New Volunteer RegistrationS Are Accepted from 1 March- 1 Sept.
Our New Volunteer Registration form will Be unlocked after 1 March 2025.
IMPORTANT NOTES: If you would like to volunteer, did not register as a volunteer in 2022, or later, are age 13-yrs. or older, please carefully read the rest of this page for important information about volunteering with A Farm Less Ordinary (AFLO).
If you like what you read here, and want to start our volunteer registration process, then please fill out AFLO’s New Volunteer Registration form between 1 March thru 1 September. Click on the green button that says “NEW VOLUNTEERS CLICK HERE”.
AFLO is no longer accepting new volunteer registrations for the 2024 season. Therefore our new volunteer registration form is locked. AFLO will resume accepting new volunteer registrations beginning 1 March 2025.
We are a seasonal operation. Our volunteer opportunities run March thru early November during our growing season. Volunteer shifts typically run in 3-hr increments Monday thru Friday between 8A to 2P.
Our volunteers assist AFLO employees with planting, weed management, watering, and harvesting. Volunteers must tolerate walking on uneven farm land without walking aids and must also prepare for varying weather conditions.
AFLO accepts new volunteer registrations between 1 March thru 1 September. New registrations will, within 3 business days, receive an email from our volunteer administrator regarding next steps. Please note that new volunteer registration communication/instructions are managed via email.
As part of our volunteer registration process, depending on your age, you may be required to participate in a criminal background check that AFLO facilitates. All new volunteers, regardless of age, must attend a one-time 45 min. volunteer orientation at one of our farming locations before digging in to volunteer. Once a volunteer completes all age-related registration requirements, AFLO will contact you about attending an orientation. Orientations are held two mornings per month April thru September.
NEW ADULT VOLUNTEERS: All new adult volunteers, 18-yrs of age & older must pass a basic criminal background check facilitated by AFLO before volunteering. Once you have completed AFLO’s volunteer registration, our volunteer administrator will email you during regular business hours about the background check process. It is a simple process but takes a minimum of 5 days from the time AFLO makes the request until AFLO receives your report. (Background checks are donated by JK Moving and facilitated by AFLO.) Once we have your criminal background check report, and if we have no concerns, AFLO will invite you to sign up for and attend a mandatory, one-time volunteer orientation.
New YOUNG VOLUNTEERS ages 13 to 14 yrs old: Young volunteers must be accompanied by a parent/legal guardian who has a cleared criminal background check facilitated by AFLO. BOTH the young volunteer & their parent/legal guardian must each register to get started. Our Administrator will contact the identified parent/legal guardian to get the background check started. Once we have a cleared background check for the parent/legal guardian, the parent/legal guardian & youth will be invited to sign up for a volunteer orientation.
New VOLUNTEERS AGES 15-17 Yrs-Old: You do not need a criminal background check. But you do need to register to volunteer. Once you are registered our volunteer administrator will email you to let you know how you can sign up for a volunteer orientation before you can volunteer. A legal guardian/parent must attend the volunteer orientation with you to sign some important paperwork.
We anticipate some operational changes in 2025, therefore the information read here prior to March 2025 may change for the 2025 growing season.
SEASONED AFLO volunteers
To our seasoned volunteers, we schedule volunteer needs throughout our growing season March thru late October/early November. Please sign-up for AFLO volunteer needs thru your Loudoun Cares log in. You can “become a fan” of AFLO on the Loudoun Cares website and be notified of updated volunteer opportunities.
SCHOOL Groups, Community Organizations, and Companies?
Organized groups may find some volunteer opportunities with us. We work best with volunteer groups of 16 people or less with group members being at least 13 years old. To identify our current needs and the availability of your group let’s start a conversation. Please email us at volunteer@afarmlessordinary.org