The Verde Partnership Garden is an outdoor laboratory that brings classroom learning to life. Working together with parents, Verde Elementary School teachers and community members, we provide cooking, nutrition, job readiness, literacy and leadership classes, as well as provide fresh vegetables for the community. As a nonprofit organization, Verde Partnership Garden relies on the community to maintain the garden and continue to provide its valuable learning programs. Volunteering in the Garden The core volunteering we need is gardening, including planting, weeding, watering, harvesting, seed saving and clean-up. The first visit will be an orientation, and is offered most days from noon to 2 pm. After that initial visit, volunteers are welcome to come Monday through Friday, 10:30 – 2 pm. We also need other types of support to operate our programs, including: o assisting with providing programs for children o outreach o fundraising ... read more