Community Service Programs for Teens

Feeding local families.

Farm-to-Food Pantry

Registration Required

We believe that everyone deserves fresh and healthy food.  The Farm-to-Food Pantry program (F2FTP) at Holly Hill Farm aims to achieve this goal via teen volunteers who plant, grow and deliver organic vegetables and herbs to local food pantries. Last year, we donated over 2,000 pounds of produce to these pantries!

The program enables students to fulfill  school-mandated community service hours with hands-on work on the farm.  Volunteers participate in every aspect of the project, from seed to harvest.

High school students participate during the growing season, starting with building beds and planting seeds in the Spring straight through to harvesting and putting the gardens to bed in Fall. They tend gardens at  the farm and at community 'food pantry gardens.'   

Activities include planting, composting, cultivating, harvesting, cleaning and prepping vegetables, and finally, delivering the organic produce to three grateful food pantries. 

In the Spring and Fall students can participate 1-2 days a week (for 2-3 hours each day).  During the summer, teens can participate in week long sessions (meet for 3 hours/day)!  

Fee schedule: To help offset the costs of this program, we ask for a donation, with the amount set at the family's discretion. We suggest a donation from $50 to $250 per student participating.

Questions about the program:  Contact Jonny Belber at

jon@hollyhillfarm.org or call 781-383-6565.

Questions about registration:  Contact Tina Barber at tina@hollyhillfarm.org or 781-383-6565

Fall 2022 Registration is OPEN!

Volunteers meet on:

Wednesdays starting September 7th:  3:30-5:00pm

Saturdays starting September 10th:  9:00-12:00 pm

Caring for conservation land.

Conservation & Stewardship

Registration Required

Friends of Holly Hill Farm and Holly Hill Farm is located on privately-owned, stunning conservation land.  This land is not owned by the farm, but has been placed into a conservation trust by the White family.  It features diverse habitat for migrating songbirds, hawks and owls, grey and red foxes, fisher cats, and other wildlife.  

This land is also home to one of the South Shore's best remaining stands of spring ephemeral wildflowers and other native plants that are disappearing elsewhere in our region. Teens involved in our Conservation & Stewardship Program this program help to remove invasive plants that threaten our land and the wildlife that depend upon it, and to aid in the reintroduction of native plants.    

They work in a completely hands-on way to help increase biodiversity in this important refuge. It's hard work, but extremely important and  fulfilling especially given the pace of development in our region in recent years.    Projects include helping to clear invasive species from the land, planting native plants and using citizen science apps  to help protect wildlife, birds and insects. 

In the Spring and Fall students can participate one day a week (for 1.5hours/day).  During the summer, teens, can participate in week long sessions (meet for 3 hours/day)

Fee schedule: To help offset the costs of this program, we ask for a donation, with the amount set at the family's discretion.
We suggest a donation from $50 to $250 per student participating. 

Questions about the program:   Contact Cindy Prentice at

 cindy@hollyhillfarm.org or call 781-383-6565.

Questions about registration:  Contact Tina Barber at tina@hollyhillfarm.org or 781-383-6565

Fall 2022 Registration is OPEN!

Volunteers meet on:Fridays starting September 16th:  3:30-5:00pm