Teen Squad - Keep Pickens Beautiful

Join The KPB Teen Squad

Earn Your Community Service Hours While Working Outdoors to Beautify Your Community!

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Opportunities Include

Planting and maintaining community gardens
Helping with special events
Participating in community clean ups

Register now as a KPB Teen and sign up for your Spring and Summer hours

We have over 10 edible gardens around Pickens County that need caring for. We offer weekly hours in different gardens every weekend from 2-4pm.

Gardening activities include: planting new plants, fertilizing plants, adding fresh soil, compost and mulch, weeding, watering, pruning, collecting seeds, labeling plants, cleaning up litter around garden, etc.

Register for each event that you are interested in through our Teen Squad calendar, or register for on the bottom of this page.

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Teen Squad User Registration

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Current Gardens

Garden Workshops

Every weekend from 2-4pm*

March 30th
April 6, 13, 19, 26
May 3, 10, 18, 25, 31
June 8, 15, 22, 29

Garden location for each week will be announced the day before the event, via text or email to registered KPB Teens, to ensure we are focusing our efforts on the gardens that need maintance at that time.

The goal of Edible Pickens is to provide food and herbs to the community for free, beautify unused or underused public spaces, ad to educate the community on how to grow lots of food in a small space.

Upcoming Events

We also have a few events scheduled for this year that we will need help with! Event times may vary.

Litter-O-Lympics – April 26th, 2025
Earth Day on Main – April 26th, 2025
2025 Speaker Series (April, July, October, & December – actual dates TBD)

Host a Litter Clean-up Event

Earn more hours by creating your very own litter clean-up event. Know of a park that needs cleaning? Or maybe a quiet street in your neighborhood that could use a little attention? Let us know that you would like to clean it up! We will help you organize it, give you all the supplies needed and be there to help you. It’s a fun way to get hours with friends and family!

(Form coming soon!)

In the meantime, feel free to Contact Us with your ideas.

FAQ

How old do I need to be to participate?

You must be a high school student to join our Teen Squad. Rising Freshmen are encouraged to join as well. Anyone younger or older can volunteer with us here.

Can I bring a friend?

All helpers are welcome as long as students are registered and parent waivers are signed. Keep Pickens Beautiful may confirm verbally with parents.

What should I bring?

KPB has gardening tools, but students are encouraged to bring their own, as well as water, sunscreen, bug spray or snacks as needed.

What if the weather is bad?

If the weather is forecasted to be rainy or stormy or even too hot, we will skip the event planned for that day and pick up with the next scheduled event for the following week.

Can I participate if I’m under 18?

Of course!

*An adult supervisor will be with the students at all times.