Here’s what happening at Petaluma Bounty right now.
Volunteer Program
Petaluma Bounty Farm holds weekly volunteer hours. Typically, we have a winter break from December to mid-January, restarting on Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a Day of Service. Click here to learn about the 2024 MLK Day of Service.
To see which days/times we welcome volunteers, and to sign up, go to our Calendly platform at Calendly.com/bountyfarm and sign up.
To sign up for our weekly newsletter with up-to-date volunteering information, click here.
Where to Get Our Produce
• Weekly Farm Stand every Thursday
Our weekly farm stand is open every Thursday, from 3-6 p.m. When Daylight Saving Time ends, farm stand hours will shift to 2-5 p.m. Stop by our farm at 55 Shasta Ave., Petaluma. We offer a sliding scale pricing system: CalFresh customers get 50% off and limited income customers get 30% off. Limited income is defined for this program as 185% of the federal poverty guidelines.
• Bounty CSA Bags offered Weekly
Our weekly Bounty CSA Bags program has begun. Program participants can pick up a bag of fresh produce hand selected by our farm team every week at our farm stand (3-6 p.m. Thursdays). We offer sliding scale pricing. We still have membership spots open. Click here to learn more and sign up! You can purchase for the number of weeks you’re interested in.
• Saturday Walnut Park Farmers Market
We are vendors at the Petaluma Walnut Park Farmers Market! Look for us every Saturday, from 2-5 p.m. The market runs through Nov. 23, 2024, this year.
Free Compost Thursdays & Saturdays
Petaluma Bounty is one of Zero Waste Sonoma’s compost hubs. Free compost is available for pick up on Thursday and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon. Click here for more information.
Bounty Hunters Program
Bounty Hunters is our community-wide food gleaning network that collects fresh, healthy food from backyard gardeners, farms, orchards and businesses. The food we collect goes to service providers who assist people in need.
If your backyard fruit tree or vegetable patch is more productive so productive that you can’t keep up, congratulations! And please consider donating the food through the Bounty Hunters program by filling out this form. If you are interested in volunteering to pick fruits and veggies for the program, please fill out a volunteer interest form.
Click here to learn more about donating food.
To learn more in detail about the Bounty Hunters program, please click here. You can also call/text our Gleaning Program Coordinator Allison at (707) 787-1152 or email bountyhunters@petalumabounty.org.
Community Gardens Program
With a partnership in place with the City of Petaluma, Petaluma Bounty kicked off efforts to revitalize community gardens in 2023. First off is La Tercera Community Garden. Click here to learn more about our Community Gardens Program and how to get involved.
Farmers Market L.I.F.E. and Nutrition Incentives (CalFresh, Market Match, and more)
Get fresh fruits and veggies straight from small to mid-size farms.
Farmers markets that are part of our Farmers Market L.I.F.E. program accept CalFresh and offer Market Match. Learn more about Farmers Market L.I.F.E. by clicking the button below.
Internships
Each year, Petaluma Bounty’s internship program hosts 3-8 college and high school students. The program is offered in the fall, spring and summer. We work with academic institutions so that students can receive credit for their time with us. Learn more about our internship program at this link.
Partnerships
We are grateful for all of our partners and collaborators.
The Master Gardeners of Sonoma County have worked to revitalize the Unity Garden near the entrance to our farm. They attend most of our on-farm community events like our twice-yearly plant sales, community seed exchanges, and more.
