Volunteer

Volunteers are the heart of our nonprofit!

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Resilient Roots. 

Volunteers maintain our demonstration garden, install edible landscapes at Habitat for Humanity houses, help with our annual plant sale, and so much more. A few hours a week of your time offers invaluable support that brings our mission and services to the community—and in exchange, offers you the opportunity to learn more about eco-friendly gardening while forging new connections.

By filling out our Volunteer Signup Form, you can let us know about your availability and how you would like to help out. If you’re looking for a one-time event, just scroll down and register for a certain option.

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival

    Take a three-hour shift at one of our nine gardens on the Cape-wide tour this July. You’ll be paired with a Resilient Roots staff or board member to take the $5 admission fee, lead people into the gardens, hand out Resilient Roots information, or direct traffic. In most spaces, you’ll be sitting at a table chatting with people who love gardening as much as you! This event, which takes place from July 11-20, is a fundraiser for Resilient Roots and an opportunity to show the public what eco-friendly gardening looks like. Click here to sign up for a spot.

  • Second Summer Cycle Cape Cod Charity Ride

    Join us on September 14 at the Cape’s biggest charity bike event and one of the main fundraisers for Resilient Roots. Check out our Events page if you’d like to ride (loops of 15, 34, 60, or 101 miles starting and ending at Smuggers Beach in Yarmouth). If you’d like to be a volunteer helper, you can sign up at the Second Summer Cycle website; please type in “Resilient Roots” for the team you represent after selecting your volunteer slot. Email Sharon at sprout@resroots.org if you have any questions or need help signing up.

  • Habitat for Humanity Landscape Installations

    This October, we’ll be hosting one-day events in Dennis and Wellfleet to transform new Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod house lots into low-maintenance, edible landscapes featuring native plants. You’ll learn permaculture techniques firsthand while helping a local family bring their yard to life. This is a full-day commitment; we rely on those who sign up to make each one-day transformation possible. These events are also hard work, digging and building and planting (but also so much fun!). Stay tuned for signups here.


  • Resilient Roots Garden

    Calling all those who like to get their hands in the dirt! You can help maintain and expand our demonstration garden at Fuller Farm in Marstons Mills. We’re there every Wednesday morning and select Saturdays—weeding, planting, mulching, watering, or harvesting. This site, a collaboration with Barnstable Land Trust, hosts many of our hands-on workshops, is open to the public as a way of demonstrating nature-based gardening practices, and grows produce for local food pantries. Fill out our Volunteer Signup Form by clicking the button to sign up.