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Where You’ll Be:
Sprout City Farms is an urban agriculture nonprofit organization based in Denver, CO, founded in 2010 by farmers, educators, researchers, business leaders, and community members. The organization works to increase food access and community resilience by farming underutilized urban land. Its farms serve as spaces for education, health, food justice advocacy, ecological stewardship, and neighborhood connection.
What You’ll Do:
Volunteers will support work at the Denver Green School Community Farm (DGS), a one-acre organic vegetable farm established in 2011 in partnership with Denver Public Schools. This spring volunteer day will focus on garden bed preparation and planting.
Tasks may include:
- weeding garden beds,
- setting up trellises and T-posts for vining crops,
- transplanting seedlings,
- and possibly wood chipping or dismantling old compost piles.
Tasks will vary and are suitable for a range of ages and experience levels.
Why It Matters:
The Denver Green School Community Farm supports a Title I public pre-K through 8 school that focuses on sustainability and serves surrounding neighborhoods. The farm produces an average of 10,000 to 12,000 pounds of food each year, with about half going toward food access efforts. Produce supports the school cafeteria, families, and community members, a donation-based Youth Farm Stand run by 6th-grade interns, cooking classes, the school food pantry, and special school events.
Eligibility Requirements:
Ages 8+
Youth under 16 must be accompanied by an adult aged 21 or older.
Project Difficulty:
This project is considered Easy. Please check our difficulty rating criteria here for more details.
Physical Considerations: Tasks may include kneeling, bending, working close to the ground for extended periods, lifting or carrying soil, mulch, or plants, and being outdoors in the sun and weather.
Access Factors:
Vehicle Access: Public street parking available within a 5-10 minute walk to the project site. This project is accessible via RTD public transit or by bike!
Other Notes: Restrooms, handwashing station, picnic tables, and shade structure available at or near the worksite.
If you enjoy urban gardening/farm projects, you can view similar projects here.
