BECOME A VOLUNTEER
Volunteers help us feed local families & support local farmers. Opportunities include packing fresh food boxes to assisting in our retail market, and everything in between! Complete the Interest Form below to get involved as a volunteer or stay up-to-date with upcoming opportunities.
Age Requirements: Volunteers must be at least 14 years old to participate and must be accompanied by an adult over 18 y/o. Volunteers 16 y/o and older do not need to be accompanied by an adult over 18.
Group Volunteering: Your company, department or group is welcome to join us for an upcoming volunteer opportunity. To schedule this, complete the Interest Form below and let us know how you’d like to get involved.
Current Volunteer Opportunities
PACK FRESH FOOD BOXES FOR FAMILIES IN NEED
Our fresh food box programs, like FoodShareSC, provide local families in need a healthy variety of fresh vegetables, including items sourced from local farmers. Volunteers will work collaboratively to assist in assembling and packing boxes.
Details: Tuesdays every other week from 10:30am to 12:30pm (generally) at Feed & Seed
Number of Volunteers: ~12-14 per packing day
DISTRIBUTE FOODSHARE BOXES IN PICKENS
Our fresh food box programs, like FoodShareSC, provide local families in need a healthy variety of fresh vegetables, including items sourced from local farmers. Volunteers will help collect payment and hand out fresh food boxes to recipients at our distribution location.
Details: 4:00 – 5:30pm on March 7th, 2023 at ‘THE STOREHOUSE’ @ 5 POINT CHURCH (1021 S Pendleton St, Easley)
Number of Volunteers: 1-2
SHARE OUR MISSION IN THE GREEN MARKET
The Grab-n-Go Green Market at The Food Innovation Hub has both a retail space that sells local produce, dry goods, and household supplies, as well as a deli counter that has prepared hot and ready-to-cook meals. Volunteers will help restock items, price tag products, and help customers.
Details: Available Wednesdays for 2 hour shifts scheduled 8:00am to 6:00pm at Feed & Seed (701 Easley Bridge Rd, Suite 6010, Greenville, SC 29611).
Number of Volunteers Needed: 1 to 2, per two-hour shift
SUPPORT A LOCAL FARMER
Get your hands dirty and assist our local growers out on their farms. This may look like harvesting, sowing seeds, turning over fields, or other seasonal needs they have to continue providing us with fresh, high quality produce grown right here in South Carolina.
Fill out the interest form below and we’ll connect you to one of our farmers who need volunteers like Growing Green Family Farms!
HELP HOST SPECIAL EVENTS
Every so often we host fun and educational events for the community. Volunteers may help run kids activities, greet customers in our Green Market, share information about Feed & Seed to visitors, etc. The number of volunteers needed will depend on the type of event.
OTHER WAYS TO GET INVOLVED
Not Sure How You Want to Serve? We’d still love to hear from you and how you’re interested in volunteering with Feed & Seed! Fill out our interest form below, and we’ll work with your schedule and preferences to determine what might work best for you!
Additional Questions? Complete our contact form and a team member will be in touch.