How to Get Involved

Volunteer in the Franklin Permaculture Garden

Our Fall 2018 volunteer hours are on Thursdays and Fridays from 9:30-11:00 am in the Franklin Permaculture Garden. Join us for harvesting, preparing for the Farmers' Market, planting, soil building, and more.
If you are planning to volunteer and have questions, please email info@umasspermaculture.com.

Enroll in Our Practicum

Enroll in our practicum, Permaculture Gardening at UMass (STOCKSCH 198P), to learn about permaculture through a combination of applied lessons and hands-on experience maintaining our campus garden sites. Students will work under the guidance of the Sustainability Coordinator of Campus Gardens to upkeep the UMass Permaculture Gardens and educate visitors.

STOCKSCH 198P: Permaculture Gardening at UMass on Spire
1 credit/Fall & Spring Semester

Come to Our Weekly Farmers' Market

Join us for the UMass Student Farmers Market on Fridays from 12:00-4:00pm at the Goodell Lawn beginning Friday, September 14th! The markets will run each Friday for 10 weeks until November 16th.

Interested in becoming a vendor or performer at the market?
Sign up here!

tour the franklin garden

We offer free and educational garden tours for classes, clubs, teams, local groups, and interested individuals from April through November.
Schedule a tour here!

Schedule a Presentation for Your Group or Class

Sharing our story is integral to what we do. Bring a member of our team to your class, meeting or conference to learn more about us.
Schedule a presentation here!

Host an Event in Our Garden

The Franklin Permaculture Garden is a beautiful outdoor space, perfect for hosting events. We would like to share it with you for your community gathering, educational meet up or other group function. Our gardens act as living, learning labs and have tons of built in educational tools to provide. Take advantage of this space to learn about: permaculture design, plant identification, wild edibles, herbal medicine, mushroom culture, perennial vegetables and more. If your event is relevant we may want to co-host with you.
Reserve the garden for your event here!