Spring Bloom Flower Bouquet Harvesting – Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens

Opportunity Overview:
The gardens at Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens in North Andover is getting ready for all the Spring flowers blooming in our gardens! This year we are incorporating freshly harvested bouquets available for purchase in our retail shop so visitors can take a piece of the gardens home with them. Currently, The Trustees is looking for a core group of volunteers to assist with the harvesting and bouquet assembly of tulips and other Spring bulb flowers.
 
This opportunity is for individuals who enjoy the beauty of annual and perennial flowers, wishing to learn more about the care of cut flowers both in the gardens and after harvesting in preparation of bouquet assembly. Training will be provided, by our experienced staff, so no previous knowledge of the property, floral arranging, or a green thumb is required...just an excitement and curiosity to learn!
 
About Our Flower Harvesting
Our freshly harvested bouquets are comprised of gently grown flowers grown in our gardens using sustainable practices overseen by our Horticulture Department. We will be harvesting 5 days a week during our three-week Spring Blooms event to assemble a set number of bouquets per day that will be available for purchase. All proceeds help to directly benefit Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens to ensure we can continue the mission of The Trustees in preserving exceptional places.

Reports to: Visitors Services and Enterprise Manager

Benefits:

• Helping to create a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive community
• Skills learned are transferable to your own garden
• Connecting and networking with like-minded staff, visitors, and volunteers 

Responsibilities (may include but are not limited to the following):

• Attend a Zoom training session
• Working with staff to assess harvesting needs 
• Harvesting, prepping cut flowers, bouquet assembly
• Ability to work both as part of a team and individually while following directions
• Communicate effectively with the public, staff, and other volunteers
• Adhere to The Trustees safety and COVID-19 protocols
• Sign up for harvesting

Qualifications:

• Have reliable transportation to the property
• Friendly and outgoing personality
• Can lift 10 minimum of 10 lbs
• Enjoy working with people
• Bilingual candidates encouraged
• Minimum age: 18 years old
• Please Note: a background check is required to participate in this volunteer role

Time Commitment: 
Sign up for just one date, or sign up for them all! 
 
Additional opportunities may arise over the course of the growing season.  
For more information Contact the Volunteer Services Team at volunteer@thetrustees.org

To explore other volunteer opportunities, visit our volunteer page at http://volunteer.thetrustees.org/
 
More about The Trustees
Founded by landscape architect Charles Eliot in 1891, The Trustees has, for more than 125 years, been a catalyst for important ideas, endeavors, and progress in Massachusetts. As a steward of distinctive and dynamic places of both historic and cultural value, The Trustees is the nation’s first preservation and conservation organization, and its landscapes and landmarks continue to inspire discussion, innovation, and action today as they did in the past. We are a nonprofit, supported by members, friends and donors and our 116 sites are destinations for residents, members, and visitors alike, welcoming millions of guests annually. www.thetrustees.org.
 
Inclusive Spaces for All
We are committed to providing a welcoming environment for all. Together, alongside our partners and volunteers we are creating inclusive spaces of community for people of all backgrounds to enjoy and preserving these open spaces for everyone, forever. We are committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, ability, and experience.
 
The Trustees is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, military service, application for military service, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. The Trustees makes reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

Covid-19 Volunteer Safety: The health and safety of Trustees’ volunteers, staff and visitors is our top priority.

• If you are not feeling well, please stay home
• If you have been in contact with someone with Covid-19 or someone displaying symptoms of Covid-19, please stay home
• For our most current Covid-19 updates, please visit our main Trustees site