GROW EVENTS

2024 Volunteer Season STARTS
Apr
26
to Apr 27

2024 Volunteer Season STARTS

Can you give a little bit of your time? Want to give a lot? We have opportunities available for all ages, all experience levels, and if you are able to give just a few hours OR looking for a regular, weekly volunteer opportunity.

We’re looking for volunteers to join us on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 8 am to noon during the growing season. Regular volunteer hours start on Friday, April 26th at 9 am! (weather dependent!)

New to volunteering with Grow? Sign up here! Have questions? Find our FAQ page here or email us at grow@ivrcd.org.

We need your green thumb!

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Burr Oak Prairie Preview
Mar
28

Burr Oak Prairie Preview

Get ready to chat about conservation, learn about the land, and get connected to all things nature.

Burr Oak Land Trust will host Prairie Preview from 4:30-7 p.m. Thursday, March 28 at the Iowa City Senior Center, 28 S. Linn St.

More than 30 groups supporting many different environmental programs and projects will be ready to share how you can bring more of the outdoors into your life this year.

Bur Oak will also have a presale of pawpaw kits for any adventurous green thumbs! Pawpaws were once abundant, even in Iowa, but have declined in our area over time. These fruiting trees are host plants for the zebra swallowtail butterfly. Bringing back pawpaws means more habitat for the butterfly and more local biodiversity – it's a win-win-win.

We hope to see you at Prairie Preview! This free event is sponsored by the Iowa Living Roadway Trust. For more information, visit buroaklandtrust.org/prairie-preview-and-pawpaws

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Grow Fundraiser! @Big Grove | St. Patrick's Day Pet Portrait
Mar
16

Grow Fundraiser! @Big Grove | St. Patrick's Day Pet Portrait

Bring your pet by Big Grove Iowa City on Saturday, March 16th for a professional portrait to support Grow: Johnson County and the Friends of the Animal Center Foundation! Big Grove will have a St. Patrick's Day scene set up for your four-legged friends.

This opportunity is just a $10 suggested donation, which will support Grow: Johnson County's mission to improve healthy food access through sustainable food production and hands-on education, and the Friends of the Animal Center Foundation in their mission to expand the animal care services of the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center and fulfill the financial needs of animal welfare initiatives in our community.

Photos will be delivered via email. Pet parents are welcome to be in the portrait. (hint, hint: there may even be a contest for the cutest pet on our @dogsofbiggrove instagram page.)

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Onion Love Fest
Feb
14

Onion Love Fest

It’s an onion love fest!

Help us seed onions on Wednesday, February 14th from 9 am to noon. It might be an unconventional way to celebrate Valentine’s Day but we find it appeeling.

Interested? Sign up by emailing us at grow@ivrcd.org

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GREENHOUSE COVER VOLUNTEER EVENT
Oct
16

GREENHOUSE COVER VOLUNTEER EVENT

We could use your help!

We're replacing the plastic on our (very large!) greenhouse on Monday, October 16th at 8 am and could use some extra hands. 

Interested in joining in on the fun, we've got you covered (pun intended!) Email us at grow@ivrcd.org to let us know you are interested. 

This event is dependent on the weather but we would still have a farm harvest and distribution for the day, so you can stick around if it happens to get rained out.

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