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Community Gardening Volunteer Opportunities
Coordinator: Josh Amaris
250 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Suite 3330, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone (510) 238-2197
jamaris@oaklandnet.com


Many Oakland residents already know that the Lakeside Gardens are a lovely destination for an informative and relaxing afternoon. The Gardens contain an extensive variety of botanical curiosities. On weekends, there are horticultural workshops and exquisite flower shows for every gardening interest imaginable.

Volunteering with the City of Oakland Community Gardening program is a great way to get involved with your community and meet people. There are numerous ways to do this. There are five regularly scheduled volunteer days every month occurring on Saturdays. These volunteer days correspond with when gardeners meet monthly at the gardens to work on community spaces and projects. Simply show up and lend a hand if you would like. There will be someone at each of these days to sign off on service hours. See list below.

Larger groups of volunteers looking to work on a more substantial project are also welcome. Contact the program coordinator to set these events up. To ensure that the volunteer experience is as successful as possible, the program coordinator will work with you picking an appropriate project and site, helping plan, coordinating tools, organizing educational talks, and more.

Questions or to schedule an event Contact Josh Amaris at (510) 238.2197 or at jamaris@oaklandnet.com

Garden Volunteer Dates and locations
Arroyo Viejo
Arthur Street and 79th Avenue
1st Saturday at 1:30 pm
Bella Vista Community Garden
Behind Bella Vista School
1025 E 28th Street
2nd Saturday at 2:00 pm
Bushrod Community Garden
584 59th Street
1st Saturday at 10:00 am
Golden Gate Community Garden
1068 62nd Street
3rd Saturday at 11:00 am
Lakeside Park Kitchen Garden
666 Bellevue Avenue
4th Saturday at 9:00 am
Temescal Community Garden
876 47th Street
2nd Saturday at 10:00 am
Verdese Carter
Bancroft and 96th Avenue
3rd Saturday at 9:00 am




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