Fresh Produce Friday: Growing Community One Garden at a Time
Denver Urban Gardens empowers communities across the city to grow their own food, foster connections and build healthier, more resilient neighborhoods.
By Jill Dutton
The Packer
August 01, 2025
Excerpt:
Something fresh is growing in the heart of Denver, Colo. From schoolyards to vacant lots, Denver Urban Gardens, known as DUG, is planting not only vegetables, they’re planting possibility.
One such space is the Cedar Park Community Garden and Food Forest. What was once a gas station location became a community park that DUG is now reimagining to represent all that the group offers, including gardens, food forests and sensory gardens.
“We came up with a plan to use the spaces in the park, creating opportunities for growing food or informal food forest spaces,” says Noah Bernstein (former) director of gardens for DUG.
DUG helps people grow food where they live. Whether it’s a backyard garden, school plot or a community space, DUG provides the tools, the know-how and the support to make it happen.
“When we have more green spaces, we increase our biodiversity; we increase our diversity within the community,” Bernstein says.
With a network of over 200 gardens and food forests across seven counties, Denver Urban Gardens is cultivating more than food — it’s growing community leadership, health equity and environmental resilience.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/fresh-produce-friday-growing-community-one-garden-at-a-time/
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