Supporting Guidestone
Your support of Guidestone’s work is critical to our collective success as we work together to grow a vibrant agricultural future! When you support Guidestone, you…
Provide youth, families and adults with the opportunity to learn about and grow their awareness, skills, and appreciation of farming, ranching and agricultural history.
Ensure students have access to healthy, locally grown food in their school meals, and garden education and service learning incorporated into the classroom.
Support aspiring and current farmers, ranchers and landowners in finding access to land and other resources needed to launch successful agricultural businesses.
Help agriculture remain viable into the future.
Provide youth, families and adults with the opportunity to learn about and grow their awareness, skills, and appreciation of farming, ranching and agricultural history.
Ensure students have access to healthy, locally grown food in their school meals, and garden education and service learning incorporated into the classroom.
Support aspiring and current farmers, ranchers and landowners in finding access to land and other resources needed to launch successful agricultural businesses.
Help agriculture remain viable into the future.
Ways You Can Support Guidestone
Donate
Volunteer
Sponsor
Make a tax-deductible donation to Guidestone! Due to a provision of the CARES Act, taxpayers who don’t itemize may now deduct up to $300 per year in charitable contributions to 501c3 organizations. Taxpayers who are itemizing deductions may continue deducting charitable contributions of up to 60% of their adjusted gross income.
Be a Volunteer! Volunteer opportunities are available to help support the Community & School Farm, School Gardens, Farmhands Youth Education Program, administrative tasks, Homestead tours, Pumpkin Patch activities, and more. If you would like to support with your time and expertise, please join us – we love our volunteers!
Be a Sponsor! Sponsorships are a large part of the success of our annual events, including AgriSummit and the Pumpkin Patch & Harvest Festival.
Volunteer Opportunities
Guidestone volunteers help strengthen the local food economy and grow the next generation of farmers and ranchers. We are grateful for all the ways our volunteers support our work. To learn more about these and other opportunities contact us at info@guidestonecolorado.org or 719-239-0955.
Community & School Farm
Community & School Farm
1455 Holman Ave, Salida Colorado
Volunteer Open Hours at the Farm (April-October)
Mondays – 9:00AM-12:00PM
Wednesdays – 9:00AM-12:00PM
Fridays – 9:00AM-12:00PM
Special Farm Volunteer Projects
Sometimes we have special projects or last minute volunteer needs. Please contact us if you’d like to be added to an on-call volunteer list.
Things to know about volunteering on the farm:
- You can volunteer for all or part of any shift.
- Please dress for the weather, wear closed toed shoes, and bring a water bottle.
- Volunteers receive produce to take home, as seasonally available.
School Garden Maintenance
We also welcome support for maintaining the school gardens, especially over the summer and fall.
Hutchinson Homestead & Learning Center
Hutchinson Homestead & Learning Center
8913 W. Hwy 50
Become a Tour Guide
Volunteer tour guides are trained to provide tours of the Hutchinson Homestead to drop-in visitors on Saturday and Sunday afternoons throughout the summer. If you are interested in welcoming visitors or leading tours this year, we’d love to hear from you.
Farmhands Youth Education Programs
There are some great volunteer opportunities in our Youth education programs. If interested, please get in touch.
Pumpkin Patch & Special Events
We will post volunteer shifts for our annual Pumpkin Patch, held in early to mid-October, in September. We are also looking for volunteers to join our Pumpkin Patch & Event Planning Committee.