Volunteer Opportunities

Thank you so much for signing up to volunteer with One Cool Earth! Your support is vital to our mission of connecting kids with nature through garden-based education. We're incredibly grateful for your commitment to helping us grow a greener future. Together, we'll make a lasting impact on our community and the planet. Welcome to the team!

A woman and a young child gardening outdoors. The woman wears sunglasses on her head and a black shirt, smiling while working with soil. The child wears a baseball cap and a light-colored hoodie, focused on the soil, with a garden and foliage background.
A woman and a young child gardening outdoors. The woman wears sunglasses on her head and a black shirt, smiling while working with soil. The child wears a baseball cap and a light-colored hoodie, focused on the soil, with a garden and foliage background.

We have ongoing garden workday opportunities throughout the school year across San Luis Obispo County. These workdays typically occur after school or on Saturdays and include tasks such as spreading wood chips, building beds, planting, weeding, and spreading mulch. 

If you are interested in joining for a Garden Workday, please sign up below and fill out our Volunteer Waiver. At the day and time of the event, you will enter at the school front office and the staff will direct you to the garden. Please bring a hat, sunscreen, water, and wear closed-toed shoes.

Workdays are weather dependent - it's always a good rule of thumb to call the office ahead of time to ensure that the event is a go!

Time Commitment: Approximately 2 hrs, after school on a weekday.

Garden Workday Volunteer

Sign Up For Garden Workday Here
Sign The Volunteer Waiver
A child and an adult gardening in a vegetable bed. The child is wearing a pink jacket and has a headband, while the adult is wearing a striped sweater and gloves. The adult is watering the plants with a blue watering can.
A child and an adult gardening in a vegetable bed. The child is wearing a pink jacket and has a headband, while the adult is wearing a striped sweater and gloves. The adult is watering the plants with a blue watering can.

Garden Educator Assistant Internship

The Garden Educator Assistant will work with students and assist a One Cool Earth Garden Educator with preparing and teaching lessons in school gardens. They will also perform garden maintenance tasks in the school garden. The position would be well-suited for someone who enjoys working with children and has background knowledge or a strong interest in gardening, education, nutrition, biology, and/or natural resource management. 

This opportunity can be used for internship credit, and assistants are selected after an application process. To apply, email action@onecoolearth.org.

Time Commitment: Minimum of 2 hours weekly. 

Position Description
Interest Form
Sign The Volunteer Waiver
Children and adult in a garden with green plants, some children are reaching towards the plants while an adult is smiling and talking to them, and a woman is holding a child in a baby carrier, all surrounded by garden beds and garden structures.
Children and adult in a garden with green plants, some children are reaching towards the plants while an adult is smiling and talking to them, and a woman is holding a child in a baby carrier, all surrounded by garden beds and garden structures.

One Cool Earth is seeking a dedicated volunteer to join the Under the Trees program for pregnant and postpartum mothers.

Volunteers will oversee older siblings ages 2-6 years to:

  • Lead story time in the garden.

  • Assist nature play activities such as mud kitchen, fort building, and arts and crafts.

  • Keep an eye out for any safety concerns and return children to mothers when needed.

  • When: either Wednesdays and/or Fridays 9:30 am to 11:30 am.

  • Dates: Varies - reach out for more information!

  • Location: 875 Laureate Ln, San Luis Obispo.

Time Commitment: 2- 4 hours, weekly. 

Maternal Series Volunteer

Interest Form
Sign The Volunteer Waiver

Sign The Volunteer Waiver

If you’re interested in volunteering for any of the One Cool Earth programs, please fill out the following waiver. Questions? Please email our team at action@onecoolearth.org.

English Waiver
Spanish Waiver