Fwd: This Week’s Volunteer Digest: New Plant Rescue Sessions + Upcoming Opportunities
Nada Khader
From: Wilson Chang <volun...@hilltophanoverfarm.org>
Date: Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Subject: This Week’s Volunteer Digest: New Plant Rescue Sessions + Upcoming Opportunities
To: <wespacfo...@gmail.com>
Hi Nada ,
We’re glad to have you in our volunteer community. Here’s your weekly Hilltop Hanover Farm volunteer digest, with upcoming opportunities, a look at what volunteers have been helping with recently, and a few helpful links to stay connected.
We’re excited to launch a new volunteer session this year: Plant Rescue. Every Thursday, we’ll gather in the greenhouse to give extra seedlings a second life. As more community-based growing initiatives take root across our region, we’re thrilled to help support them. Donating high-quality starts to school and community gardens is one way we can help build a more resilient and sustainable future. Our team could use your help getting these plants ready for donation, and along the way, you’ll learn a few greenhouse skills too. Join us as we help grow a better future together.
Coming Up: Next 3 Volunteer Opportunities
1. Friday Volunteers: Raspberry Renovation
Date: Friday, April 3, 2026
Time: 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Location: Production Field
What to expect: Help us prune raspberry canes for the upcoming season. Each year, raspberry plants need careful pruning to support healthy growth and fruit production. We’ll also be preparing extra raspberry plants to share with local farmers and community organizations.
Sign up here: Invitation Link
2. Plant Rescue: Kale and Swiss Chard
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026
Time: 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Location: Greenhouse
What to expect: Get your hands in the soil and help us prepare extra plants from our spring production. Volunteers will help pot up kale and Swiss chard starts so they can be donated to school and community gardens throughout Westchester.
Sign up here: [Invitation Link]
3. Community Farm Work Day: Potato Planting
Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026
Time: 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Location: Production Field
What to expect: Come meet your neighbors for a fun, family-friendly morning on the farm. Volunteers will help plant potatoes and learn what it takes to get this staple crop in the ground for the season.
Sign up here: [Invitation Link]
What Volunteers Have Been Up To
Thanks to your support, Community Farm Work Day volunteers helped care for our Trees for Tribs planting. Together, we protected many of our young and vulnerable trees from deer damage and helped set them up to thrive for another growing season. It is especially exciting to see how this project site has changed over time. Looking back at older Google Earth imagery, you can see how the area west of our greenhouses has gradually shifted from open ground to expanding tree cover.
Our Friday volunteers have also been invaluable in helping us prepare our new mobile tunnels for planting. The farm crew is deeply grateful for the extra hands, and we are optimistic that these new growing spaces will help us increase the amount of food we are able to donate this season. There is something especially satisfying about a freshly prepared bed full of potential.
Thank you for helping us grow good things together.
Stay Connected
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Before You Join Us
Please come prepared with:
weather-appropriate clothing
sturdy closed-toe shoes
a water bottle
anything else noted in the opportunity description
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at volun...@hilltophanoverfarm.org
Thank you for being part of this community. We hope to see you on the farm soon.
Warmly,
Wilson Chang
Assistant Director
Hilltop Hanover Farm & Environmental Center
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