[Southern California Permaculture] NEEDED Volunteer Docents at Fairview Gardens Goleta

Tue Feb 4 13:52:27 PST 2014

NEEDED Volunteer at Fairview Gardens
Fairview Gardens is a non-profit organic farm in 
Goleta, California. We seek a team of Volunteer 
Docents to lead educational tours for elementary 
school children. This is a great opportunity for 
people interested in sustainable farming, food, 
and education. To download the Docent Application 
please visit 
<http://www.fairviewgardens.org/support-us/docent-program/>www.fairviewgardens.org. 
If you have questions please email 
<mailto:info at fairviewgardens.org>info at fairviewgardens.org.
To volunteer, docents must attend a mandatory 
training on Saturday March 1st from 9am-12noon.
Please read the description below and download 
the application from our website. Thank you for 
your interest in volunteering at Fairview 
Gardens. We look forward to seeing you on the farm!

Fairview Gardens Docent Description

Title: Fairview Gardens Docent
Location: Fairview Gardens
Supervisor: Education Director / Docent Coordinator
Commitment: Three hours per week for 9-12 months, 
as well as monthly in-service training.
Role: The Fairview Gardens Docents offer 
educational opportunities for students throughout 
Santa Barbara and Goleta and are a key part of 
the education at the Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens.

Docent will help lead educational tours at least 
once per week for one year. Tours last 
approximately 3 hours, and docents need to arrive 
30 minutes before a tour begins, and stay 30 minutes after a tour ends.

Specific tour duties will vary, but may include:
·         Model farming (plant, irrigate, weed, 
harvest, wash, bunch, and sell).
·         Care for farm animals, including chickens and goats
·         Lead games, songs, or stories from docent guidebook

·         Other tasks as necessary
As a key player of a community farm, docents will also:
·         Represent Fairview Gardens to the general public
·         Stand for long periods of time
·         Share Fairview Gardens values
·         Get dirty
·         Exhibit key traits: leadership, enthusiasm, patience, kindness.

·         Be invited to participate and represent 
the Farm at Community Events, such as Open House, 
Community Potlucks, Classes, Fermentation Festival, etc.

  contact
Melissa Fontaine
Food Literacy Manager, School Food Initiative
Melissa Fontaine <Melissaf at orfalea.org>
Orfalea Foundation
1283 Coast Village Circle, Santa Barbara, CA 93108
tel: 805-565-7550 ext 111 ~  fax: 805-565-7554
<http://www.orfaleafoundations.org/>www.OrfaleaFoundation.org
www.SchoolFoodAction.org

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(805) 962-2571
P.O. Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA 93190
margie at sbpermaculture.org
www.sbpermaculture.org

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