beds, when there is some.
Sign up
Tell us what you’d like to do
Fill it in to see how sign-up would work. Nothing leaves this page.
Volunteer questions
Do I need to commit to every week?
No. Come when you can. The jobs board makes it easy to pick something up and put it down.
What should I wear?
Clothes that can get muddy, closed shoes and a hat. Gloves are in the shed.
Can I bring my kids?
Yes, to working bees and the kids’ patch. They stay with you.
Is this a real volunteer program?
No. Seedlark Commons is a studio concept by Tideframe Digital. The form shows how sign-up would work and sends nothing.