Posts Tagged ‘denver’

This week, I talked with Abbie Rae Harris, the Communications Coordinator for Denver Urban Gardens. She started with DUG as a Programs and Outreach Intern at DeLaney Community Farm, and now manages the DUG website and fundraising efforts, and co-manages the Free Seeds and Transplants Program. She loves mountain biking, picnics, vegan cooking, and Twitter, and lives in Denver with her boyfriend, two cats, and two dogs. 1) What is Denver Urban Gardens? Denver Urban Gardens is an independent, nonprofit organization that builds and supports community gardens throughout Metro Denver. DUG comes alongside residents, and together, we grow community – one urban garden at a time. DUG offers neighborhoods the essential resources for community gardens, including on-going technical expertise with: Securing sustainable land for gardens; Designing and building gardens; Supporting garden organization, leadership, outreach and maintenance; Utilizing gardens as extraordinary places for learning and healthy living; and Linking gardens with related

I’m trying out a new concept here – the “weekly roundup.”  Each Friday, I’ll feature interesting news stories from around the country (and sometimes the world) that focus on urban gardening.  For the first edition, we go to Kansas City, Austin, Denver, the UK, and Washington DC. KC Council votes 10-3 to allow city gardeners to sell produce Raising Chickens, Uniting Austin Urban gardens germinate seeds of better health in Denver Why Vertical Gardens are the Height of Fashion Marines vs. Capitol Hill Gardeners Enjoy!

If you’re living in the city, you’re well aware of its joys: loads of restaurants, bars, theaters, sports teams, jobs, and people crammed together into a creative, vibrant urban ecosystem. The vitality, though, created by having all those amenities so close together means that space is at a premium. (In Manhattan, where real estate is still going for more than $1,000 per square feet, post-recession, there’s a crazy high premium.) So, you’re not going to be planting an orchard or enough crops to feed in the city. (Unless you’re these folks: http://urbanhomestead.org/journal/) That being said, you can still coax a load of produce out of a few pots on your rooftop or your backyard—John, for example, has 3 pots on his D.C. deck, while I have nine large pots tucked next to my fencepost in my postage-stamp-sized yard in Denver. With that little space, planning is essential. Tossing seeds around