Joy Food Forest Work Party

Bring Joy to the Joy Food Forest!

When: Saturday, November 1, 2025 - 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Even if you can only spare 30 minutes, we could use your help.

Where: The pathway, park, and food forest that links Bethel to Tullis streets along the Joy Avenue right-of-way, located in the 1600 block of Bethel Street NE, about 1.5 blocks north of the SF Bakery.

What: At this work party, the organizers will be preparing the JFF for the winter by laying down chips, amending the soil, adding some new native plants to the forest, and planting a beautiful new hedgerow to provide some privacy for neighbors.

What to bring: Wear sturdy shoes, dress for the weather, and please bring a pitchfork, shovel or rake, a hori hori knife or spade, work gloves, and a wheelbarrow (if you can) to the work party. If you don't have tools or work gloves, there will be some available for you to use.

As a bonus, those who join the work party will receive, if you didn't already pick one up at the Pocket Park party, a free copy of Tom Boucher's psychogeographic map celebrating what makes NE Olympia such a wonderful and unique place to live.