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Plant Restoration Project

Saturday, October 17
9am-12pm

Paradise Parking Plots Community Garden
930 E James St, Kent WA 98031

At our community garden, we are cultivating a space that supports both people and the environment. In line with this mission, we will be removing invasive plants around the perimeter of our garden in order to replace them with native species the following Spring. This project will create healthier habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects, which means healthier fruits and vegetables for our gardeners!

Also, as an official Orca Recovery Day Event, we will also be sharing more about how our site and our collective action supports the health of our Puget Sound ecosystem.

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TASKS:

  • Cut invasive Himalayan blackberry and English ivy
  • Move plant material into dumpsters for disposal

 

OTHER DETAILS:

  • —   Youth under the age of 15 must be supervised by a parent or guardian
  • —   This event will happen rain or shine. Please dress appropriately with closed-toe shoes/boots, layers, and clothes that can get dirty.
  • —   Please bring a refillable water bottle. We will have a cooler on site.
  • —  Washed gardening gloves will be provided; however, please bring your own gloves, if possible

 

Paradise Parking Plots Community Garden is a project of World Relief Western Washington. In 2017, we began transforming an underused parking lot into a thriving garden with 50 growing beds, raingardens, a bioswale, and food forest. It is a place where refugees, immigrants and local community members can gather to grow culturally-appropriate foods that promote a healthier lifestyle, improve food access, foster economic independence, and build community. Thank you for your help in continuing to build and improve our shared space!

Become a

Community Garden Volunteer

Volunteer at Paradise Parking Plots Community Garden to support essential tasks that keep this space healthy, safe, and vibrant!

Purpose:

Paradise Parking Plots is a 2-acre community garden that provides space for refugee, immigrant, and Kent resident gardeners to grow cultural foods and reconnect with the soil. Our shared spaces—such as our food forest, rain gardens, pollinator berms, and restoration areas—need a lot of love and attention to stay healthy and beautiful. Volunteers help ensure this shared site remains maintained and safe so gardeners can continue to grow and nature can continue to thrive.

 

Responsibilities:

  • —   Weeding and mulching our food forest, pollinator berm, rain gardens, and restoration areas
  • —   Supporting larger volunteer events
  • —   Sharing gardening tips and expertise with refugee and immigrant gardeners
  • —   Assisting gardeners with their plot upkeep as needed or requested
  • —   Helping acquire materials to support community garden functions, such as seeds, plant starts, or potting soil
  • —   Supporting the Community Garden Coordinator by ensuring water needs are met throughout the garden, including filling cisterns and turning irrigation systems on/off
  • —   Assisting with special construction projects as needed

Ways to Volunteer:

 

Individual Volunteering:

Do you have weekly or biweekly availability to consistently help out at our Community Garden? We’d love to have you volunteer regularly! Consistent, returning volunteers can be trained to manage more complex tasks like weeding our food forest, controlling pests and diseases, managing our mason bees, assisting with gardener classes, and much more.

Begin the first step of onboarding by completing a volunteer application. Please reach out to the Community Garden Coordinator with any questions about the opportunity.

 

Group Volunteering:

Check out the World Relief Western Washington “Events” page to see the next scheduled group volunteer event in the garden. If no events are currently posted, please reach out to the Community Garden Coordinator for information about the next planned group event.

 

Special Group Volunteering:

Do you have a work, community, or faith group that you’d like to bring out for a special volunteer event in the garden? We are able to accommodate most events during the week (Mon–Fri, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.) and can host a limited number of Saturday events throughout the year. Please fill out your group’s information and interest in this short form, and our Volunteer Coordinator will follow up with you within a week.

King County - Volunteer Application

Requirements:

  • —   Able to carry out various physical tasks such as weeding, mulching, and pushing wheelbarrows. Some task accommodations can be made for those with physical limitations with prior notice.

  • —   Comfortable interacting cross-culturally and with individuals who may not have English as their first language

  • —   Plant, botany, or landscaping knowledge is a plus but not required

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