TJMS Community Garden Volunteer Policy
Community volunteers help TJMS meet the needs of S. Arlington families with our produce donations to local food pantries. We can't do it without you! In the 2023 garden season, we donated over fifteen hundred pounds of fresh produce from the garden. It was a lot of work, and we couldn't have done it without our volunteers.
TJ families, neighbors, and community volunteers are invited to join us on Saturday mornings from 10:00am to noon. It's a great opportunity to get fresh air, learn about gardening, and spend time with our friends and neighbors. All ages are welcome, but children under 6th grade must be accompanied by a responsible adult. No need to sign up, just show up ready to garden. Wear sunscreeen and weather and mud appropriate clothes and shoes, and bring a water bottle. We will have gloves and tools to use.
We also welcome corporate volunteer workdays, National Honor Society volunteers, scout troops, and any other volunteer group that would like to join us. If you're interested in setting up a special workday just for your group, please send an email to tjmsoutside@gmail.com.
Parking:
If you need accessible parking, set your map address to: 125 S Old Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA 22204
Additional parking is available at the TJ Community Center, so set your map address to: 3501 2nd St S, Arlington, VA 22204
See the map below for how to find the parking lots and how to walk to the garden:
Volunteer News and Pictures
Reminder: No Workday Tomorrow
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Join us for a community workday in glorious weather Saturday morning from 10-noon. ... See MoreSee Less
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If you’re looking for an idea for the last few zucchini in your garden, may I suggest this recipe? It was perfect to send in a care package to my summer-garden-volunteer college student who was sad to miss the Harvest Festival. Three regular sized (ok, a *little* big) zucchini let me triple the recipe, and we had two loaves to keep, two to send.
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Our regular volunteers also showed up to help us close down the garden. I think we will only need one or two more days of work to put it to bed for the winter. @arlingtonfoua @afacfeeds @apsvirginia #schoolgarden #compost #volunteer ... See MoreSee Less
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Fleet families came out to help us with garden cleanup today— lots of chopping basil and bean plants so they will break down in our three-bin compost system faster. We will have great soil amendments next year! #schoolgarden #volunteer #fleetelementary @apsvirginia @arlingtonfoua @afacfeeds ... See MoreSee Less
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We've rescheduled the garden workday from today at 5:30 to next Tuesday, 10/29 at 5:30 ... See MoreSee Less
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Garden workday Saturday 10-noon. Bring water and a long sleeve shirt. ... See MoreSee Less
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No Workday Tonight
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CANCELLED: NO WORKDAY TONIGHT ... See MoreSee Less
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Yesterday was our first day of Garden Club for the year. Lots of students harvesting beans, tomatoes, squash, okra, and peppers, plus one very satisfied looking grasshopper. Between yesterday and today’s workday, we harvested 64 pounds of produce to donate to @afacfeeds, bringing our donation total to 849 pounds for the year. #schoolgarden #plotagainsthunger #outdoorlearning ... See MoreSee Less
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Garden Workday
Saturday 10-noon
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Some of our managers are out sick and some are dealing with back-to-school busyness, so we'd love some extra community support this weekend as we catch back up with garden tasks that fell behind last week. See you in the garden Saturday at 10.
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