Volunteering: Lunchtime Learning

Looking to engage more volunteers in community food growing?

Join Amber Aleroff for this Lunchtime Learning on ways to engage, look after and support the development of volunteers. Amber is the London based Learning & Development Manager for Social Farms and Gardens, and with a vast number of city farms and community gardens in her network, she will share real-world examples of good volunteer management from across a diverse set of community-led spaces.

In this 1 hour lunchtime webinar you'll get top tips on how to manage a positive volunteering experience that works for community, garden and volunteer alike. There will be time for a Q&A after the talk, so bring your lunch and also any questions for our experts.

This talk is ideal for all sizes and types of community food growing spaces looking to improve volunteer opportunities and boost impact.

For participants in the Community Grower Leadership Programme this is a Leadership Skills learning session.

Each Lunchtime Learning session will highlight expert knowledge and practical insights, with recordings made available to our members after the events.

Our events will be hosted onine, a link will be sent with your booking or accessed via Eventbrite.

These sessions also contribute to our Community Grower Leadership Programme, which asks for leaders to take part in 3 sessions, one from each theme of;

Practical Skills

Leadership Skills

Place Based Inspiration

Interested in taking part? Get in touch via Food@FELScotland.org to join our 2025 cohort!

If you require any accessibility information or we can assist you in taking part, please contact us Food@FELScotland.org

Check out our upcoming programme of sessions...

Lunchtime Learning Session Dates & Topics, Wednesdays 12pm-1pm

September

• 3rd Sept – Volunteering - Food and Growing
• 10th Sept – Adapting Homes and Buildings for a Changing Planet
• 17th Sept– Bean Growing - Food and Growing
• 24th Sept– Nature at Risk

October

• 1st Oct – Seed Saving - Food and Growing
• 15th Oct – Orchards - Food and Growing
• 22nd Oct – Fair and Inclusive Climate Action
• 29th Oct – Community Resilience Planning

November

• 5th Nov – Vertical Growing - Food and Growing
• 19th Nov – BioChar - Food and Growing
• 26th Nov – Managing Water and Flooding Risks

December

• 3rd Dec – Reducing Our Waste
• 10th Dec – Mushroom Growing - Food and Growing

January

• 14th Jan – Compost - Food and Growing
• 14th Jan - Community Power

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