ReWild Long Island / East End Summer Program to Fight Hunger & Climate Change
Learn about the Program: Partners, Locations, Schedules & FAQ
The East End Summer Program is now accepting applications from High School students who would like to foster biodiversity, climate resilience and food security. Program components include:
Gardening for pollinators with native plants
Identifying native & invasive plants
Organic farming to benefit food-insecure community members
Composting & recycling
Advocacy and outreach
(insert application)
Question or Comments?
Email Gloria, Len, and Nancy at SouthFork-Leads@ReWildLongIsland.org
Projects & Partners
Join the East Hampton High School Garden Club with Karen DeFronzo to design, install and maintain the new pollinator garden, funded by ReWild Long Island, on the school campus.
Share the Harvest Farm, an organic farm that grows and supplies healthy, fresh produce for local food banks and also operates a farm stand, offers the opportunity to learn the key components of organic farming and the considerations for running a community program as well as addressing food insecurity in our community.
LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton is a public garden in transition, moving from traditional garden design to add native plants and regenerative gardening methods. This project incorporates looking at the plants, birds and insects as well as the mission of the garden to gain a better understanding of the importance of biodiversity, how everything in our ecosystem is connected and the impact of human decisions.
Perfect Earth Project and ⅔ for the Birds is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating, engaging, and inspiring individuals, land care professionals, and decision-makers to adopt toxic-free, nature-based, and climate-responsible landscaping practices necessary for a healthier, more sustainable—and beautiful—environment for all.
ReWild EcoTable at the Springs Farmers Market provides education and resources to our community about ways we can take positive action to reduce our contribution to climate change through topics that include East Hampton Compost dropoff, ReWild home composting, pollinator protection, native plants and recycling.
Kick off and run East Hampton Compost, the food scrap to compost pilot with the Town of East Hampton. Our primary location will be at the ReWild EcoTable at the Springs Farmers Market, where we'll promote the pilot and educate community members on the importance of composting, sign up households, collect and weigh food scraps, and collect data that will be used to help the pilot scale in future phases.. Participants may also contribute to the on-going social media campaign and website, etc.
Third House Nature Center naturalists Vicki Bustamante will lead a series of walks that focus on identifying native trees, shrubs, and flowers as well as invasives at Camp Hero State Park in Montauk.
Additional activities include connecting with change-makers in our community, learning about our environmental challenges and how to build awareness and advocate for meaningful action.
Organizations we’ll work with include:
ChangeHampton at East Hampton Town Hall Native Garden planting & maintenance, supervised by Eco Harmony proprietor Paul Muñoz.
Build in Kind builds awareness of the impact of development on our communities and environment through advocacy and zoning recommendations.
Renewable Energy LI provides green energy solutions.
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Schedule
(insert schedule)
Will you be an Intern or a Volunteer?
Either way, all participants accrue community service hours.
Interns commit to 50 hours of attendance over the summer and earn a $250 stipend. Internship schedules have some flexibility, and applicants are required to complete an interview. Interns are selected before volunteers and given first choice to sign up for events, then available slots are opened to volunteers. Some interns end up accumulating more than 50 hours.
Volunteers commit to working 25 hours over the summer, and do not get a stipend. There is a lot more schedule flexibility for volunteers and some end up working more than 25 hours.
If you cannot attend the weekly Sunday Zoom sessions, you may apply as a volunteer.
