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 2022 garden season, we donated over a thousand pounds of fresh produce from the garden, and we are hopeful that we'll break that record in 2023.
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.
We also welcome corporate volunteer workdays. If you're interested in setting up a special workday just for your company, please send an email to tjmsoutside@gmail.com.
Volunteer News and Pictures
Garden workday cancelled Saturday due to weather. ... See MoreSee Less
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It was a good day to go to Garden Club!
Image descriptions: a watermelon with “Garden Club 9-14” written on it and the watermelon cut in half, looking deliciously juicy and full of seeds.
Sad you missed your chance? We will be cutting another watermelon tomorrow morning at our workday. See you there. ... See MoreSee Less
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The weather projection is glorious for this weekend— see you Saturday morning 9-11 for the garden workday. ... See MoreSee Less
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We were thrilled to welcome Tara from Manassas City Public Schools and her granddaughter to our garden workday today. Tara asked us lots of questions about starting a school garden, and her granddaughter helped us by weeding, picking herbs in our sensory herb garden, and making marigold bouquets.
Thinking of visiting the garden? We can accommodate kids as young as 4 with an accompanying adult, and 6th grade and up can come on their own. Join us Saturday mornings from 9-11 until at least Halloween. ... See MoreSee Less
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Very good!
Garden Workday
Saturday 9-11AM
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Garden Workday Saturday 9-11 ... See MoreSee Less
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Today's donation of 48 pounds brings us to 1,058 pounds, which tops our previous recorded maximum donations, three months early. It's been a banner year, thanks to our dedicated volunteers and garden managers! PS: start thinking now about volunteering this fall and next spring-- this year's volunteers are starting to think about downsizing the garden next year, because this is a little too much to manage with our current volunteer crew. We are thrilled, but tired! ... See MoreSee Less
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A great turnout and productive workday got us up to 1,010 pounds donated. Some of our plants are flagging in the heat, but we are babying them along to get to September. ... See MoreSee Less
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Great!
Last Wednesday morning workday of the season.
See you 8:30-9:30
in the school garden! ... See MoreSee Less
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