Get Involved · Invest in Impact
Inspired to contribute.
After watching our documentary or exploring The Oasis, you should have clear, simple ways to invest, volunteer, book, enroll, and stay connected — every action circulates back through Petersburg.
Pick Your Door
The Oasis runs on all of us.
Impact Investments
Invest in impact — not donations.
We call them impact investments because you are funding measurable community growth. Choose which project or pathway to support with secure checkout on this site. Every dollar stays in Petersburg — circulating through local business purchases, organization support, and the Flow Fund.
Secure card checkout stays on this site. One-time gifts welcome.
Melanin Magic School
Our flagship youth experience for ages 5–12 — an immersive, farm-based journey of food, wellness, culture, and leadership where Little Lights grow and prepare healthy food, move their bodies on the land, and connect to their heritage.
Learn about this pathway →FUNctions on the Farm
Where a young person's journey begins — nine hands-on farm experiences across three Journeys at the Petersburg Oasis Youth Farm. Book one, or work toward all nine.
Learn about this pathway →Many Hands 4 Light Work
Our volunteer engine and community front door — every Saturday, neighbors of every age come to the Oasis Youth Farm to serve, learn, and build together.
Learn about this pathway →Oasis Emerging Leaders Advisory Board
Young people don't just have a voice here. They have a vote. A youth governance body of young people who came up through our Pathways and now help lead them.
Learn about this pathway →Petersburg CARES
Mutual aid from Many Hands 4 Light Work: books for the Food for Thought free libraries, food for the community fridges and pantry, and hygiene supplies.
Give to CARES →Featured Campaign
Sponsor a Seat
Send a Little Light to Melanin Magic School. Impact Investment: $25 or more. The full cost to serve one Little Light is approximately $1,500 — covering meals, materials, transportation, and a scholarship so participation is never limited by family income. In 2027, we're serving 11 Little Lights for a total program investment of $15,000–$20,000. We raise the full cost through grants, community investment, and impact investments like yours.
Target: 2027 · 11 Little Lights · $15K–$20K program investment
Programs & Farm Experiences
FUNctions on the Farm.
All nine FUNctions, delivery options, Village Discounts, and booking live on one page — browse, pick your experience, and complete payment when registration opens.
Volunteer Signup
Many hands, light work.
All pathways start with volunteerism — demonstrating commitment to community before employment or entrepreneurship. Sign up by pathway so we can build a village volunteer database and stay in direct contact, not just through social media.
Primary Entry
Many Hands 4 Light Work
Every Saturday · 11 AM–2 PM · Oasis Youth Farm
The community front door — farm chores, workshops, traveling farm trips to partner farms, and winter mutual-aid drives. No experience needed. Log volunteer hours and earn the Light Worker Discount on our programs and products.
Start here →Grown by youth · Rooted in Petersburg · Ages 5–12
Melanin Magic School
Support seasonal intensives and Little Lights
Volunteer with this pathway →Farm Experiences · 9 FUNctions
FUNctions on the Farm
Assist with farm experiences and FUNctions
Volunteer with this pathway →Together, we grow · Together, we serve
Many Hands 4 Light Work
Primary fellowship — weekly on the farm
Volunteer with this pathway →Youth Governance · Ages 13–24
Oasis Emerging Leaders Advisory Board
Mentor emerging leaders and advisory board members
Volunteer with this pathway →Tell us your interests
When you sign up, let us know how you want to serve — we will match you to the right pathway.
- Teaching courses
- Regenerative agriculture skills
- Mentoring youth
- Family volunteering
- Event photography & storytelling
- Advisory board support
- Pathway-specific roles
Enroll
Melanin Magic School & Little Lights.
Spring 2027 enrollment for Melanin Magic School opens soon — 11 Little Lights in our first cohort, matched to current transportation capacity. Join the early-notify list.
Melanin Magic School
Five-day immersive — seasonal youth education on the farm with scholarships so participation is never limited by family income.
Learn about enrollment →Emerging Leaders Fellowship
12-month leadership program — community service, financial assets, business planning, and real-world exposure. Co-designed with the Emerging Leaders Advisory Board.
View leadership pipeline →Parent & Guardian Registration
Register a Grower & Receive Their Pathway Code
Register your child or teen below. Growers under 13 automatically receive a Rising Leader Code, and growers ages 13–24 automatically receive an Emerging Leader Code.
Stay in the Village
Inspiration, action, connection.
This site is your centralized hub — come here for inspiration and action instead of relying only on social media. Celebrate how all of Petersburg is growing.
OURstory
Monthly stories from staff, emerging leaders, Little Lights, and community members.
Read OURstory →The Film
Our one-hour Melanin Magic School documentary — anchor content that inspires action across every pathway.
Watch the trailer →Community Gallery
Photos and videos from events, programs, and community moments across all four Pathways.
Visit the Gallery →Community Village
Connect, network, and collaborate with village members — directory, community board, and collaboration circles.
Join the Village →Your passion should become your profession. Where passion meets the needs of the people, there lives your vocation — volunteer first, then grow into employment and entrepreneurship.
Impact Dashboard
What the village is growing.
Youth served, books shared, produce gifted, jobs created, and dollars that stay in Petersburg. These are the numbers the village is counting today.
500+
Youth served
Across all four Pathways
1,000+
Books shared
Food 4 Thought free libraries
3,000+
Local produce gifted
Fresh food circulating in Petersburg
15+
Youth empowered
Through jobs & entrepreneurship
$15K+
Invested locally
Business, giving & community reinvestment
Counted across the four Pathways — updated as the village keeps showing up.
Make an impact investment