Join City Blossoms for a Fiesta Art Workday!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event. For groups larger than 5 people, email cara@cityblossoms.org to check availability. Space is limited.

Join City Blossoms in our Studio to help create decorations for our annual Fiesta fundraiser. We will be painting cardboard, crafting, and doing other decorations prep.

If you are bringing your children to volunteer or participate with you, there is a field to list their names and sign on their behalf. If you are a youth volunteer or participant under 18 years of age, you can fill out the form as usual and have your parent/guardian review and sign at the end. Email cara@cityblossoms.org with any questions.

About the space: Completed in 2018, this space is home to our office and Studio Garden in Petworth, DC. It also hosts our Early Growers program, educator coaching sessions, and so much more!

Join City Blossoms for a Friendship Garden Workday!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event. For groups larger than 5 people, email cara@cityblossoms.org to check availability. Space is limited.

Join City Blossoms in the Friendship garden! This workday will include a variety of activities such as weeding, planting, watering, spreading mulch, and other garden maintenance tasks.

If you are bringing your children to volunteer or participate with you, there is a field to list their names and sign on their behalf. If you are a youth volunteer or participant under 18 years of age, you can fill out the form as usual and have your parent/guardian review and sign at the end. Email cara@cityblossoms.org with any questions.

About the space: Friendship Ideal PCS is an elementary school partner through our School Garden Partners program. Through this partnership, our team will help clean-up their living outdoor classroom and exploration area for teachers and students to utilize throughout the school year. Students, parents, and the school community are regularly able to access this garden for after school garden clubs, during school lessons, and community celebrations.

JOIN CITY BLOSSOMS FOR A GARDEN WORKDAY!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event. For groups larger than 5 people, email cara@cityblossoms.org to check availability. Space is limited.

Join City Blossoms in the Cardozo garden! This workday will include a variety of garden maintenance activities such as cleaning and organizing the greenhouse, weeding, spreading mulch, and other tasks.

If you are bringing your children to volunteer or participate with you, there is a field to list their names and sign on their behalf. If you are a youth volunteer or participant under 18 years of age, you can fill out the form as usual and have your parent/guardian review and sign at the end. Email cara@cityblossoms.org with any questions.

About the space: Cardozo is home to half our year round, garden-based Youth Entrepreneurship Cooperative program. At the core of the program is a youth-led business called, Mighty Greens. Through this business, Youth Staff (students participants from Cardozo) learn to combine their interests of environmental and food justice work with micro-enterprise and job readiness skills development. Throughout the year, participants at Cardozo maintain their garden space and greenhouse, create added-value products using their garden’s harvest, lead workshops, and sell/donate their products and produce back to the local communities.

Join City Blossoms for a Fiesta Art Workday!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event. For groups larger than 5 people, email cara@cityblossoms.org to check availability. Space is limited.

Join City Blossoms in our Studio to help create decorations for our annual Fiesta fundraiser. We will be painting cardboard, crafting, and doing other decorations prep.

If you are bringing your children to volunteer or participate with you, there is a field to list their names and sign on their behalf. If you are a youth volunteer or participant under 18 years of age, you can fill out the form as usual and have your parent/guardian review and sign at the end. Email cara@cityblossoms.org with any questions.

About the space: Completed in 2018, this space is home to our office and Studio Garden in Petworth, DC. It also hosts our Early Growers program, educator coaching sessions, and so much more!

Join City Blossoms for a UPO @ Eagle Garden Workday!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event. For groups larger than 5 people, email cara@cityblossoms.org to check availability. Space is limited.

Join City Blossoms in the UPO @ Eagle garden! Tasks for this workday will include weeding, planting, watering, spreading mulch, and other garden maintenance activities.

If you are bringing your children to volunteer or participate with you, there is a field to list their names and sign on their behalf. If you are a youth volunteer or participant under 18 years of age, you can fill out the form as usual and have your parent/guardian review and sign at the end. Email cara@cityblossoms.org with any questions.

About the space: UPO @ Eagle Academy is an early childhood center partner through our Early Growers program. Through this partnership, DC’s youngest gardeners can make their first connections to nature and food as children and teachers are engaged through nature-based classroom lessons to gain a more holistic understanding of a healthy ecosystem.

Join City Blossoms for a Garden Workday!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event.

Join City Blossoms in the Eliot Hine garden! We'll be completing phase one of a new garden build, which will involve removing old garden materials (old wood), building raised beds, establishing the perennial beds, possibly planting perennials, and painting the shed.

