The Educational Farm at Joppa Hill is a volunteer endeavor. Our team of more than 100 volunteers feed and care for the animals every day, do most of the general upkeep, help run our events, and make the farm a very special place!
If you think it would be fun to volunteer at the farm, but you don’t know a lot about animals, don’t worry! We can train you — and kids, too!
We welcome volunteers of ALL ages. If a volunteer is under 18, they must be accompanied by a volunteer parent/adult.
Paddocks Caretaker
Interested? Fill out this form, and we’ll be in touch!
Responsibilities include:
- Clean out manure, soiled straw, and wet/old hay from animal paddocks, replace with fresh bedding, clean and refill water buckets as needed.
- The following enclosures need routine cleaning: sheep, goat, alpacas, ducks, chickens, and bunnies.
- You pick the day and time that works for you.
Marvelous Mucker
Responsibilities include:
- Clean the horse stalls between 9:00-2:00
- Clean the horses’ water buckets
- Spread new shavings
- Empty muck buckets with the farm gator
- Open positions: 1, every Monday
Turn-In or Turn-Out
Fill out this form, and we’ll be in touch!
Responsibilities include:
- Turn in happens between 4:00-7:00pm
- Turn out happens between 6:00-8:30am
- Bringing in or out horses & animals for the day/night
- Feeding horses, goats, sheep, chickens, ducks, rabbits, cats, pigs, alpacas, and cows
- Collecting eggs
- Filling and changing water for all
- Open positions: 1
Farm Stand Volunteer
Responsibilities include:
- Working in the farm stand
- Use our SignUp Genius HERE once you have been trained
Scout Projects?
Have a scout project? We’d love to hear your idea. Email Sarah Grosvenor, Executive Director.