Volunteer in the Kitchen Garden

The Kitchen Garden thrives because of our committed and enthusiastic team of student and staff volunteers. Volunteering is fun and a great way to meet and work with other like-minded members of the ANU community.

Volunteers are supported with regular, ongoing on-the-job training in either garden or kitchen related skills knowledge and mentoring and are supervised by the Kitchen Garden Program Coordinator. You don't need to be a cooking or gardening expert, just enthusiastic, interested and willing to learn. We'll give you training and support!

Volunteers are invited to be part of the planning and creative development of the Kitchen Garden program and the gardens as well as helping with the day-to-day running of the program.

Volunteers are asked to make a commitment to the hour Kitchen Garden of at least 8 hours of volunteering per semester. This might be helping out with 4 Gardening Bees, or 3 Harvest-Prepare-Share lunch sessions or volunteering to water the garden once a week or feed the chickens on Saturdays. Volunteer hours can also be contributed by helping with social media, coordinating projects and promoting the Kitchen Garden Program.