Volunteering

“Ask not what my community farm can do for me, but what I can do for my community farm” (Ian Willsdon)

Scroll down to foot of page for our volunteer registration form.

Here at Bosavern there are two main drop-in sessions each week with experienced staff to support you but we also have a wide range of specialist roles for those with more experience or who prefer to work independently in a defined role. Details of our ‘most wanted’ roles & skills can be found on our ‘We’re Recruiting’ page. For most people, however, the two weekly group drop-in volunteer sessions are a good way to meet other people and its a way for us to get to know you, your strengths and preferences and then more specialised or responsible roles can emerge naturally over time. 

 

Horticulture Sessions (Tues & Thurs weekly)

On Tuesdays and Thursday horticultural sessions start at 10am (arrive for 9:50), we break at 11am for tea and biscuits, we stop again at 1pm for a delicious, shared, nutritious cooked vegetarian lunch using fresh farm produce and our afternoon volunteer session runs from 2pm-3pm. Tuesdays are seasonal horticulture activities and Thursdays are all about harvesting; picking & packing.

 

Trees (Sunday afternoons)

Our volunteer-led tree-planting group gather outside the farm shop on the first and third Sundays of the month (excl. July & Aug) at 1:50 for a 2pm start and there is a whatsapp group to join so stay informed of any weather cancellations. Tree Group details here.

There are very many other roles at Bosavern including chicken care, delivery drivers, policy-writing, finance, repairs and maintenance, market stalls, running the shop, baking for events and bid-writing, so if you have a few hours to spare each week, drop us a line and we’ll find a role to suit you. Scroll down for our volunteer registration form. If you want to visit, find sustainable travel directions here.

 

Cookery Placements

Thanks to a Community Hub health project, we can offer supported cookery placements on Tuesdays and Thursdays each week until end March 2026. If you are interested in cookery activities, please contact us so that we can book you in for a few slots (duration tbc, subject to demand) with Jeremy Cole our Cookery Tutor. 


Other roles

There are a wide range of other volunteering roles to fill in our shops, delivery vans, doing repairs & maintenance, HR, admin and other clerical roles, cleaning, event helpers etc. See here for ‘we’re recruiting’ details.

 Rhythms of the Bosavern week

 

Find out more about volunteering at Bosavern Community Farm – download the leaflet here, and complete the registration form below.
If you need financial assistance to volunteer with us, please let us know at sign-up. We may be able to help with your travel costs, waterproofs and boots subject to funding. We assess requests regarding people with high support needs on a case by case basis. Priority is given to people in the Pendeen, St Just and Sennen areas. Please contact us to discuss referrals, placements, support needs and fees. 

Under 18s at volunteer sessions must be accompanied at all times by a parent, guardian, teacher or youth worker. Check out our Educational Visits page for details of Work Experience placements and group visits. 

In addition to our volunteer sessions, we also offer events throughout the year, check out what’s on.

As well as hosting our drop in weekly activities for local community volunteers to come and help out, we also accommodate several WWOOF guests from the UK elsewhere in the World. WWOOF guests live in our Farmhouse for a minimum of 2 weeks at a time and must be able to demonstrate they have the correct VISA. Click here for details.

We are always interested to hear from volunteers with experience of third sector governance to help the farm run smoothly, particularly people with both time to give and operational experience of HR, Contract Management, IT Technical Support or Bid-Writing. Check our we’re recruiting page for current vacancies, see Governance & Finance for details of our AGMs or email info@bosaverncommunityfarm.org.uk FAO Society Secretary with an introductory CV and cover letter.

We encourage all our volunteers to become Shareholder Members too, although this is not a requirement for volunteers.

Volunteer registration form

If you or one of your clients would benefit from volunteering at Bosavern Community Farm, please complete the form below and we’ll get back in touch with you very soon.

All information submitted is confidential and is not shared with anyone else.
Are you completing this form for yourself, or on behalf of somebody else?
Volunteer's name
Volunteer's address
Which volunteer activities would suit you the most? (choose any that interest you)
When might you be available?
For example dietary allergies, learning difficulties, disabilities, health conditions, financial hardship or other support needs
Do you have a support worker?