Cultivating Food, Community, & Care

The Giving Garden is a volunteer-powered regenerative farm growing fresh produce for local food pantries.

North Andover, Massachusetts

About Us
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What We Do

Two young volunteers transport freshly harvested vegetables in a wheelbarrow at The Giving Garden
Illustration of a beet with green leaves.

For more than a decade, The Giving Garden has been bringing people together to grow fresh, healthy food for families facing food insecurity in the Greater Lawrence area. Using regenerative farming practices on our half-acre farm, volunteers from schools, businesses, faith communities, and youth organizations help transform seeds into thousands of pounds of produce.

Four people standing outdoors around a wooden cart with green and yellow containers filled with plastic bags of freshly harvested produce, under a canopy in a grassy area with trees in the background.

Volunteering in the garden is more than pulling weeds - it’s planting hope. Whether you’re a seasoned grower or just learning, there’s a place for you here.

Volunteer With Us

Sign Up To Volunteer!

  • Individuals & Families

  • Children 5+

  • Corporate Groups

  • Community, School, & Faith Groups

WHO CAN VOLUNTEER?

VOLUNTEER TASKS

No experience is necessary! Volunteers help with a variety of seasonal tasks that keep the garden growing and productive, including:

  • Planting seeds

  • Weeding

  • Transplanting

  • Harvesting

  • Washing and packing produce

More Information!
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Please dress comfortably for outdoor work, including sturdy shoes and layers appropriate for the weather. We recommend bringing a water bottle, hat, sunscreen, and bug repellent.

Gloves and tools will be provided.

Let’s Connect Online

A person wearing a wide-brimmed hat, glasses, a black hoodie, blue pants, and red gloves is kneeling in a garden, tending to a row of young green lettuce plants in soil.
A person harvesting radishes in a garden, wearing a light gray long-sleeve shirt and white sneakers, with a plastic glove on one hand.
A group of young girls shoveling wood chips into a pile outdoors on a grassy field with trees in the background.
Rows of lush green lettuce plants growing in a garden bed.

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