Please note that work parties and other volunteer opportunities that appear on this page are for NSCGS members only.
All members of the NSCGS are required to contribute 12 volunteer hours annually to the Society, either through direct work on your Community Garden or work at another Community Garden in the Society (e.g., weeding common areas, work parties, compost, educational events). Working on your own plot does not count towards volunteer hours. You are responsible for tracking your hours/activities and providing this information to the Coordinator(s). Failure to contribute the required volunteer hours may result in the loss of your plot at the end of the gardening season.
A listing of work parties and other volunteer opportunities is below.
Queen Mary Work Party
Work Party Tasks for November 9, 2024
Gardeners from other gardens are welcome to attend
Check in with Garden Co-ordinators:
2 to 6pm
Natalie and Yahya
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Fall cleaning and organisation of the shed. |
Melanie and Nancy ( can be done outside of work party) |
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Take off hose reels with tools. Do not remove hoses, Take off splitters and sprayers. Place each reel and hose in a bag and clearly label plot they are from. |
Justin B |
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Cut up compostable plants to add back to compost bins and bag non compostable plant matter/ place securely under tarps to protect from rain. |
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Tallying of the volunteer hours for 73 gardeners using Natalie’s laptop and data plan. |
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Weeding on City property: Pollinator Garden, lavender, strawberry and raspberry areas |
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Weeding in the common areas: gravel, around inside fence areas, around the shed, and bee areas ( buttercups, morning glory, etc) |
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Check all compost bins – green, red and brown and take out unsuitable non compostable items. Take out tomatoes, beans, grass or other seeds from the green compost bins. Weed around compost bins. Get rid of morning glory, grass purslane and volunteer plants. |
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Place leaves into black compost leaf bins by each compost station and green leaf bins by the fence. |
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Emailing gardeners who can take bags of weeds home from garden work party. |
