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Volunteer With Us!

Red Wiggler Community Farm is a sustainable farm where people with and without intellectual and/or developmental differences come together to work, learn, and grow healthy food. We are always looking for enthusiastic individuals with a passion for our mission to volunteer.

If you are interested in volunteering, please complete the form below. Someone will contact you about your interest in the near future. Thank you again!

Adult Volunteer Application

Do you want to receive occasional emails from Red Wiggler regarding upcoming events & updates? Please click YES or NO.
 
Red Wiggler Community Farm is a smoke free workplace. Can you comply? Click YES or NO.
 
Would you submit to a background check if necessary? Please click YES or NO.
 
Do you grant permission to be photographed or videoed for possible inclusion in a Red Wiggler Community Farm publication or other publications for the purpose of promoting Red Wiggler? Please click YES or NO.
 
I UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF THE PROGRAM FOR WHICH I WISH TO VOLUNTEER, AND I CERTIFY THAT THE STATEMENT ABOBE ARE TRUE AND CORRECT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE FIRST THREE DAYS/9 HOURS OF MY VOLUNTEER SERVICE WILL BE ON A TRIAL BASIS. PLEASE TYPE IN YOUR NAME AND DATE.
No experience is necessary for this position. For our records, have you ever worked in a greenhouse? Including seeding, transplanting, and/or watering?
 
Have you ever planted seeds or transplanted?
 
Have you ever harvested vegetables? Including bunching greens and/or digging root vegetables?
 
Have you ever handled vegetables after harvesting, including washing, sorting, and weighing vegetables?
 
Have you ever done field maintenance activities, including weeding, thinning, mulching, or raking?
 
Have you worked or interacted with adults with disabilities?
 
Do you need to fulfill a specific requirement for service hours? (Please note: We do not offer volunteer hours for court-mandated service.)
 
If you need service hours for school, please indicate the number of hours you need.
If you need service hours for another purpose, please indicate the purpose and the number of hours needed.
If you need to fulfill service hours by a certain date, please indicate date you need them by.
Please list your strengths and limitations as it applies to working cooperatively with others, following instructions and completing tasks independently.
Please list your strengths and limitations as it applies to completing physical labor and working outside in different weather conditions for 2-3 hours at a time, with appropriate breaks.
Do you require the use of any of the following? Click YES or NO.
 
 
 
 
 
Do you have any of the following?
 
Please list any allergies you may have.
 
 
Are there any other medical or physical conditions or special needs of the volunteer that Red Wiggler staff should be made aware of?
 
If yes, please explain.
MEDICAL & LIABILITY RELEASE: In the event that an emergency arise while volunteering at Red Wiggler Community Farm requiring medical treatment, I authorize Red Wiggler to select and designate nurses, physicians, and / or surgeons to furnish medical and / or surgical care, and I authorize such surgical care as, in the judgment of a physician and / or surgeon holding a physician’s surgeon certificate issued by the Board of Medical Examiners of the State of Maryland, as may be needed and proper. I absolve Red Wiggler and nurses, physicians, and / or surgeons selected and designated by them, from any and all liability for their acts rendered in good faith. If over 18 years of age, please type in your name and date to acknowledge.
INFORMED CONSENT: I recognize and understand that the activities of my volunteer project or projects at Red Wiggler may be hazardous. I hereby expressly and specifically assume responsibility for any injury or harm resulting from these activities and release and discharge Red Wiggler and representatives thereof from any and all liability for property damage, injury, illness, or death resulting from any volunteer activity. If over 18 years of age, please type in your name and date to acknowledge.
POLICIES & PROCEDURES: I have read and understand the policies and procedures of Red Wiggler Community Farm. If over 18 years of age, please type in your name and date to acknowledge.
Please type in the name of your emergency contact.
Relationship of your emergency contact to you.