If you are bringing your children to volunteer or participate with you, there is a field to list their names and sign on their behalf. If you are a youth volunteer or participant under 18 years of age, you can fill out the form as usual and have your parent/guardian review and sign at the end. Email cara@cityblossoms.org with any questions.

About the space: Eliot Hine is a middle school partner through our School Garden Partners program. Through this partnership, our team will help clean-up their living outdoor classroom and exploration area for teachers and students to utilize throughout the school year. Students, parents, and the school community are regularly able to access this garden for after school garden clubs, during school lessons, and community celebrations.

Join City Blossoms for a Workday and garden steward picnic!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event.

Join City Blossoms in the Eliot Hine garden! This will be phase one of a new garden build, and tasks will include removing old garden materials, building raised beds, establishing the perennial beds, planting perennials, and painting the shed. Garden Stewards are invited to a post-workday picnic starting at 1pm where City Blossoms will provide lunch and music. We will gather in the garden then walk over to Lincoln Park for the picnic. We recommend bringing a blanket to sit on!

If you are bringing your children to volunteer or participate with you, there is a field to list their names and sign on their behalf. If you are a youth volunteer or participant under 18 years of age, you can fill out the form as usual and have your parent/guardian review and sign at the end. Email cara@cityblossoms.org with any questions.

About the space: Eliot Hine is a middle school partner through our School Garden Partners program. Through this partnership, our team will help clean-up their living outdoor classroom and exploration area for teachers and students to utilize throughout the school year. Students, parents, and the school community are regularly able to access this garden for after school garden clubs, during school lessons, and community celebrations.

JOIN CITY BLOSSOMS FOR A FORT STANTON GARDEN WORKDAY!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event. For groups larger than 5 people, email cara@cityblossoms.org to check availability. Space is limited.

Join City Blossoms in our newest garden at the Farm at Fort Stanton to help us get this space ready for programming! We will be digging up weeds, planting, spreading mulch, and other garden building tasks.

If you are bringing your children to volunteer or participate with you, there is a field to list their names and sign on their behalf. If you are a youth volunteer or participant under 18 years of age, you can fill out the form as usual and have your parent/guardian review and sign at the end. Email cara@cityblossoms.org with any questions.

About the space: The Farm at Fort Stanton is a multi-use urban farm project located in Ward 8. This project is currently in development in partnership with Dreaming Out Loud (DOL) and the Department of Parks and Recreation. Situated behind the Fort Stanton Recreation Center, this farm will include a production farm, youth garden, pollinator sections, and more.

Join City Blossoms for a Frederick Douglass Garden Workday!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event.

Join City Blossoms in the UPO @ Frederick Douglass garden! As phase two of a new garden build, we will be placing tree stumps, building raised beds, planting seedlings, and painting signage.

If you are bringing your children to volunteer or participate with you, there is a field to list their names and sign on their behalf. If you are a youth volunteer or participant under 18 years of age, you can fill out the form as usual and have your parent/guardian review and sign at the end. Email cara@cityblossoms.org with any questions.

About the space: UPO @ Eagle Academy is an early childhood center partner through our Early Growers program. Through this partnership, DC’s youngest gardeners can make their first connections to nature and food as children and teachers are engaged through nature-based classroom lessons to gain a more holistic understanding of a healthy ecosystem.

Join City Blossoms for a Kelly Miller Garden Workday!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event. For groups larger than 5 people, email cara@cityblossoms.org to check availability. Space is limited.

Join City Blossoms in the Kelly Miller garden! This workday will include a variety of garden maintenance activities such as weeding, planting, watering, spreading mulch, and other tasks to prep the space for our spring festival.

If you are bringing your children to volunteer or participate with you, there is a field to list their names and sign on their behalf. If you are a youth volunteer or participant under 18 years of age, you can fill out the form as usual and have your parent/guardian review and sign at the end. Email cara@cityblossoms.org with any questions.

About the space: The Farm at Kelly Miller is a collaborative space, managed by multiple DC-based nonprofits. This space functions as a production farm and Community Green Space for all ages to connect with nature through art and garden-based activities. The Farm at Kelly Miller is managed by Dreaming Out Loud with land provided by DC’s Department of Recreation.

Join City Blossoms for a Studio Garden Workday!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event. For groups larger than 5 people, email cara@cityblossoms.org to check availability. Space is limited.

Join City Blossoms in our Studio Garden for a variety of garden maintenance tasks such as weeding, planting, watering, spreading mulch, and other activities.

