Volunteer Opportunity: Help Almost Eden Garden Project Thrive! 🌿

Description:

Join our fellow Brown alumni for a morning of community growth at Almost Eden Garden Project, a historic volunteer-run garden in Palo Alto. We will be assisting with essential seasonal projects including garden bed preparation, harvesting, and planting. This is a great opportunity to reconnect with the local Brunonian community while supporting a green space that has been a neighborhood staple for over 25 years.

Founded in 1998, Almost Eden began as a partnership with Urban Ministries to provide work for unhoused and low-income individuals. When funding ended, the community stepped in to keep the mission alive entirely through volunteer power. Now located at St. Andrew’s UMC, the garden recently expanded by 1,100 square feet. Almost Eden exists today as a testament to local dedication, providing a space for sustainable growth that relies solely on the "Saturday Crew" and weekly volunteers to thrive.

What to expect:

We will be assisting with "large-scale" garden chores. Tasks typically include preparing new beds, seasonal harvesting, weeding, or digging.

• Attire: Wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes and clothes that can get dirty.

• Tools: All tools are provided, but feel free to bring your own work gloves. 

• Capacity: This event is limited to 8 alumni (no guest spaces available) to ensure a coordinated effort. Please RSVP and be able to commit to the full 2 hour volunteering window. 

• Detailed directions: https://almostedengarden.weebly.com/directionscontact-us.html 

Hosts: Yudi Fu '13 & Yaruska Ordinola ‘23