2012-Evening Vegetable Garden Preparation at the Governor's Mansion

Start Date-End Date: 05/01/2012-05/01/2012 Land Manager Office: Grow Local Colorado Land Manager Contact: Barbara Masoner Funding Partner: Grow Local Colorado Programmatic Partner: Summary: Prepare the beds for a vegetable garden at the Colorado Governor's Mansion Description: STEWARDSHIP SITE The Governor's Residence at the Boettcher Mansion is located in the heart of Denver's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Originally built as a private residence in 1908, the house has been available for use by Governors since 1960.Today, itis open for scheduled tours and special public events. It's also the location of new vegetable gardens that were first planted by volunteers with Grow Local and Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado in 2011. Called the First Family's Giving Garden, produce grown is then donated to area shelters. VOLUNTEER PROJECT - WHAT & WHY Join us as we return to the Boettcher Mansion for a second year of working in the First Family's Giving Garden. For this project, we'll be preparing the vegetable garden beds for planting. Help weed beds, amend soil, haul compost, and work the soil. The beds will be planted by volunteers later in May with plants donated by Governor Hickenlooper. The produce grown will be donated to The Gathering Place, a women's shelter. PARTNERS Grow Local Colorado OTHER FUN STUFF Meals: Snacks Latitude/Longitude: 39.73130035400391, -104.9811019897461 Additional Information: Camping Available: No Physical Difficulty: Moderate High Altitude Project: No Desired Number of Volunteers: 35 Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 15 Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 1 Total Volunteer Days: 16 Total Unique Volunteers: 16 Total Volunteer Hours: 32 Staff Hours: 7 Stipend Hours: 0 Project Summary: Successes and Challenges: Lessons Learned: Special Notes: Stewardship Education: Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: Description of Accidents/Incidents: Description of Work Completed: A group of about 15-20 volunteers arrived to prepare the governor's mansion garden beds for planting. They weeded, aerated soil, mixed in compost/topsoil, and constructed a few bean stocks. The project was followed by a Chipotle picnic on the governor's lawn.