Group Partnerships & Service Days

Across Los Angeles, 40+ community gardens steward public land, grow food, and create trusted gathering spaces for more than 2,000 members.

Corporate teams can play a meaningful role in sustaining these spaces — whether through hands-on service, skill-based support, or longer-term partnership.

We offer three primary ways to engage:

1. Adopt-A-Garden Partnership (Ongoing Sponsorship)

Best for: Companies seeking sustained, visible community impact

service day for corporate volunteers
  Photo credit: East Hollywood Community Garden, adopted by Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

An Adopt-A-Garden partnership pairs your company with one or more community gardens for a defined period (typically annually).

Examples include:

  • Underwriting community events or seasonal celebrations

  • Sponsoring infrastructure improvements (garden beds, irrigation upgrades, compost systems)

  • Providing recurring volunteer days

  • Supporting youth or food access programming

A recent example: a healthcare institution adopted two gardens and helped underwrite events while mobilizing employee volunteer teams.

Impact: Deeper relationship, measurable improvements, visible community presence.
Financial component: Sponsorship required (scope-based).

2. Programmatic Skill Days (Infrastructure Teams)

Best for: Teams that want focused, tangible outcomes.


  Photo credit: Khalsa Aid volunteers at Milagro Allegro Community Garden

We are building a mobile infrastructure model — moving from garden to garden with trained volunteers to rebuild raised beds and strengthen long-term durability.

Projects may include:

  • Rebuilding wood or metal garden beds

  • Soil preparation and compost installation

  • Accessibility upgrades

  • Irrigation repair and efficiency improvements

These days are structured, tool-oriented, and outcome-driven.

Impact: Clear before-and-after results.
Time commitment: Typically 4–6 hours.
Financial component: Covers materials, coordination, and site prep.

3. One-Day Volunteer Cleanups

Best for: Teams seeking a half-day service experience.

volunteers from Twitch

 Photo credit: Volunteers from Twitch at Solano Canyon Community Garden

These are 4 hour volunteer events tailored to a specific garden needs.

Typical projects:

  • General cleanup and beautification

  • Mulching pathways

  • Weeding and planting

  • Light painting or maintenance

These are accessible, well-organized, and meaningful — especially when paired with a short garden orientation.

Impact: Immediate visible improvement and team engagement.
Financial component: Suggested contribution supports tools, staff coordination, and garden needs.

Optional Add-On: Take-Home Plant Workshop

For teams looking to deepen the experience, we offer a facilitated mini-workshop:

  • Each participant plants their own seedling in a small pot

  • Brief education on water-wise growing in Los Angeles

  • Participants take home their plant

This works well as:

  • A morale-boosting close to the day

  • A tangible reminder of the experience

  • A natural upsell tied to materials and facilitation costs

Why Community Gardens?

Community gardens in Los Angeles operate on lean budgets. Water is often the single largest expense. Infrastructure ages. Leadership is largely volunteer-run.

Corporate and group volunteer days:

  • Reduce strain on volunteer leaders

  • Improve food-growing capacity

  • Strengthen neighborhood resilience

  • Support environmental stewardship in the public realm

How It Works

  1. Share your team size, preferred dates, and goals

  2. We match you with a garden

  3. We scope the project and provide a simple budget

  4. Your team shows up ready to serve

To explore a partnership:
Contact: [email protected]