For Current Community Food Education Volunteers

Food Worker Card

Anti-Oppression in CFE

Volunteer Roles

Sample Cooking Matters agenda

Volunteer Gold Standards

Hot-Button Nutrition Topics

Volunteer Troubleshooting

Nutrition & Cooking 101

1) Fill out Cooking Matters online Volunteer Application (Please choose Solid Ground from the drop down menu)

2) Attend a Solid Ground Volunteer Orientation (dates are featured on our website)

3) Attend a Cooking Matters New Volunteer Training (see dates below)

4) Obtain and email your Food Worker Card to Community Food Education

5) Sign up for a 6-Week Series on our Cooking Matters Class Schedule

1) Fill out the volunteer application and background check and email our Volunteer Coordinator with any questions.

2) Obtain and email your Food Worker Card to Community Food Education (for all roles handling food).

3) Sign up on the youth class schedule.

1) Adult Waiver for Marra Farm Volunteers: Please complete this brief form. (Giving Garden Volunteers do not need to apply using a Solid Ground application and a Volunteer orientation is not required – although all are welcome to attend one to learn more about volunteering with Solid Ground!)

2) Youth Volunteer Waiver for Marra Farm Volunteers: If bringing family members under 18, please fill out this one-page form.

3) Sign up to volunteer! Visit our Community Food Education Calendar to register for volunteer times that work best for you.

4) Contact us with any questions at volunteers@solid-ground.org or 206.694.6825.

Giving Garden Volunteer Calendar

Cooking Matters requires all volunteers to attend a 3-hour mandatory training before volunteering with any classes. Our New Volunteer Trainings occur monthly at Solid Ground. Please RSVP to Shana at shanam@solid-ground.org if you plan to attend!