If you are bringing your children to volunteer or participate with you, there is a field to list their names and sign on their behalf. If you are a youth volunteer or participant under 18 years of age, you can fill out the form as usual and have your parent/guardian review and sign at the end. Email cara@cityblossoms.org with any questions.

About the space: Completed in 2018, this space is home to our office and Studio Garden in Petworth, DC. It also hosts our Early Growers program, educator coaching sessions, and so much more!

Join City Blossoms for FOR AN EASTERN SENIOR HS GARDEN WORKDAY!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event. For groups larger than 5 people, email cara@cityblossoms.org to check availability. Space is limited.

Join City Blossoms in the Eastern garden! Tasks for this workday will include garden maintenance activities such as washing pots, weeding, and spreading soil and pathway mulch.

If you are bringing your children to volunteer or participate with you, there is a field to list their names and sign on their behalf. If you are a youth volunteer or participant under 18 years of age, you can fill out the form as usual and have your parent/guardian review and sign at the end. Email cara@cityblossoms.org with any questions.

About the space: Eastern is home to half our year-round, garden-based Youth Entrepreneurship Cooperative program. At the core of the program is a youth-led business called Mighty Greens. Through this business, Youth Staff learn to combine their interests of environmental and food justice work with micro-enterprise and job readiness skills development. Throughout the year, participants at Eastern maintain their garden space and greenhouse, create added-value products using their garden’s harvest, lead workshops, and sell/donate their products and produce back to the local communities. 

Join City Blossoms for a Kelly Miller Garden Workday!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event. For groups larger than 5 people, email cara@cityblossoms.org to check availability. Space is limited.

Join City Blossoms in the Kelly Miller garden! This workday will include a variety of garden maintenance activities such as weeding, planting, watering, spreading mulch, and other tasks to prep the space for our spring festival.

If you are bringing your children to volunteer or participate with you, there is a field to list their names and sign on their behalf. If you are a youth volunteer or participant under 18 years of age, you can fill out the form as usual and have your parent/guardian review and sign at the end. Email cara@cityblossoms.org with any questions.

About the space: The Farm at Kelly Miller is a collaborative space, managed by multiple DC-based nonprofits. This space functions as a production farm and Community Green Space for all ages to connect with nature through art and garden-based activities. The Farm at Kelly Miller is managed by Dreaming Out Loud with land provided by DC’s Department of Recreation.

JOIN CITY BLOSSOMS FOR A FORT STANTON GARDEN WORKDAY!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event. For groups larger than 5 people, email cara@cityblossoms.org to check availability. Space is limited.

Join City Blossoms in our newest garden at the Farm at Fort Stanton to help us get this space ready for programming! We will be digging up weeds, planting, spreading mulch, and other garden building tasks.

If you are bringing your children to volunteer or participate with you, there is a field to list their names and sign on their behalf. If you are a youth volunteer or participant under 18 years of age, you can fill out the form as usual and have your parent/guardian review and sign at the end. Email cara@cityblossoms.org with any questions.

About the space: The Farm at Fort Stanton is a multi-use urban farm project located in Ward 8. This project is currently in development in partnership with Dreaming Out Loud (DOL) and the Department of Parks and Recreation. Situated behind the Fort Stanton Recreation Center, this farm will include a production farm, youth garden, pollinator sections, and more.

Join City Blossoms for a marion Garden Workday!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event.

Join City Blossoms in the Marion garden! Tasks for this workday will include garden maintenance activities such as weeding pathways and beds, spreading mulch, watering, and planting.

If you are bringing your children to volunteer or participate with you, there is a field to list their names and sign on their behalf. If you are a youth volunteer or participant under 18 years of age, you can fill out the form as usual and have your parent/guardian review and sign at the end. Email cara@cityblossoms.org with any questions.

About the space: Marion is City Blossoms’ second oldest Community Green Space. This garden is home to a number of free activities, such as Open Time programming with local kids and youth, field trips, and community celebrations. Anyone who comes to lend a hand is welcome to take home some garden goodies as part of our "you help, you harvest" policy. As with all of our Community Green Spaces, this garden is open for all to enjoy.

Join City Blossoms for FOR AN EASTERN SENIOR HS GARDEN WORKDAY!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event. For groups larger than 5 people, email cara@cityblossoms.org to check availability. Space is limited.

