Join Our Village Gardens’ Board of Directors!

Our Village Gardens makes it possible for people living in Oregon's largest affordable housing neighborhoods to grow their own food, gain employment through locally created food projects and have access to a community-run grocery store. Our Village Gardens' staff work alongside Community Leaders to create new initiatives that promote both economic and food resilience.

Are you interested in giving back to your community and making a difference? Apply to join our Board of Directors! It is essential to carry out our mission and develop a group of strong community leaders willing to volunteer their time, ideas, and network.

OVG’s Board of Directors is a volunteer position (a small monthly stipend offered) and no experience is necessary! The time commitment is approximately 4-8 hours per month in meetings, plus event participation 3 times per year.  If you’re interested, please email info@villagegardens.org to tell us you’re interested.  Please provide your name, email address, and phone number, and we will contact you to follow up.

We encourage Black, Indigenous, people of color, New Columbia or Tamarack residents, women, LGBTQIA2S+ people, religious minorities, recent migrants/refugees, people with disabilities, and folx from different generational and economic backgrounds to apply.

We strive to eliminate any barriers! Please let us know if any childcare, transportation, language/translation/communication needs, accessibility modifications, or other accommodations would help you to fully participate. A small monthly stipend is offered to help with these accommodations.