Roll up your sleeves & volunteer with us!
Corporate Partnerships & Volunteering
Every season, many corporate groups join us for a valuable team-building experience while harvesting crops. Before heading into the fields, you’ll learn about food insecurity, the history of America’s Grow-a-Row, where our produce goes, and what you’ll be harvesting that day. Corporate events run Monday to Friday, 9 am to 12 pm. Afterward, you are welcome to enjoy your lunch at our picnic tables. Groups range from 5 to 300 volunteers.
WHY VOLUNTEER?
Because Your Support Matters.
Increase Team Camaraderie
Give colleagues the opportunity to strengthen their bond in a unique setting… our farm.
Make a Tangible Impact
Make tangible impact on addressing hunger in our communities.
Expand Your CSR
Foster a sense of community and social responsibility while enhancing your CSR profile.
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Company Support Opportunities
Movers & Shakers
Become an Impact Partner
Impact Partners are deeply invested in our mission by donating $25,000 or more and bringing their teams to volunteer on our farms throughout the harvest season
Our Impact Partners’ financial support enables us to expand our Fresh Produce Initiative while volunteer events provide a stronger sense of purpose and responsibility.
Many hands make light work
Fields of Service Sponsorships
The Fields of Service sponsorship program supports the hard work of our vast network of 10,000+ volunteers who harvest and deliver more than 12.8 million servings of farm fresh produce throughout our growing season.
Your investment provides meaningful and impactful volunteer experiences for community organizations, schools, corporate groups (and more) who harvest nutritious fruits and vegetables for people struggling with hunger in our communities.
Your investment provides meaningful and impactful volunteer experiences for community organizations, schools, corporate groups (and more) who harvest nutritious fruits and vegetables for people struggling with hunger in our communities.
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Cause Marketing
People are loyal to brands that commit to making a positive impact by creating a strong emotional connection and inspiring them to take part. According to a recent Forbes article, shoppers under the age of 40 prefer
to give back through where they shop.
Round up change to make a change!
Pennies for Produce
If you have a front-end point-of-sale store, you can show your commitment to giving back with our Pennies for Produce program. Customers “round up” their pennies to fight hunger. Every dollar donated equals 5 servings of fresh, healthy produce for families in need.
Looking to reunite, re-engage, and reinvigorate your team? Join us on the farm for an impactful team ...
-building experience and community service day to impact thousands of people facing food insecurity. Check out this Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) testimonial from Bank of America - our longtime supporter, both financially and in the fields!
This #NationalVolunteerWeek, why not sign your team up for a day of harvesting at America’s Grow-a-Row? For more information, visit www.americasgrowarow.org/volunteer/companies/ or contact connie@americasgrowarow.org.
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-building experience and community service day to impact thousands of people facing food insecurity. Check out this Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) testimonial from Johnson & Johnson - our longtime supporter, both financially and in the fields!
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Visit https://www.americasgrowarow.org/volunteer/companies/ to find out more about volunteering with us this season.
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Looking to reunite, re-engage, and reinvigorate your team? Join us on the farm for an impactful team ...
-building experience and community service day to impact thousands of people facing food insecurity. Check out this Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) testimonial by Unity Bank - our longtime supporter, both financially and in the fields, as well as our Farm to Fork Volunteer Lead Sponsor in 2021 and 2022!
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-building experience and community service day to impact thousands of people facing food insecurity. Check out this Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) testimonial from Investors Bank- our longtime supporter, both financially and in the fields!
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Volunteer FAQs
What is America’s Grow-a- Row?
America’s Grow-a-Row is a 501(c)3 organization that grows and gleans fresh produce that is then donated to food banks, food pantries, soup kitchens, and crisis centers in NJ, PA, and NYC. Thanks to our partnership with Feeding America, our produce is also distributed from New England to TX. Since we began in 2002, we have donated over 20 million pounds of produce! We have volunteer events July through November, when thousands of volunteers help harvest our crops. There are limited spring events.
Is there a fee?
We don’t require donations but strongly encourage your support. We are a 501(c)3 that does not accept state or federal funding but relies on donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations.
How do you get funding?
We receive all funding through private and corporate grants and individual donations. Groups can also make a donation to support their team building day or become a Fields of Service Sponsor and enjoy the benefits, which includes full-year exposure on our website and your company logo on a banner in our headquarters barn/education center. We encourage corporate volunteers to see if their company has a Dollars 4 Doers program or matching grants.
How do we schedule our trip?
Fill out the group volunteer form found on our website’s volunteer page or contact Connie Miller at connie@americasgrowarow.org for adult groups and Jess Huber jess@americasgrowarow.org for children groups.
What does a volunteer outing look like?
Most events take place weekdays from 9am-12pm and limited Thursday evenings. First, we educate our volunteers about hunger in NJ and the impact they will make that day! Then, it’s time to harvest a crop in the fields. No prior experience or tools are necessary.
How many people can I bring?
Adult groups can be anywhere from 5-300 people. Children groups can be from 5-40 people. We understand that last-minute conflicts may come up, but please keep us updated about your group size. We use your expected group size to plan what we will harvest during your visit, which in turn impacts our plans for how much we can harvest that week, ensuring that no produce goes to waste.
Where do we go for our event?
Most of our events take place at our Clinton, NJ area farms (two farms less than 15 minutes apart in Pittstown and Milford). We will let you know whether you’re needed at the Pittstown Farm or Milford Farm a few days before your scheduled volunteer date depending on which crops are ripe at the time. We sometimes have a pressing need to harvest a particular crop and may ask you to change your farm location. We appreciate your flexibility and understanding of the challenges of agriculture. In September and October, we also glean apples in Chester (Riamede Farm) and Hope (Longmeadow Farms).
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