It’s time to sign up for volunteer hours for Winter CSA pick-ups and Lewis Waite pick-ups. If you have signed up for a Winter CSA share from Golden Earthworm Farms or a Winter Sun Farms share this winter, you agreed to fill one volunteer slot this winter during our CSA pick-ups. Each share is asked to fulfill ONE volunteer shift.
Winter Share and Lewis Waite volunteer shifts are open on the Volunteer page.
To sign up for a volunteer shift:
1. Find an OPEN slot on the Volunteer calendar (search through months as needed by selecting a date from drop down calendar).
2. Email our Volunteer Coordinators with chosen date and time: volunteer [at] sunnysidecsa.com or Contact Us
Lewis Waite distribution is once each month on a Tuesday.
The dates are scheduled for:
Jan 8th
Feb 5th
March 12th
April 9th
May 14th
For these Tuesdays, we need 2 volunteers from 5:45 PM – 7:00 PM and 2 volunteers from 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM (4 volunteers total) to assist with distributing the Lewis Waite orders to members.
Please see the instructions for Lewis Waite volunteering for more information:
NOTE: These instructions are for the summer shift so the times are not accurate, however the instructions are correct for Lewis Waite distribution during the Winter.
Golden Earthworm and Winter Sun share pick-ups are on every third Thursday starting on Dec 20.
These pick-up dates are:
December 20th
January 10th
January 31st
February 21st
March 14th
For each Winter CSA and Winter Sun pick-up date, we need 4 volunteers for a 3:15 PM shift, 2 volunteers for a distribution shift from 5:45 PM – 7:00 PM, and 2 volunteers for a distribution shift from 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM (8 volunteers total):
3:15 – 4:15 PM – Meet the truck from the farm and bring boxes inside Sunnyside Community Services
THIS SHIFT INVOLVES MANUAL LABOR –be prepared to do a lot of lifting and get dirty. Please see the instructions for the 2:30 PM summer shift for more information:
5:45 – 7:00 PM – set-up and first half of distribution. Please see the 4:30 PM summer shift instructions for more information:
7:00 pm – 8:15 pm – second half of distribution and clean up. Please see the 6:30 PM summer shift instructions for more information:
Thank you in advance for signing up for a volunteer shift this winter! We cannot have CSA without volunteers helping with our distributions.
Enjoy the winter CSA!
Sara & Laura
CSA Volunteer Coordinators