Volunteer with us

Calthorpe Community Garden is the perfect place for anyone looking for volunteer opportunities in a safe and secure environment. Your assistance allows us to keep our garden up and running, and to deliver essential services for vulnerable groups in our community.

Benefits to you

• A safe and welcoming place to socialise and make new friends while supporting the local community.

• Gardening can reduce stress and generally improve your mental and physical well-being.

• You will gain valuable skills which might open new work opportunities for you.

• You will have access to workshops, training and events organised by us.

Current volunteering opportunities:

Gardening

During these sessions, we undertake seasonal gardening tasks as required, such as food growing, composting, weeding, tidying, etc. As part of our closed-loop food system, we collect and process food and garden waste into our composting systems.

We are proud to have 7 different composting systems as part of our closed-loop system:

• Wormery

• Garden waste bays

• Ridan

• Bokashi

If you are interested in sustainability, organic food growing, closed-loop systems, zero-waste, and want to engage in outdoor activities with others in the community, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

You will gain valuable experience and training on a live closed-loop food system working in a community setting and can take part in our community lunch on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Gardening sessions are on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.

Tools and guidance will be provided. We can differentiate for individual needs.

• Compost bin

• Compost tumbler

• Leaf mould

Composting

During these sessions, we undertake composting tasks as required. As part of our closed-loop food system, we collect and process food and garden waste into our composting systems.

We are proud to have 7 different composting systems as part of our closed-loop system:

• Wormery

• Garden waste bays

• Ridan

• Bokashi

If you are interested in sustainability, organic food growing, closed-loop systems, zero-waste, and want to engage in outdoor activities with others in the community, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

You will gain valuable experience and training on a live closed-loop food system working in a community setting and can take part in our community lunch on Wednesdays and Fridays.

The composting sessions take place on Monday from 10am-12pm.

Composting is also part of our Gardening sessions on Wednesdays from 10am-5pm, Friday from 10am-5pm, and Sundays from 12pm-5pm.

Tools and guidance will be provided. We can differentiate for individual needs.

Kitchen volunteers

We deliver community lunches twice a week on Wednesdays and Fridays for up to 30 people that participate in our gardening sessions and craft activities, many of them are elderly and from migrant communities.

• We are searching for committed volunteers with kitchen experience who are organised, enjoy working as part of a team, are hands-on, and passionate about community.

• For this role we would need you to be regularly available on either Wednesdays from 11:00am until 2pm and/or Fridays from 11am to 2pm.

You will have the opportunity to socialise with our friendly participants and volunteers during lunch. If you are interested in practicing Spanish, the best day for volunteering is Friday.

Admin Volunteers

We need administrative support for the general running of the garden and community centre. This role would suit someone who’s looking to start or change their career in the social enterprise community sector, and/or looking to refresh their skills after a career break.

Days and times to be agreed with Martha. Half days, preferably on Mondays or Thursdays.

Food for Homeless Distribution

We prepare lunches for unhoused people in the King’s Cross area and distribute it to them. We could use your help with cooking the lunch and distributing the food itself. This project is in collaboration with Food for Homeless (FFH).

This takes place on Fridays from 10am-2pm.

Events

We regularly run community festivals and events and need support on the day with setting up, welcoming the public, and other jobs. You will gain valuable experience working in a community setting and will get a chance to participate in the event.