Toronto - Evergreen Brick Works - Markets - Join Our Farmers Market Volunteer Team!
🍎🥖🍄Join Our Farmers Market Volunteer Team! 🥕🍄
Evergreen’s Saturday Farmers Market at Evergreen Brick Works is the largest all year-round market in Toronto for supporting over 60 local farmers, food producers, and chefs throughout the season. Become a part of our vibrant community and help bring this incredible market to life each week! Together, let’s build a healthier, more sustainable city.
Volunteer Roles:
- Set-Up Crew (7 – 9 am)
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- What You'll Do: Help set up tables, signage, and lend a hand to our vendors as they get ready. (Lifting up to 21 lbs.)
- Take-Down Crew (12:30 – 2:30 pm)
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- What You'll Do: Wrap up the day by packing up tables, signs, and assisting vendors with their load-out. (Lifting up to 21 lbs.)
- Zero Waste Ambassadors (8 – 11:30 am or 11 am- 2:30 pm)
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- What You'll Do: Promote our zero waste initiatives by engaging with the community through activities, displays, or information boards, and support our dishware program (Some lifting involved; accommodations are available if needed.)
- Welcome Cart Support (8:30 –11 am or 10:30 am-1:30 pm)
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- What You'll Do: Welcome visitors warmly, answer questions, do hourly headcounts, and assist with additional tasks as needed to support the farmers market team
- Kids Craft Activator (Flexible shifts on Saturdays, 9 am-1 pm)
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- What You'll Do: Lead fun, nature-inspired crafts for kids with upcycled materials, matching each month’s theme!
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- Who We’re Looking For: Creative, friendly individuals with experience working with children.
- Zero Waste Instagram Reel Creator (Flexible shifts on Saturdays, 9 am-1 pm)
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- What You'll Do: Capture highlights of our zero-waste efforts for Instagram Reels! Ideal for social media-savvy high school students.
Perks of Volunteering:
- Meet and connect with incredible farmers, chefs, and like-minded people.
- Enjoy an Evergreen volunteer t-shirt, 15% off at the Garden Market, and after 20+ hours, free entry to select Toronto attractions!
Getting Here: Our market is at Evergreen Brick Works (550 Bayview Ave). You can reach us by TTC bus from Davisville Station or take our free shuttle from Broadview Station.
Interested? Here’s How to Apply: Email Mae Shibasaki at mshibasaki@evergreen.ca and let us know which role(s) you’d love to volunteer in and why, along with a brief introduction. If you’re interested in the Reel Creator role, feel free to include a sample Reel in your intro!
Help us make this market a warm, welcoming and sustainable place for all – we’d be thrilled to have you on our team! ✨
Qualifications Required
- In which region would you like to volunteer? Must be Greater Toronto Area
- English language skills Must be at least Basic