Join City Blossoms in the Eastern garden! Tasks for this workday will include garden maintenance activities such as washing pots, weeding, and spreading soil and pathway mulch.

If you are bringing your children to volunteer or participate with you, there is a field to list their names and sign on their behalf. If you are a youth volunteer or participant under 18 years of age, you can fill out the form as usual and have your parent/guardian review and sign at the end. Email cara@cityblossoms.org with any questions.

About the space: Eastern is home to half our year-round, garden-based Youth Entrepreneurship Cooperative program. At the core of the program is a youth-led business called Mighty Greens. Through this business, Youth Staff learn to combine their interests of environmental and food justice work with micro-enterprise and job readiness skills development. Throughout the year, participants at Eastern maintain their garden space and greenhouse, create added-value products using their garden’s harvest, lead workshops, and sell/donate their products and produce back to the local communities. 

JOIN CITY BLOSSOMS FOR OUR FIRST WORKDAY OF THE SEASON!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event. For groups larger than 5 people, email cara@cityblossoms.org to check availability. Space is limited.

Join City Blossoms in our newest garden at the Farm at Fort Stanton to help us kick off the spring season and get this space ready for programming!

The Farm at Fort Stanton is a multi-use urban farm project located in Ward 8. This project is currently in development in partnership with Dreaming Out Loud (DOL) and the Department of Parks and Recreation. Situated behind the Fort Stanton Recreation Center, this farm will include a production farm, youth garden, pollinator sections, and more.

If you are bringing your children to volunteer or participate with you, there is a field to list their names and sign on their behalf. If you are a youth volunteer or participant under 18 years of age, you can fill out the form as usual and have your parent/guardian review and sign at the end. Email cara@cityblossoms.org with any questions.

Please read our Waiver and Release of Liability Form then fill out the fields below to sign. If you are bringing your children to volunteer with you, there is a field to list their names and sign on their behalf. If you are a youth volunteer under 18 years of age, you can fill out the form as usual and have your parent/guardian review and sign at the end. Email cara@cityblossoms.org with any questions.

Join City Blossoms for a Studio Garden Workday!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event.

Help City Blossoms prepare our Studio Garden for the annual Garden Fiesta Fundraiser! This event will include a variety of activities such as weeding pathways and beds, watering, hanging decorations, and painting. Anyone who attends the full workday will receive a free ticket for our Fiesta!

Join City Blossoms for a Kelly Miller Garden Workday!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event.
Join City Blossoms in the Kelly Miller garden! This workday will include a variety of garden tasks such as weeding, mulching, planting, and space beautification.

The Farm at Kelly Miller is a collaborative space, managed by multiple DC-based nonprofits. This space functions as a production farm and Community Green Space for all ages to connect with nature through art and garden-based activities. The Farm at Kelly Miller is managed by Dreaming Out Loud with land provided by DC’s Department of Recreation.

Join City Blossoms for FOR AN EASTERN SENIOR HS GARDEN WORKDAY!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event. Email cara@cityblossoms.org with questions.

Join City Blossoms in the Eastern garden! Tasks for this workday will include a variety of garden maintenance activities such as planting, watering, weeding, and light construction.

Eastern is home to half our year-round, garden-based Youth Entrepreneurship Cooperative program. At the core of the program is a youth-led business called Mighty Greens. Through this business, Youth Staff learn to combine their interests of environmental and food justice work with micro-enterprise and job readiness skills development. Throughout the year, participants at Eastern maintain their garden space and greenhouse, create added-value products using their garden’s harvest, lead workshops, and sell/donate their products and produce back to the local communities.

Join City Blossoms for a Studio Garden Workday!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event. For groups larger than 5 people, email cara@cityblossoms.org to check availability. Space is limited.

Calling all volunteers! In preparation for our annual fundraiser, we are holding Art Days where volunteers can join us at our Studio Garden (516 Kennedy St NW) to cut cardboard, sketch, paint, and do all-things-decorations. Any participating volunteers will receive free tickets to attend our Garden Galactica Fiesta on Friday, Sept 29.

Can't make it to the Studio Art Days, or want to do more? Members of the Art Team can be more involved with the decorations making process by helping us create initial designs, preparing supplies for the Studio Days, and helping with ongoing painting. This is a great opportunity for volunteer hours. Send an email to cara@cityblossoms.org to get started!

Join City Blossoms for a marion Garden Workday!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event.

Join City Blossoms in the Marion garden! Tasks for this workday will include garden maintenance activities such as weeding pathways and beds, spreading mulch, watering, and planting.

