Volunteer Opportunities & Internships

Volunteers and interns are essential to the success of Seattle Tilth! 

Build professional and personal skills, meet people and contribute to the community while volunteering at Seattle Tilth. Interested? Follow these steps.

1. Please complete a required volunteer/intern application.
2. Next, attend a required Volunteer Orientation. If you're dying to get involved before the next orientation, scroll down and see "drop-in work parties."
   
3. Read on for more information.

INTERNSHIPS

Take advantage of an in-depth learning experience being an intern with Seattle Tilth!

Receive work experience in a successful nonprofit organization. Opportunity for school credit, but not just for students! Find out more...

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

North Seattle - Wallingford, Seattle Youth Garden Works @ CUH

View the list of volunteer opportunities in our Community Learning Garden and Children's Garden at the Good Shepherd Center, in our office, and with Seattle Youth Garden Works in University Village.

Southeast Seattle - Rainier Valley, Bradner Gardens Park

View the volunteer opportunities at our Rainier Beach Learning Garden, Rainier Community Center, and Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands.

View the volunteer opportunities at our Pickering Barn Learning Garden, or participate in work for watershed conservation in Issaquah.

Various Locations

• Street Promotions Team
  Help distribute postcards and posters for our programs and for the May Edible Plant Sales! Pick an area of your choice and ask permission from businesses to spread the word about growing & eating organic food with Seattle Tilth. Visit libraries, rec centers, coffee shops, bars etc. Contact lizaburke@seattletilth.org
• Mentor with the Just Garden Project
  Share your gardening skills with Just Garden Project participants and help build a just food system for all people. Help build gardens, educate, celebrate community, and train youth to take an active role in this transformation. Mentors help expand the local food system and build gardening knowledge through community involvement, throughout the 2012 growing season, committing about 1-2 hours/week. For more information email mentor@justgarden.org or apply directly with the Mentor Intake Form.
  

Can't make the next Volunteer Orientation, but want to get started working with us right away?  Try attending a drop-in work party!

• Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands
  5513 S. Cloverdale St.  Seattle, WA
  Every Saturday, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
  
• Seattle Tilth Farm Works in Auburn
  17601 SE Lake Moneysmith Road, Auburn, WA
  First Saturday of the month, 10a.m.-3p.m. 
  Upcoming Dates: Sat., April 7, May 5, June 2
  Volunteers are needed to prepare fields and trench irrigation to support farm incubator participants. Tools, gloves will be provided & fresh produce are available.
  
• Pickering Barn Learning Garden in Issaquah
  1730 10th Ave NW  Issaquah, WA 98027
  Occasional Tuesdays and Saturdays, check the Pickering Barn volunteer page for more information.

We can also schedule groups of volunteers from businesses, companies, professional organizations, clubs, universities and schools to many of our gardens or farms for days of service, work parties, team-building, and more.  Contact chrisiberle@seattletilth.org to get started.

Hurray to all our wonderful volunteers - past, present & future!