Volunteer at Grow-a-Row
We grow over 20 nutrient-rich varieties, including cucumbers, zucchini, eggplant, corn, peppers, turnips, potatoes, and cabbage. Each event ends with a tally of your impact—number of pounds harvested, and number of people fed which is always inspiring. Volunteer solo or with a group of 5-300.
Ways to Volunteer
Groups
If you have a group of 5-300 people, please fill out our group volunteer form and someone from our team will get back to you right away! All are welcome, and no experience is necessary. Corporate teams, school groups, clubs, and community groups are all welcome!
Individuals
We welcome volunteers of all ages to volunteer with us! All children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Please use the signup calendar to let us know you’re coming so that we can tell you the farm location, which is determined just a few days before each event.
Tell Us Your Interests
If you would like to see more volunteer options and be added to our mailing list, please fill out this individual inquiry form and let us know how you’d like to help. We need people to pick up and deliver produce, harvest produce on a regular basis, and attend tabling events, just to mention a few things. Questions? Contact Connie Miller to learn more.
Track Your Hours
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Volunteer Near You!
America’s Grow-a-Row owns three
farms in Hunterdon County
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Volunteer FAQs
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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Grow-A-Row is Unique.
Sustainable Farming
Fresh Produce Distribution
Reducing Food Waste
Educating & Inspiring
From childhood through adulthood, we are educating Americans from all walks of life about the importance of nutrition, the prevalence of hunger, and what they can do to make a difference.