Marion is City Blossoms’ second oldest Community Green Space. This garden is home to a number of free activities, such as Open Time programming with local kids and youth, field trips, and community celebrations. Anyone who comes to lend a hand is welcome to take home some garden goodies as part of our "you help, you harvest" policy. As with all of our Community Green Spaces, this garden is open for all to enjoy.

Join City Blossoms for a marion Garden Workday!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event.

Join City Blossoms in the Marion garden! Tasks for this workday will include garden maintenance activities such as weeding pathways and beds, spreading mulch, watering, and planting.

Marion is City Blossoms’ second oldest Community Green Space. This garden is home to a number of free activities, such as Open Time programming with local kids and youth, field trips, and community celebrations. Anyone who comes to lend a hand is welcome to take home some garden goodies as part of our "you help, you harvest" policy. As with all of our Community Green Spaces, this garden is open for all to enjoy.

Join City Blossoms for a Girard Garden Workday!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event.

Join City Blossoms in the Girard garden! Tasks for this workday will include garden maintenance activities such as planting, watering, weeding, and other garden tasks.

Girard Children’s Garden is our oldest Community Green Space. Built in 2008, this site is where our team developed much of our kid-driven programming, recipes, and garden design. This space is now one of four Community Green Spaces we manage. It serves as a space for free Open Time programming, service-learning opportunities, community celebrations, and so much more! Girard demonstrates our unique style as an organization by prioritizing natural exploration areas, kid-friendly plants, and lots of creativity, inspired by the local community.  

Join City Blossoms for a Fort stanton Garden Workday!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event. For groups larger than 5 people, email cara@cityblossoms.org to check availability. Space is limited.

Join City Blossoms in the Fort Stanton garden! This workday will include a variety of garden-based activities such as weeding, constructing new raised beds, spreading mulch, and painting signage.

The Farm at Fort Stanton is a multi-use urban farm project located in Ward 8. This project is currently in development in partnership with Dreaming Out Loud (DOL) and the Department of Parks and Recreation. Situated behind the Fort Stanton Recreation Center, this farm will include a production farm, youth garden, pollinator sections, and more.

Join City Blossoms for FOR AN EASTERN SENIOR HS GARDEN WORKDAY!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event. Email cara@cityblossoms.org with questions.

Join City Blossoms in the Eastern garden! Tasks for this workday will include a variety of garden maintenance activities such as planting, watering, weeding, and light construction.

Eastern is home to half our year-round, garden-based Youth Entrepreneurship Cooperative program. At the core of the program is a youth-led business called Mighty Greens. Through this business, Youth Staff learn to combine their interests of environmental and food justice work with micro-enterprise and job readiness skills development. Throughout the year, participants at Eastern maintain their garden space and greenhouse, create added-value products using their garden’s harvest, lead workshops, and sell/donate their products and produce back to the local communities.

Join City Blossoms for a Randle Highlands Garden Workday!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event. For groups larger than 5 people, email cara@cityblossoms.org to check availability. Space is limited.

Join City Blossoms in the Randle Highlands garden! This workday will include a variety of garden tasks such as weeding, mulching, planting, and space beautification.

Randle Highlands is one of City Blossoms’ oldest partners through our School Garden Partners program cohort. Through this partnership, our team has helped revitalize and transform the school’s formerly unused outdoor space into a living outdoor classroom and exploration area for teachers and students to utilize throughout the school year. Students, parents, and the school community are regularly able to access this garden for after school garden clubs, during school lessons, and community celebrations.

Join City Blossoms for a Kelly Miller Garden Workday!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event. For groups larger than 5 people, email cara@cityblossoms.org to check availability. Space is limited.

Join City Blossoms in the Kelly Miller garden! This workday will include a variety of garden tasks such as weeding, mulching, planting, and space beautification.

The Farm at Kelly Miller is a collaborative space, managed by multiple DC-based nonprofits. This space functions as a production farm and Community Green Space for all ages to connect with nature through art and garden-based activities. The Farm at Kelly Miller is managed by Dreaming Out Loud with land provided by DC’s Department of Recreation.

Join City Blossoms for a Friendship Garden Workday!

Read our Volunteer Waiver then complete the form below to sign up for this event. For groups larger than 5 people, email cara@cityblossoms.org to check availability. Space is limited.

Join City Blossoms in the Friendship garden! Tasks for this workday will include a variety of garden maintenance activities such as weeding, planting, watering, and spreading mulch.