About Us
Fairy Yardmothers are here to assist those who cannot do their own yardwork or afford professional services. We provide raking, trimming, cleaning of debris, weeding and lawn mowing.
Need assistance with yard maintenance?
Can’t do it yourself?
Can’t afford to pay for service?
Fairy Yardmothers is available for services such as:
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Weeding
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Trimming/Pruning
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Cleaning/Clearing/Sweeping
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Lawn mowing
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Minor lawn/garden repairs
Fairy Yardmothers is available to:
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Lodi residents in need of yard maintenance
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Those unable to do their own maintenance due to age, disability or illness
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Cannot afford to hire professional services
Fairy Yardmothers is a group of volunteers from the local community. All services are provided at no charge. We are not licensed or bonded landscapers or gardeners.
FAQ
Who are the Fairy Yardmothers
We're neighbors giving neighbors a helping had. Volunteers from the local community who donate their time and effort to help those who are unable to do their own yardwork.
Origin
The concept for the Fairy Yardmothers came out of the City of Lodi Office of Community Development and the Lodi Improvement Committee. When neighbors complained about yards being overgrown, large messes or not being maintained, the city code enforcement would go out and notify the owners about the complaints and get them to rectify the problem. In many cases the homeowners were elderly or disabled and unable to do the work themselves. Those with low, fixed incomes couldn’t afford to pay for someone to do the work for them. Rather than fine them, they wanted to provide an option to get help - neighbors helping neighbors.
Where are you based? Who do you assist?
The Fairy Yardmothers are based in Lodi, CA. Our volunteers live or work locally, to provide assistance to people here in Lodi.
If you're based in Lodi, why a 650 area code number?
We're a local volunteer program (i.e. non-profit) without an office or a physical location. Rather than post any individual's personal home or cell number on the internet (and then get tons of spam calls), we use the free Google Voice service to accept text messages and voicemail. Leave us a message and a Fairy Yardmother volunteer will respond as soon as possible, in most cases within a day or two.
Will you expand or help people outside of Lodi?
Probably not. Or, at least, not very far afield. Our focus is on helping those in our local community. We would encourage others to start their own programs for their communities and happy to offer support and/or advice.
Where did the Fairy Yardmothers name come from?
A group of students collaborated and came up with the name. I suspect that they were inspired by, and perhaps had recently seen, the Cinderella story.