🌱 Volunteer With Soul Food Project
At Soul Food Project, we believe food is a powerful tool for connection, empowerment, and justice. Whether you're helping grow vegetables or supporting a local event, your time and energy make a real difference in building a more just and nourishing food system.
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🙌 Ways to Get Involved
👩🌾 General Volunteering
No experience needed! Volunteers help with:
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Planting, weeding, watering, and harvesting
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Prepping CSA shares and pantry produce boxes
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Supporting youth and community events
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Special projects like building, organizing, or cooking
📅 Weekly Volunteer Hours
We host regular volunteer days throughout the growing season. You can join solo, with a friend, or bring a group! Check our calendar or sign up for updates.
👥 Group Volunteering
School, work, church, or neighborhood group? We’d love to host you for a meaningful, hands-on experience.
🧺 Workshare: Volunteer for a Veggies
Interested in receiving fresh produce in exchange for your time?
Our Workshare Program is a deeper volunteer commitment where you help on the farm and, in return, receive a weekly share of seasonal produce through our Veggie Box program. It’s a great way to:
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Learn more about growing food
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Build relationships with staff, apprentices, and other community members
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Take home nutritious, locally-grown veggies
Workshare Requirements:
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Commit to at least 4–6 hours of volunteer time each week during the season
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Must be reliable and able to work during assigned shifts
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Open to individuals 16+ (youth under 16 welcome with an adult)
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There’s no formal application—just let us know you’re interested on the volunteer form and we’ll follow up!
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Questions? Email amber@soulfoodprojectindy.org
FAQs What should volunteers wear? -We suggest dressing in layers to accommodate cool mornings and warmer afternoons. Shoes should be sturdy and soles should have deeper treads to avoid slipping. Ideally, shoes should be waterproof. Wear clothes and shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Is there water on the farm? -Please bring a water bottle with you. We do have a water tank at our Sheldon Street farm that you can use to refill your water bottle. Where do we park? If your volunteer event is at our Sheldon St. farm, you can park Frederick Douglass Park . We do have limited street parking on Sheldon Street, but please be aware there may not be spaces available the day of your event. If your volunteer event is at EMCC, there is plenty of onsite parking Edna Martin Christian Center Legacy Campus & KIPP Academy Will we still work if it rains? -We work rain or shine, so please dress accordingly. How do we cancel a volunteer event? -We understand that things come up, so in the event that you need to cancel or reschedule, you can email amber@soulfoodprojectindy.org Do I need farm experience to volunteer? -No, anyone can volunteer! Youth under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Is there a minimum or maximum number of people for a volunteer group? We would prefer groups of no more than 10. However, please let us know if you have a larger group; we may be able to accommodate you! Can people with disabilities or those who do not want to engage in physical labor volunteer? Yes! We have a variety of tasks that volunteers can help with, and we will do our best to accommodate individuals who would like to volunteer without involving physical labor.