Volunteer

Western Sonoma County Historical Society Is An All Volunteer Effort

Western Sonoma County Historical is a mostly volunteer effort from researchers to docents, and the West County Museum and Luther Burbank Gold Ridge Experiment Farm welcome all new members.

There is plenty to do, for instance, in docenting, all kinds of gardening, plant propagation, archival work, databases, historical photography, editorial and writing work, oral history recording, videotaping, and historical research.

Let us know your interests and we will help you find a fulfilling niche.

Volunteer Today

Farm Tour for Exchange Students

We need docents, gardeners, historians, databases, photographers, videographers, writers, and publicists.

In addition to this, we need individuals to record oral histories and historical research. If you have interests in any of these areas, please volunteer today.

Thank you

Our mission statement

To preserve, study and promote the memory of Luther Burbank and his work.
To educate the public about Luther Burbank’s work and methodology by providing a venue in which living examples of his work can be seen.
To preserve and enhance the artifacts, the site, the structures and the plant materials for current and future generations.
To serve the needs of Luther Burbank scholars and horticultural researchers.

For more information call 707-829-2361.

volunteer workday

Volunteers are at the Farm every Wednesday, 9 am to noon.

Stop by to see what we are doing or join us in restoration and maintenance projects at The Farm. We welcome new ideas about how to make the Farm attract more visitors and help our bottom line.

volunteer opportunities

Volunteer Opportunities are available for interested individuals to help with farm maintenance, to become docents, or to speak about the Luther Burbank Gold Ridge Experiment Farm to the community and more.

We have jobs available for people of any ability or interest – propagating plants for sale and regular gardening chores like weeding, raking, pruning, preparing publicity, and maintaining the cottage.

For more information call 707-829-2361.