Volunteer

Regional Fruit Tree Tour Volunteer: Fruit Tree Tour reaches a wide area and we are always looking for the support of local community members. From helping to connect us to schools in your area, to bringing a pickup load of mulch to a community planting, to checking on the orchards at schools near you, to helping to care for a small fruit tree nursery, Fruit Tree Tour thrives on the support of the community. We also have occasional cyber projects that could use some additional support.

Nursery Support: Common Vision is working to develop several Fruit Tree Tour mini-nurseries across California. Our need is to have a wide variety of fruit trees that are appropriate to the climate and schedule of the schools in each area we plant. In order to provide schools with fruit during the entire school year we need to plant additional evergreen and non-bare-root varieties like citrus, loquat, avocado, and pineapple guava. We are looking for help in grafting, choosing varieties, providing land for a mini-nursery, caretaking a mini-nursery, acquiring rootstock, acquiring scion, and other related nursery guidance and skill-sets.

If you are interested in getting involved with Common Vision's Fruit Tree Tour please contact info@commonvision.org.

Events open to the public:

March 1: Community Planting with Green Ambassadors (LA)
Meet at Environmental Charter High School at 12pm
16315 Grevillea Ave, Lawndale, CA 90260
March 8: Community Planting with Sustainable Habitat (LA)
Meet at Edendale Farm at 10am
2131 Moreno Dr., Los Angeles 90039
March 22: Community Planting with Daily Acts (Sonoma County)
March 29: Community Planting with Serna Village (Sac)
Meet at Serna Village at 10am
5836 Dudley Blvd Sacramento, CA
April 5: Community Planting with Merritt College (Bay)
Please call or write before showing up:
12500 Campus Dr, Oakland, CA
April 12: Community Planting with the San Leandro High School's Social Justice Academy (Bay)
Please call or write before showing up:
2200 Bancroft Ave, San Leandro, CA

Thank you for your interest in serving the earth, the youth, and each other on Fruit Tree Tour 2008. THE BUSSES ARE FULL FOR 2008!

Interns are integrated members of life and work on tour. Nomadic educational work is both fulfilling and challenging. We urge interns to be in honest, open communication with themselves and with Common Vision staff about any questions or concerns both before and during the tour.

Costs of room and board are covered during the tour dates outlined below. Three vegan meals a day are provided. Each crewmember has a designated space for sleeping and gear storage on one of the tour busses. At some of the tour stops camping is available.

We are looking for interns dedicated to participating in all aspects of Fruit Tree Tour and life on the bus. In addition to education and performance, interns will also take part in projects and daily chores.

If you would like to apply for an internship with Common Vision for Fruit Tree Tour 2009 please email a one-page self-introduction to Info@commonvision.org. Applications will be accepted until November 15th. We will contact you within two weeks to let you know we received tour information and will inform you of any next steps.