This role is advertised by Volunteer West, the volunteer resource centre of Australian Multicultural Community Services on behalf of Louis Joel Arts & Community Centre.

Organisation description: Community & Arts Centre located in Altona providing a diverse range of arts, community and sustainability programs and projects.

Job description: Our edible garden volunteers work to create and maintain a healthy, productive edible garden to increase community access to fresh food.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting planning of seasonal planting (including veggie selection; propagation; crop rotation and planting out beds)
• Watering – watering pots, garden beds and wicking beds
• Harvesting and supporting community to share in garden produce
• Weeding, composting and seasonal soil maintenance

Duties may also include:

• Helping maintain LJAC Seed Library
• Contributing ideas for improving the space through additional garden infrastructure and perennial plants etc

Location: 5 Sargood St Altona

Skills required:

• Interest in gardening and growing food.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Be reliable, flexible, and committed. . Time required: A few hours a week (very flexible)

Commitment required: Regular – more than 6 months

Other requirements: Working with Children Check

Benefits volunteers will get from this role?

• Be part of a friendly garden team and meet like-minded others
• Increase your gardening skills and knowledge
• Share in the harvest of fresh veggies

This role can be made suitable for people with a disability, people with limited English, people with Centrelink requirements of 15 hours/fortnight and people that is younger than 18.