Get Involved
The Last Organic Outpost feeds the body and soul
of
everyone,
brings us together, and provides for the future.
Your financial support allows us to continue in our mission to provide food to the local community, as well as allow us to expand farming to other locations througout the city. Your tax-deductible gift of any amount will help support our work to build a healthy local food system. Please mail your contribution to:
P.O. Box 962 • Houston, Tx 77201
Donate online:
| $10 Seed & Soil Membership |
General Donation - any amount welcome! |
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You can help The Last Organic Outpost with a gift oyf professional services or new or gently used products. Your support will help us keep our cost of operations low. If you would like to donate an item or service listed below, please contact us: 713-931-6100.
Volunteering with The Last Organic Outpost is a practical and meaningful way to make a difference in your community. Volunteers play a vital role in our efforts to build healthy local food systems.
 Are you interested in...
Volunteering to help build a local food system?
Performing volunteer work with others who share a love of food and the land?
Contributing your time and skills to an organization that you believe in?
Broadening your life experiences?
Urban Agriculture Volunteer 
Move mountains of Soil! Beautify vacant city land! Get your hands dirty with youth and adult Farmers.
Communications Volunteer
We're looking for volunteers with communications, media, and design experience to join our Communications Committee, help with media and community relations, design templates for new communications materials, and do layout of publications. Help us get the word out to your community!
Handy person
Do you have handy person skills? We need a regular volunteer to work on small projects around our farms.
Mailing Volunteer
Help us behind the scenes with periodic mailings to our friends and supporters. If you're detail-oriented and available during the business day, we'd love to have you work with us on a regular or one-time basis.
On-Farm Education Volunteer
Would you enjoy volunteering with groups that come to the farm to learn about sustainable agriculture? Activities include leading work projects, experimenting with soils, cooking with ingredients from the farm or leading food systems activities. We provide training, and welcome the skills that you bring.
 Resource Development Volunteer
Do you have experience planning special events? Have you helped raise funds for a cause you believe in? We’re looking for experienced volunteers to join our Resource Development Team. Help plan special events, advise on development strategy, and reach out to potential supporters while making an important contribution to our mission.
Our Wish List
Equipment & Supplies for the Farm
 -Quality power tools for maintenance, including a weed whacker, and a reliable tractor.
-Soil sampling equipment (probes, sieves, thermometers)
-Outdoor lighting: 4 solar lights
-Quality hand tools for visiting groups:
-Weatherproof chalkboard for posting schedules for visiting groups
-Soils, soil amendments, soil blockers, and seeds
-Wheelbarrows or garden carts
-Staging area for compost for city wide farming
-Tractor w/front end loader
-Trailer
 -Dump truck
-Chipper
-Truck
-Seed bank
-International food crops
-Industry food waste for composting
Services
-Printing services
-Printing and/or mailing services for our newsletter and other period communications with friends and supporters
-Sign painting to make signs for indoor/outdoor use
-Exhibit table and display design for sales and outreach events
-Public relations consulting to develop our first media relations and public outreach plan.
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