Volunteer for the Capital Area Food Bank with the Harvard Club



 CAFB Garden Building / Ages 12 and up
 Address: 4900 Puerto Rico Ave
 Washington, DC


The Capital Area Food Bank's Urban Demonstration Garden will be a hands-on learning laboratory for food growing education. We will use the space to promote and create demand for healthy food among low income individuals. It will allow us to show how food growing stretches food budgets and increases access to nutritious produce. We are excited to use this space to equip the community that we serve with the skills and knowledge necessary to grow their own food. 

 Volunteers will play a crucial role in building and growing the garden. This project will include a wide variety of tasks associated with creating the infrastructure of the garden like digging, building, painting, planting and getting your hands dirty. This is a great opportunity for individuals and groups interested in volunteering outside and in helping to bring the food bank garden to life! We accept volunteers ages 12 and up for this project and require that all volunteers under the age o f 18 to be accompanied by an adult. Youth volunteer groups must have at least 1 adult for every 10 youth that attend. For more information about this opportunity, please email healthyeatinginfo@capitalareafoodbank.org with Garden Volunteer in the subject line. 
 
 The Capital Area Food Bank has beehives on the site of our Urban Demonstration Garden. The bees are crucial to the success of our food growing capacity building program because they greatly increase the yield of our garden and play an important role in the creation of a thriving ecosystem. The hives live in the most Northwest corner of the garden and will not be in the way of main activities that will take place there. However, since there are always bees in any garden, volunteers who are allergic to bees should not volunteer in the Urban Demonstration Garden.


 My Schedule on this Project
 Saturday May 31, 2014 from 9am to 12pm
With Group: Harvard Club of Washington, DC (12 volunteers)

Group Leader: John Didiuk - hcdcvolunteer@gmail.com 


Scheduled Group Members:
 Additional information
Thank you for volunteering to help build the Capital Area Food Bank's Urban Demonstration Garden! We will be working outside with soil, so wear comfortable shoes and clothes that you don't mind getting dirty. Please bring a water bottle and snacks; we want to make sure everyone stays hydrated and has the energy needed to feel most successful helping out. And don't forget sunscreen and a hat! When you pull into the CAFB Volunteer Parking Lot, you will see the garden straight in front of you. Please plan to meet by the blue tent. 

 Also, the Capital Area Food Bank has beehives on the site of our Urban Demonstration Garden. The bees are crucial to the success of our food growing capacity building program because they greatly increase the yield of our garden and play an important role in the creation of a thriving ecosystem. The hives live in the most Northwest corner of the garden and will not be in the way of main activities that will take place there. However, since there are always bees in any garden, volunteers who are allergic to bees should not volunteer in the Urban Demonstration Garden. 

 FROM THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
 • DuPont Circle Area: Take Massachusetts Avenue to Scott Circle, Turn left onto Rhode Island Avenue; left on North Capitol Street, right onto Fort Drive and stay left (Fort Drive becomes Taylor St.). Proceed down the hill and across the Taylor Street Bridge. At the bottom of the bridge turn left (a hairpin turn) onto Puerto Rico Ave. When you come to the 1st stop sign you will see the Capital Area Food Bank sign. Turn right at the stop sign onto Puerto Rico Avenue. As you're approaching the 2nd stop sign you will see a sign to your left. Follow the Volunteer Parking arrow on the sign up 6th street. Continue to drive up 6th Street towards the back of the food distribution center. You will then see the Volunteer Area. Park your car in any of the available spaces located in the Volunteer/Staff parking lot. 
 
 • From the US Capitol: Take North Capitol Street, turn right onto Fort Drive and stay left (Fort Drive becomes Taylor St.). Proceed down the hill and across the Taylor Street Bridge. At the bottom of the bridge turn left (a hairpin turn) onto Puerto Rico Ave. When you come to the 1st stop sign you will see the Capital Area Food Bank sign. Turn right at the stop sign onto Puerto Rico Avenue. As you're approaching the 2nd stop sign you will see a sign to your left. Follow the Volunteer Parking arrow on the sign up 6th street. Continue to drive up 6th Street towards the back of the food distribution center. You will then see the Volunteer Area. Park your car in any of the available spaces located in the Volunteer/Staff parking lot. 

 FROM MARYLAND 
 • From Georgia Avenue: Turn left onto Irving Street NW and follow it to the North Capitol Street exit heading north. Take a right onto Fort Drive and stay left (Fort Drive becomes Taylor St.). Proceed down the hill and across the Taylor Street Bridge. At the bottom of the bridge turn left (a hairpin turn) onto Puerto Rico Ave. When you come to the 1st stop sign you will see the Capital Area Food Bank sign. Turn right at the stop sign onto Puerto Rico Avenue. As you're approaching the 2nd stop sign you will see a sign to your left. Follow the Volunteer Parking arrow on the sign up 6th street. Continue to drive up 6th Street towards the back of the food distribution center. You will then see the Volunteer Area. Park your car in any of the available spaces located in the Volunteer/Staff parking lot. 
 
 FROM ROUTE 50 
 • Take Rt. 50 to South Dakota Avenue. Continue on South Dakota to Taylor Street. Turn left onto Taylor Street. Make a right onto Puerto Rico Avenue (before going over the Taylor Street Bridge). When you come to the 1st stop sign you will see the Capital Area Food Bank sign. Turn right at the stop sign onto Puerto Rico Avenue. As you're approaching the 2nd stop sign you will see a sign to your left. Follow the Volunteer Parking arrow on the sign up 6th street. Continue to drive up 6th Street towards the back of the food distribution center. You will then see the Volunteer Area. Park your car in any of the available spaces located in the Volunteer/Staff parking lot. 

 FROM RT. 1 (RHODE ISLAND AVENUE) 
 • Turn right onto South Dakota Avenue. Make a left on Taylor Street. Make a right onto Puerto Rico Avenue (before going over the Taylor Street Bridge). When you come to the 1st stop sign you will see the Capital Area Food Bank sign. Turn right at the stop sign onto Puerto Rico Avenue. As you're approaching the 2nd stop sign you will see a sign to your left. Follow the Volunteer Parking arrow on the sign up 6th street. Continue to drive up 6th Street towards the back of the food distribution center. You will then see the Volunteer Area. Park your car in any of the available spaces located in the Volunteer/Staff parking lot. 

 • The closest metro station is Brookland/CUA Metro, which is accessible on the red line. A CAFB shuttle van will pick up volunteers from the Brookland/CUA Metro Station Monday through Saturday at 8:45am for the 9am-12pm shift and 12:15pm for the 12:30-4pm shift. THERE WILL BE NO SHUTTLE FOR EVENING VOLUNTEER SHIFTS. The shuttle van will be near the elevator on the 10th street side of the metro station where other shuttle buses/vans are servicing the metro station and will have a Capital Area Food Bank sign in the front window. If you do not see the shuttle van upon arrival or if you are running late, please call 202-905-4260 to request a ride. Return shuttle service will also be provided at the end of each shift.