Volunteer at Serenbe Farms and leave feeling grounded.
There’s something grounding about spending a morning on a farm. Not in a romanticized, picture-perfect way, but in the real sense, your hands in the soil, dirt on your shoes, focused on one simple task at a time. At Serenbe Farms, that feeling is part of everyday life.
Located in the heart of Serenbe’s Grange Hamlet, Serenbe Farms was one of Georgia’s first certified organic farms, and there are plenty of ways to support its work. You can join the CSA and pick up fresh produce each Tuesday, shop at the Saturday Farmers Market, or even compost your food scraps to help nourish future harvests. But one of the most meaningful ways to connect with the farm is by volunteering.
Through regular Get Your Hands Dirty volunteer sessions, held on Wednesdays, people of all ages and experience levels are invited to step into the rhythm of the farm. Some days that means planting seedlings or prepping beds. Other days it’s harvesting vegetables, washing produce, or helping maintain the health of the soil. The work changes with the seasons, and that’s part of the beauty of it.
“Volunteer support makes a tangible difference every single day,” says Farm Manager Brandi Whitney. “Extra hands allow the farm to keep up with the rhythms of the seasons, preparing beds in spring, managing peak harvests in summer, and maintaining soil health year-round.”
For Serenbe residents Christine and Frank Egan, volunteering became part of their routine after moving from New York to Serenbe full-time in 2022. During spring seeding season especially, they spend even more time at the farm helping wherever they’re needed.
“I’ve learned how much effort it takes to grow the food we eat,” Christine shares. “From the compost to the planting to the weeding and harvesting, it’s completely changed the way I think about food. There’s something really powerful about eating produce that was picked that same morning instead of shipped across the country.”
And while the practical lessons are valuable, many volunteers find something else out there too: a slower pace. A sense of calm. A break from the constant noise of modern life.
“Working with soil, plants, and weather invites people out of their heads and back into their bodies,” Brandi says. “People leave feeling calmer, more present, and mentally refreshed.”
That’s the thing about farm work. It asks you to pay attention. To the weather. To the seasons. To the food you eat and the people growing it. And in a time when so much of life feels disconnected, from nature, from community, even from ourselves, spending a few hours volunteering can feel surprisingly restorative.
You don’t need experience to join in. You just need a willingness to show up.
Learn more about volunteering at Serenbe Farms by visiting serenbefarms.com/volunteer. If you are interested in scheduling customized volunteer hours or want to arrange a group volunteer session, please reach out to info@serenbefarms.com. Hear from Farm Manager Brandi Whitney on her episode of the Serenbe Stories, wherever you get your podcasts.