ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDEN
Get real-world experience in organic farming at Odiyan.
Learn practical skills from our master gardeners in our 2.5 acre community gardens, orchards, and greenhouses. You will engage the entire process from seed to plate, including learning to cook your own produce as you help prepare meals for the Odiyan community. Odiyan farm and gardens are part of our sustainability plan. And we often produce enough to give away to our sister organizations, friends and neighbors.
We are seeking hardy strong people who can commit to the 2025 season starting in January, February or March. Preference is 8 months, the minimum commitment is 6 months.
To apply or find out more, fill out our Volunteer Inquiry form here. Contact Us.
If it seems you could be a good fit for our gardens, we will send you all the details and the application.
Hands-on training
- seeds: choosing vegetables and varieties
- greenhouse germination vegetables and flowers
- bed preparation, direct seeding, and transplanting
- use and maintenance of drip and sprinklers irrigation
- companion plants, medicinal plants, insect and bee friendly plants
- establishing raised beds and hoop house
- using rototillers and other equipment
- composting and mulching
- harvesting: including cleaning, storing, and preserving (pickling, freezing, fermenting, canning)
- weeding, lots of weeding
Encompassing a comprehensive work-study program, your work in the Odiyan gardens includes:
- Comfortable accommodation and nutritious vegetarian meals
- Weekly Buddhist classes, practice and study sessions.
- A monthly stipend of $200/$300 after one year
You must be physically strong and good at working with your hands. Experience with hand tools and physical labor is preferred.
Interested or have questions?
Odiyan Volunteer Office
Best way to reach us is by email
Or leave a message at
510-981-1987
