Volunteer
Get Your Hands Dirty!
We believe that everyone deserves good food. To make this happen, we rely on volunteers to support our work. This could mean harvesting fresh produce on a farm, filling a spice packet, or being on an Advisory Committee. We have a variety of opportunities that are offered throughout the year, with the greatest amount in the summer and early fall when local food is in abundance in Central Oregon! All volunteer opportunities are on a first-come, first-serve basis.
HDFFA’s programs would not be possible without volunteers like you. Please see below to sign up for current opportunities. Through volunteering you are helping make local food more accessible for everyone. Thank you! Â
For questions about individual or group volunteering, contact heather@hdffa.org.
Get Involved - Follow these Four Steps
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1. Fill out our Volunteer Form
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2. Sign the Liability Waiver
CLICK on the icon above to sign. This is a requirement.
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3. Find a volunteer opportunity
Check below for current volunteer opportunities.
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4. Volunteer!
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Volunteer Opportunities
Click the “+/-” to learn more about each volunteer project, and to sign up for any open opportunities!
Upcoming Harvest Events:
Grow & Give is a fresh food drive and is the only one in Central Oregon. Volunteers will work on farms harvesting and collecting excess produce for donation to the regional food bank, NeighborImpact. Each year we collect 15,000 pounds (or more) food, which is distributed to 50+ hunger relief agencies.  The Harvest Team is an on-call crew; duties include:
- harvesting fresh produce
- loading produce for transportation to the food bank
- managing harvesting tools
This volunteer position may require lifting objects that weigh up to 50 pounds.
Time Commitment and Location:Â
- Average of 2 – 4 hours per harvest event, not including time spent traveling to and from local farms.
- All events occur at farms in Crook, Jefferson, and Deschutes counties.
- Harvest Team slots are available on a first come, first-serve basis.
HDFFA relies on Veggie Hauler volunteers to transport produce throughout Central Oregon to support our VeggieRx and Fresh Harvest Kit programs.
Check back here for opportunities. Thank you!
Join us at the farmers market this season! Volunteers will support with tastings, distributing directories and VeggieRx tokens, assisting VeggieRx participants with shopping or help to their car if requested, etc. We’d love your support!
VeggieRx Program: VeggieRx is HDFFA’s free fresh produce prescription program that improves healthy eating habits for individuals experiencing food insecurity and diagnosed with one or more diet-modifiable diseases. Participants receive fresh locally grown produce and nutrition education for 15 weeks.
Volunteer Positions available:
We are often in need of various types of support that will help us run the organization. This is a great way to volunteer a little bit of time or consistently throughout the year. Support tasks for volunteers may include:
- Farm and Ranch Directory distribution
- General office or technical support
- Spice packing for our Fresh Harvest Kit program
Time Commitment and Location:Â
- Average of 1-3 hours per volunteer opportunity, and several support opportunities may be spread out over a longer period of time.
- Most general tasks will take place in the HDFFA office or in the communities of Crook, Jefferson, and Deschutes counties.Â
Current Opportunities:Â
We’d love to hear from bilingual individuals who would be interested in supporting our programming through Spanish translation and/or interpretation. Your support will help bridge language barriers, ensuring more community members have access to vital resources and information. Please reach out to amanda@hdffa.org if you are interested.
We believe that community members who have a passion for our work, and/or individuals who have experienced our program(s) should have the opportunity to become leaders.  We encourage members who are new to board service to apply to be on our Board.Â
Time Commitment and Location:Â
- Serve a 2-year term
- Average of 5-10 hours per month which includes monthly Board meetings, being on a committee and participating in fundraising.
We believe that individuals participating in our programs and community members interested in improving food security and farm and ranch viability should have the opportunity to provide feedback and become leaders in our work. With these values in mind, we invite community members to participate in our Food Security Advisory Committee or Agricultural Advisory Committee to help inform our current work, and to build the leadership capacity for the future of farming, ranching, and food access in Central Oregon.Â
For more information about our committees, please visit the pages below:
