Volunteer

Current & Upcoming

March Solana Center Store Volunteer, Thursdays and Saturdays

Mar 01, 2023—Mar 31, 2023

Solana Center for Environmental Innovation 137 N El Camino Real Encinitas, CA 92024

Help Solana Center run our store and deliver our great programs to the public! The Solana Center store, open twice a week, is a chance for volunteers to get involved with our programs from our home base. Each week on Thursdays from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm and Saturdays from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, we…

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Master Composter Course Support – Ramona (multiple shifts available!)

Mar 11, 2023 12:00AM—Apr 15, 2023 12:00AM

Surprise Farm Retreat Center 18892 Old Julian Trail Ramona, CA 92065

Engage our next class of Master Composters in the wonders of creating healthy, living soil! Volunteers help our staff engage workshop attendees through our lecture and composting demonstrations, teach sustainable practices that support a healthy planet, and inspire others to adopt sustainable practices in their own lives. This Master Composter Course takes place at a beautiful location – Surprise Farm…

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(EVENT FULL) Webinar Support: Composting with Aerated Static Piles

Mar 21, 2023 5:00PM—8:00PM

VIRTUAL, meeting link will be sent to your email closer to event day ,

Webinar volunteers help our composting webinars run smoothly and make sure all of the Q&A questions are responded to by the instructor. This is a great way to refresh your composting knowledge while supporting environmental action!  Volunteer Shifts 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm Opportunity Requirements & Important Notes Experience Needed: Some familiarity with compost, comfortability using…

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(EVENT FULL) Build and Beautify

Mar 23, 2023 9:00AM—11:00AM

Solana Center for Environmental Innovation 137 N El Camino Real Encinitas, CA 92024

Build and Beautify is a day for volunteers to get involved with the development of our home base and support Solana Center programs from the ground up!  In joining us for this activity, you will help beautify our grounds, creating a space for engaging our community in our sustainable offerings. Activities vary each month and may…

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(EVENT FULL) Worm Wranglin’

Mar 25, 2023 9:30AM—11:00AM

Solana Center for Environmental Innovation 137 N El Camino real Encinitas, CA 92024

Join us for this Worm Wranglin’ volunteer opportunity, where volunteers join us at our home base to help care for our worms. Our resident worms help us teach San Diegans about the value of vermicomposting (composting with worms). Our worm bins act as a demonstration site, a nursery for providing worms to community members who compost at…

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Workshop Support: Backyard Composting – Alpine

Mar 25, 2023 10:00AM—2:00PM

Alpine Branch Library 1752 Alpine Blvd Alpine, CA 91901

Volunteers help our staff engage workshop attendees through our lecture and composting demonstrations, teach sustainable practices that support a healthy planet, and inspire others to adopt sustainable practices in their own lives. Volunteer support can also include the following: Setting up / breaking down demo site Advancing PowerPoint slides or flipping our educational chart Engaging attendees in activities related…

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Outreach Support: Booth at 3rd Annual Valley Center Bee & Butterfly Sustainability Festival

Mar 25, 2023 11:00AM—5:00PM

San Diego County Library – Valley Center Branch 29200 Cole Grade Rd Valley Center, CA 92082

Volunteers help our staff teach simple solutions on how to divert wasted food from the landfill, reduce harmful greenhouse gases like methane, and build healthy soils that feed our plants and hold water.  At this event, you will engage community-members with our worm display, showcase our upcoming classes, and share information on other composting resources available to the public through Solana…

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Workshop Support: Backyard Composting Basics – San Diego

Mar 28, 2023 4:00PM—8:00PM

Mountain View/Beckwourth Library 721 San Pasqual St, San Diego, CA 92113

Volunteers help our staff engage workshop attendees through our lecture and composting demonstrations, teach sustainable practices that support a healthy planet, and inspire others to adopt sustainable practices in their own lives. In this workshop, we will cover What is composting and why it is so important Various types of compost bin options and how to pick which one…

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April Solana Center Store Volunteer, Thursdays and Saturdays

Apr 01, 2023—Apr 30, 2023

Solana Center for Environmental Innovation 137 N El Camino Real Encinitas, CA 92024

Help Solana Center run our store and deliver our great programs to the public! The Solana Center store, open twice a week, is a chance for volunteers to get involved with our programs from our home base. Each week on Thursdays from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm and Saturdays from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, we…

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Protected: Worm Wranglin’

Apr 03, 2023 1:00PM—2:30PM

Solana Center for Environmental Innovation 137 N El Camino real Encinitas, CA 92024

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Past | Archive

Food Cycle Program – Compost Bin Harvest

Mar 18, 2023 9:00AM—11:00AM

Solana Center for Environmental Innovation 137 N El Camino Real Encinitas, CA 92024

Workshop Support: Composting with Maat Hetemii – Santa Ysabel

Mar 18, 2023 8:00AM—5:00PM

Lipay Homelands 100 Schoolhouse Canyon Road Santa Ysabel, CA 92070

Outreach Support: Booth at MANA de SD STEAM Pi Day – San Diego

Mar 14, 2023 3:30PM—8:00PM

404 Euclid Ave, San Diego, CA 92114

(EVENT FULL) Workshop Support: Backyard Composting and Bokashi Basics – Pine Valley

Mar 11, 2023 9:00AM—1:00PM

Pine Valley Branch Library 28804 Old Hwy 80 Pine Valley, CA 91962

Education Support: Ag Day Valley Center Middle School

Mar 10, 2023 8:00AM—2:00PM

28933 Cole Grade Road Valley Center, CA 92082

Education Support: Rancho Santa Fe Science Discovery Day – Rancho Santa Fe (multiple shifts)

Mar 10, 2023 9:00AM—3:00PM

R. Roger Rowe School 5927 La Granada Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067