Become a Steward

A Revolutionary Earth steward is a homeowner who donates their backyard to be transformed from lawn into a large-scale garden. Our stewards allow volunteers to work in their backyards tending and planting. Stewards share in the harvest either by receiving a produce box at their back doors each week or by harvesting some of the produce themselves from a special “steward’s garden” that we grow just for them. Some of them like to help with the gardening, others just enjoy watching the garden grow. We value and honor all of our stewards for the amazing sacrifice that they make. If you’re interested in becoming a steward, we are looking for backyard land (no side yards or front yards), generally flat and at least mostly sunny, with more than 800 square feet to work with. We need access to water and it must be a home that you reside in as the owner. We sometimes take up to six months to transform a backyard into a garden, so even if you are selected as a steward, you may not see a vegetable garden for the first season. If you’re interested in working with us, click the button below.

Become a Steward

Become a Gardner Partner

If you’ve been thinking of donating land but aren’t sure you want volunteers coming on to your property, you’d rather grow a large-scale garden yourself, or you already have a big garden and would like to donate excess produce, let us know. Our Garden Partners don’t invite members of the volunteer corps onto their land, but harvest and drop off the produce they grow to our processing site. Please read our commitments page for information about what sorts of practices we’d like you to join us in doing. A Garden Partner agrees to devote at least 40 square feet of garden to the cause. We can sometimes provide garden partners with seeds and/or plants and occasionally can send volunteers to help harvest. If you’re interested in becoming a new garden partner, please click the button below.

Become a Garden Partner

Become a Farm Partner

We’ve partnered with organic farms to help them make sure their produce doesn’t go to waste and so that our capacity is increased. It’s not leftover, damaged, or deficient food, it’s fresh and would normally be offered on the market. Our partners agree to harvest within our 24-hour window of time, and we make sure that it stays fresh until it can be distributed. We also purchase thousand of dollars of extra produce from these farmers to provide a wider variety of produce items to our subscribers. We’re happy to boost the local organic food economy and strengthen our relationships with our farmers, too! Currently, we work with Pearson Organics, EarthDance Farm, Middle Fork Farm, Barefoot Gardens, and Firefly Berries, and Featherstone Farm. Pearson Organics, EarthDance Farm, Middle Fork Farm, Barefoot Gardens, Firefly Berries, and Featherstone Farm. If you run an organic farm, please consider partnering with us!

Become a Farm Partner